User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Important notes
- Preparing the workstation for use
- Working with the workstation
- Switching the workstation on
- Switching off the workstation
- Indicators
- Keyboard
- Display settings
- Battery
- Using the power-management features
- Hard disk
- Inserting and removing modules
- Optical drives
- Floppy Disk Drive
- 56k-Modem
- Connecting IEEE1394 (FireWire)
- PC cards
- SmartCards
- Microphone and loudspeakers
- Fingerprint reader
- Property and data protection
- Connecting external devices
- Settings in BIOS Setup
- Troubleshooting and tips
- Installing new software
- Saving and restoring system files
- Restoring the hard disk contents under Windows
- The workstation's date or time is incorrect
- Battery indicator does not illuminate
- The LCD screen of the workstation remains blank
- The workstation's LCD display is difficult to read
- The external monitor stays blank
- The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable
- The workstation does not start after switch on
- The workstation stops working
- The mouse does not work
- The floppy disk cannot be written
- The printer does not print
- Acoustic warnings
- Error messages on the screen
- Memory expansion
- Technical data
- Index
Troubleshooting and tips
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The external monitor stays blank
If your screen remains blank this may be due to the following:
Monitor is switched off
Ê Switch the external monitor on.
Power saving has been activated (screen is blank)
Ê Press any key to continue.
Brightness is set too dark
Ê Adjust the brightness of the monitor.
The workstation has been configured to drive the internal LCD display
Ê Press the key combination
[Fn] + [F10] (selecting internal/external display).
The external monitor's power cable or data cable is not connected properly
Ê Switch off the external monitor and the workstation.
Ê Check whether the power cable is plugged properly into the power adapter and into the mains
outlet.
Ê Check whether the data cable is properly connected to the workstation and the external monitor
(if it is plugged in with a connector).
Ê Switch on the external monitor and the workstation.
The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable
Two causes are possible: An incorrect type has been selected for the external monitor or the wrong
screen resolution has been set for the application programme.
Ê Terminate the application programme with
[Alt] + [F4].
If the fault continues to occur after ending the programme, switch over to the workstation's internal
LCD screen with
[Fn] + [F10]. Change the following setting:
Ê Select Start - Settings- Control Panel - Display - Settings and then the screen resolution you
require in the Resolution field.
or
Ê Select the correct monitor under Start - Settings- Control Panel - Display - Settings - Advanced
Properties - Monitor - Modify.