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LifeBook B Series – Section Five
The display goes blank by
itself after you have been
using it.
(continued)
The power management time-
outs may be set for very short
intervals and you failed to
notice the display come on
and go off again.
Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse
to restore operation. If that fails, push the Suspend/
Resume button. (The display may be shut off by
Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)
The Built-in Display does
not close.
A foreign object, such as a
paper clip, is stuck between the
display and the keyboard.
Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.
The Built-in Display has
bright or dark spots.
If the spots are very tiny and
few in number, this is normal
for a large LCD display.
This is normal; do nothing.
If the spots are numerous or
large enough to interfere with
your operation needs.
Display is faulty; contact your support representa-
tive.
The application display
uses only a portion of your
screen and is surrounded
by a dark frame.
You are running an application
that does not support 800 x
600/1024 x 768 pixel resolution
display and display compres-
sion is enabled.
Display compression gives a clearer but smaller
display for applications that do not support 800 x
600/1024 x 768 pixel resolution. You can fill the
screen but have less resolution by changing your
display compression setting, (See the Video Features
submenu, located within the Advanced menu of the
BIOS. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 29.
The Display is dark when
on battery power.
The BatteryAid default is set
on low brightness to
conserve power.
Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-
click on BatteryAid battery gauge and adjust Power
Control under battery settings.
You have connected an
external monitor and it
does not display any
information.
Your BIOS setup is not set to
enable your external monitor.
Try toggling the video destination by pressing [Fn]
and [F10] together, or check your BIOS setup and
enable your external monitor. (See the Video
Features submenu, located within the Advanced
Menu of the BIOS. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on
page 29.
Your external monitor is not
properly installed.
Reinstall your device. See “External Monitor Port” on
page 49.
Your operating system soft-
ware is not setup with the
correct software driver for
that device.
Check your device and operating system
documentation and activate the proper driver.
You have connected an
external monitor and it
does not come on.
Your external monitor is
not compatible with your
notebook.
See your monitor documentation and the
External Monitor Support portions of the
Specifications section. See “Specifications” on
page 73.
Miscellaneous Problems
An error message is
displayed on the screen
during the operation of
an application.
Application software often
has its own set of error
message displays.
See your application manual and help displays
screens for more information. Not all messages are
errors some may simply be status.
Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions
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