Toshiba portege r500 Manuel D’Utilisation

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These problems may occur when you turn on the power.

Make sure you attached the AC adaptor and power cord/cable 
properly or installed a charged battery.

Press and hold the power button for at least 10 seconds.

If you are using the AC adaptor, check that the wall outlet is 
working by plugging in another device, such as a lamp.

Verify that the computer is on by looking at the on/off indicator. If 
the indicator is glowing, the computer is on. Also, try turning the 
computer off and then on.

If you are using an AC adaptor, verify that the computer is receiving 
power from the external power source by looking at the AC power 
light. If the indicator is glowing, the computer is connected to a live 
external power source.

Verify that the active program accepts text input. Try clicking your 
mouse on an area where you can type text and try typing again.

Your computer may be in Standby mode and have a software or 
resource conflict. When this happens turning the power on returns 
you to the problem instead of restarting the system. To clear the 
condition, press 

Ctrl

, 

Alt

, and 

Del

 simultaneously. Then shut down the 

computer via software, or follow the steps if your program stops 
responding (see 

Clearing the condition may get the computer running, but it will not 
solve a resource conflict. Read the documentation that came with 
the conflicting device and 

.

Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard 
disk. If you have a hard disk problem, you will not be able to start 
the computer. Insert a system diskette into the optional external 
diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the 
arrow keys to select the boot-up device. (You may need to press 

F12

 

several times.)