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- Troubleshooting Your LifeBook
Parallel, Serial, and USB Device Problems
You have installed a parallel
port device, a serial port
device or a USB device.
Your LifeBook notebook
does not recognize the
device, or the device does
not seem to work properly.
The device is not prop-
erly installed.
Remove and re-install the device. See “Device Ports” on page 90.
The device may have
been installed while an
application was running,
so your notebook is not
aware of its installation.
Close the application and restart your notebook.
Your device may not
have the correct soft-
ware driver active.
See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.
You may have the
wrong I/O address
selected for your device.
See your device and software documentation to determine the
required I/O address. Change the settings in the BIOS setup util-
ity. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 54.
Your device and another
device are assigned the
same I/O address.
Check all I/O addresses located within the BIOS setup utility and
any other installed hardware or software to make sure there are
no duplications.
Parallel port is set to
output only.
Check parallel port setting in the BIOS and set to bi-directional or
ECP.
PC Card/ExpressCard Problems
A card inserted in the PC
Card or ExpressCard slot
does not work or is locking
up the system.
The card is not properly
installed.
Remove and re-install the card. See “PC Cards/ExpressCards™”
on page 80.
The card may have
been installed while an
application was running,
so your notebook is not
aware of its installation.
Close the application and restart your notebook.
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