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Dealing with Problems
No display after powering
on
The power has not been cut,
but after a certain period of
time, there is no display
The resolution of the display
cannot be changed
An afterimage appears (i.e.,
green, red, and blue dots
remain on the display) or
there are dots not display-
ing the correct colors.
The motion of the mouse
cursor is not smooth
The cursor does not move in
scrolling area of the touch
pad
During simultaneous dis-
play, the screen of the exter-
nal display becomes disor-
dered
At the time of purchase, the display setting is preset for an external display. If you connect an
external display, the screen is displayed on the external display.
When there is no display to an external display,
• Check your cable connection to the external display.
• Confirm your display is powered on.
• Check the settings for your external display.
Try changing the display by pressing Fn + F3 .
When displaying only through an external display, if the computer is shut down by using
the suspend or hibernation function, there will be no display on the LCD unless the exter-
nal display is connected when operations are resumed. In this case, connect the external
display.
Has the computer been set to the power-saving mode?
To resume operation of your computer from ECO mode, press any key.
To save power, your computer may have automatically entered the suspend or hiberna-
tion mode. (
"Computing On the Road")
Set [None] for [Wallpaper] in [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [Display] - [Background],
and then press [OK]. Then, once again try changing the resolution. After the change, be sure
to restart the computer.
If an image is displayed for a prolonged period of time, an afterimage may appear. This is
not a malfunction. The afterimage will disappear when a different screen is displayed.
High-precision and advanced technologies are necessary in the production of color liquid
crystal displays (color LCDs). Therefore, if 0.002% or less of the picture elements either fail
to light or remain constantly lit (that is, more than 99.998% of elements are functioning
properly), no defect is considered to exist.
Select [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [Mouse] - [Motion] and add the check mark
for [Show trails].
When the Microsoft
®
IntelliMouse
TM
Wheel mode or the original mode is set for the touch
pad, only scroll operations are possible for the right part or bottom part of the touch pad. In
this case, cursor operations are possible by using the work surface excluding the right part or
bottom part. When no mode is set, the entire surface of the touch pad can be used for cursor
operations. ( page 14)
Try changing the display be pressing Fn + F3 .
Display
Application Software
Computer hangs Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to reboot the computer.
After powering down by pressing the sleep switch for more than four seconds, slide the
power switch to power on and open the application again.
If the program no longer works normally, go to [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] -
[Add/Remove Programs] to delete the program. Then, try installing the program once
again.
MPEG Files
Interfering noise is gener-
ated while an MPEG file is
being played
If the AC adapter is disconnected and then connected while an MPEG file is being played,
continuous interfering noise may be generated. In such cases, after the playback of the
MPEG file ends, select [Disable All] for [Secondary Buffer] in [Control Panel] - [YAMAHA
DS-XG Audio Config] - [DirectSound], and then press [OK].