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L i f e B o o k S 2 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k – S e c t i o n F i v e
You have installed an
external keyboard or
mouse, and it does not
seem to work.
Your external device is not
properly installed.
Re-install your device.
(See Device Ports on page 49
for more information)
Your operating system
software is not set up with the
correct driver for that device.
Check your device and operating system docu-
mentation and activate the proper driver.
You have connected an
external keyboard or a
mouse and it seems to be
locking up the system.
Your operating system
software is not set up with the
correct driver for that device.
Check your device and operating system
documentation and activate the proper driver.
Your system has crashed.
Try to restart your notebook.
Memory Problems
Your Info menu of the BIOS
setup utility does not show
the correct amount of
installed memory.
Your memory upgrade module
is not properly installed.
Remove and re-install your memory upgrade
module.
(See Memory Upgrade Module on page 45
for more information)
You have a memory failure.
Check for Power On Self Test (POST) messages.
(See Power On Self Test Messages on page 64 for more
information)
Modem Problems
Messages about modem
operation.
Messages about modem
operation are generated by
whichever modem application
is in use.
See your application software documentation for
additional information.
Parallel, Serial, and USB Device Problems
You have installed a parallel
port device, a serial port
device (on optional port
replicator) or a USB device
(on system or optional port
replicator). Your LifeBook
notebook does not recog-
nize the device, or the
device does not seem to
work properly.
The device is not
properly installed.
Remove and re-install the device.
(See Device Ports
on page 49 for more information)
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 software may not have
the correct 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 documentation and software docu-
mentation to determine the required I/O address.
Change the settings in the BIOS setup utility.
(See
BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information)
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.
The device may not have been
initialized properly by the OS.
Go the the Control Panel and open the System prop-
erties. Under Hardware, select the Device Manager.
Scroll down to the device in question and verify that
there are no errors noted.
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solutions
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