Troubleshooting 7-3! System emits continuous beeps.Turn the system off, wait at least five seconds, and turn the system on. Ifthe beeps continue, call the NEC CSD Technical Support Center.! System does not maintain date, time, system configurationinformation.Change the battery (see “CMOS Battery Removal” in Section 3,“Disassembly and Reassembly”).! System does not boot from hard drive.The system usually tries to start from the diskette drive before it startsfrom the hard drive. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.Run the Setup utility (see Section 2, “System Configuration”) and set theBoot parameter to hard disk device instead of floppy disk device.! System performance appears sluggish.Check that the system is set for optimal operation. See the operatingsystem documentation.Check the memory requirements of the software applications. If required,install additional SO-DIMM memory (see Section 4, “System Board”).If optional SO-DIMM memory was added, check that it is correctlyinstalled.! System password forgotten.Clear the password and reset it. See “Clearing the Password” in Section4.” See “Security Menu” in Section 2 to reset the password.! System shuts off instead of going into sleep mode.The power/sleep button might have been held in for four seconds ormore. For sleep mode, press in the button and immediately release.! System does not shut off after pressing the power/sleep button.The power/sleep button might not have been pressed in and held longenough. Press in the button and hold for four or more seconds beforereleasing.Diskette Drive ProblemsCheck the following to see the possible cause and solution.! Diskette won’t load.Check that the diskette is loaded correctly.Check that the system unit power lamp is on and the power-on screenappears on the LCD panel.Check that the diskette is formatted. If not, format it. See the operatingsystem documentation.
