Toshiba L300-EZ1005X Reference Guide
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If something goes wrong
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your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the TFT
manufacturing technology. Over a period of time, and depending on
the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen will
deteriorate. This is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen
technology. When the computer is operated on battery power, the
screen will dim and you may not be able to increase the brightness
of the screen while on battery power.
manufacturing technology. Over a period of time, and depending on
the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen will
deteriorate. This is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen
technology. When the computer is operated on battery power, the
screen will dim and you may not be able to increase the brightness
of the screen while on battery power.
ExpressCard
®
problems
ExpressCard
®
checklist
❖ Make sure the card is inserted properly into the slot.
See “Using an ExpressCard
®
” in the electronic user’s guide for
information about how to insert ExpressCards.
❖ Make sure all cables are securely connected.
❖ Occasionally a defective ExpressCard slips through quality
❖ Occasionally a defective ExpressCard slips through quality
control. If another computer with an ExpressCard slot is
available, try the card in that machine. If the card malfunctions
again, it may be defective.
available, try the card in that machine. If the card malfunctions
again, it may be defective.
Resolving ExpressCard
®
problems
Here are some common problems and their solutions:
The slot appears to be dead. ExpressCards
®
that used to
work no longer work.
Check the ExpressCard
®
status:
1
Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and
then Device Manager.
then Device Manager.
2
Double-click the appropriate ExpressCard, which will be listed
under one of the categories shown, for example: Disk drives,
Network adapters, Other, etc.
under one of the categories shown, for example: Disk drives,
Network adapters, Other, etc.
The operating system displays your ExpressCard’s Properties
dialog box, which contains information about your
ExpressCard configuration and status.
dialog box, which contains information about your
ExpressCard configuration and status.
The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert an
ExpressCard
ExpressCard
®
.
The problem may be caused by an I/O (input/output) conflict
between the socket and another device in the system. Use Device
Manager to make sure each device has its own I/O base address.
See “Fixing a problem with device manager” in the electronic
user’s guide for more information.
between the socket and another device in the system. Use Device
Manager to make sure each device has its own I/O base address.
See “Fixing a problem with device manager” in the electronic
user’s guide for more information.
Since all ExpressCards
®
share the same socket, each card is not
required to have its own address.