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Keyboard, Lcd panel, Hard disk drive – Toshiba Tecra A7 User Manual

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User’s Manual

9-7

Troubleshooting

Keyboard

Keyboard problems can be caused by your setup configuration. For more

information refer to Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

and Chapter 7,

HW Setup and

Passwords

.

LCD panel

Apparent LCD problems may be related to the computer’s setup.

Refer to Chapter 7,

HW Setup and Passwords

, for more information.

Hard disk drive

Problem

Procedure

Some letter keys

produce numbers

Check that the numeric keypad overlay is not

selected. Press Fn + F10 and try typing again.

Output to screen is

garbled

Make sure the software you are using is not

remapping the keyboard. Remapping involves

reassigning the meaning of each key. See your

software’s documentation.
If you are still unable to use the keyboard,

consult your dealer.

Problem

Procedure

No display

Press hotkeys Fn + F5 to change the display

priority, to make sure it is not set for an external

monitor.

Markings appear on

the LCD

They might have come from contact with the

keyboard, TouchPad or cPad. Try wiping the

LCD gently with a clean dry cloth. If markings

remain, use LCD cleaner. Be sureto let the LCD

dry before closing it.

Problems above remain

unresolved or other

problems occur

Refer to your software

s documentation to

determine if the software is causing the difficulty.
Contact your dealer if the problems continue.

Problem

Procedure

Computer does not

boot from hard disk

drive

Check if a diskette is in the diskette drive or a

CD-ROM is in the optical media drive. Remove

any diskette and/or CD-ROM and check Boot

priority. Refer to Chapter 7,

Boot Priority

.

There may be a problem with your operating

system files. Refer to your OS documentation.