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30English Frequently asked questionsThe following is a list of possible situations that may arise during the use ofyour computer. Easy solutions are provided for each one.I turned on the power, but the computer does not start orboot up.Look at the power indicator:• If it is not lit, no power is being supplied to the computer. Check thefollowing:• If you are using on the battery, it may be low and unable to powerthe computer. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack.• Make sure that the AC adapter is properly plugged into the computerand to the power outlet.• If it is lit, check the following:• Is a non-bootable (non-system) disk in the external USB floppy drive?Remove or replace it with a system disk and press + + to restart the system.Nothing appears on the screen.The computer's power management system automatically blanks the screen tosave power. Press any key to turn the display back on.If pressing a key does not turn the display back on, three things might bethe cause:• The brightness level might be too low. Press + <→> (increase) toadjust the brightness level.• The display device might be set to an external monitor. Press the displaytoggle hotkey + to toggle the display back to the computer.• If the Sleep indicator is lit, the computer is in Sleep mode. Press and releasethe power button to resume.Image is not full-screen.Each computer display has a different native resolution depending on thescreen. If you set the resolution lower than this native resoution, the screenexpands to fill the computer display. Right-click on your Windows desktop andselect Properties to bring up the "Display Properties" dialog box. Then click onthe Settings tab to make sure that the resolution is set to the appropriateresolution. Resolutions lower than the specified resolution are not full-screenon the computer or on an external monitor. PreviousNext |