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.
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 
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.
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.
2
Double-click the appropriate ExpressCard, which will be listed 
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.
The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert an 
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.
Since all ExpressCards
®
 share the same socket, each card is not 
required to have its own address.