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- Troubleshooting
LIFEBOOK notebook fails to
recognize optical discs.
(continued)
DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM is dirty or
defective.
Wipe the disc with a non-abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert. It if still will not
work try another disc in the drive.
The drive access indicator on
the Status Indicator Panel
blinks at regular intervals
with no disc in the tray or the
drive is not installed.
The Windows auto insertion
function is active and is check-
ing to see if a disc is ready to
run.
This is normal. However, you may disable this feature.
Port Replicator Problems
Note: Be sure to power down your LIFEBOOK notebook before adding a printer to the Port Replicator parallel port.
Notebook does not turn on
when installed in the optional
Port Replicator
Port Replicator AC adapter is
not plugged in.
Provide power to the Port Replicator.
Notebook is not properly
seated in port replicator.
Remove and re-dock your LIFEBOOK notebook.
Hard Drive Problems
You cannot access your hard
drive.
The wrong drive designator
was used by an application
when a bootable disc was used
to start the notebook.
Verify drive designator used by application is in use by the operating system. When
the operating system is booted from a CD, drive designations are automatically
adjusted.
Security is set so your OS can-
not be started without a pass-
word.
Verify your password and security settings.
Keyboard or Mouse Problems
The built-in keyboard does
not seem to work.
The notebook has gone into
Sleep mode.
Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.
The application has locked out
the keyboard.
Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart your system.
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