User's Manual

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GD8000 User Guide
Troubleshooting
one and select End Task. Repeat this until all programs are
closed.
4.
Select Start, Shut down, Shut down again.
5.
If that still does not work, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and select Shut
Down
.
6.
If that still does not work, press and hold the POWER BUTTON
for approximately ten seconds and then release it.
For Windows Vista:
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Click the Start button and point your cursor past the icon and
click on the arrow. This will bring up the
Shut Down/Log Off
menu. Click Restart to reboot the computer.
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If that does not work, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and then select
Start Task Manager.
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If any programs are open, use your arrow keys to highlight each
one and select
End Task. Repeat this until all programs are
closed.
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If that still does not work, press and hold the POWER BUTTON
for approximately ten seconds and then release it.
The computer enters suspend mode too quickly
For Windows XP:
When there is no activity for a period of time, the computer
turns off or enters suspend mode. To extend this time, use the
Power Management program (Start, Settings, Control Panel,
Power Management) and increase the non-activity time to
enter suspend.
For Windows Vista:
Select Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound. Select
Power Options. For each plan displayed, select Change Plan
Settings and modify the Put Computer to Sleep option.
The computer doesn’t automatically suspend
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Exit any application that uses COM ports.
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Make sure external power is not connected. Depending on
power settings, some systems will not suspend automatically
when they are connected to external power.
The system date and time are incorrect
For Windows XP:
Reset the correct date and time by choosing the Date/Time
icon from the Control Panel and making the appropriate
changes.
For Windows Vista:
Select Start, Control Panel. Then select Clock, Language and
Region. Under Date and Time, make the appropriate changes.
I receive an “out of memory” error message
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Restart the computer.
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Too many applications may be running at the same time. Close
applications you don’t need.
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Make sure you have enough space on your hard disk (at least
15% free).
Holding down the Power button to reset the com-
puter doesn’t always work
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Try resetting the computer again. If this doesn’t work, remove all
power, including the battery pack, and allow the unit to remain
idle for ten minutes. After ten minutes, connect external power
and retry.
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The LEDs, backlight, and/or keyboard backlight don’t illuminate.
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You may have enabled Stealth mode in the Setup Utility.
Disable Stealth mode.
The computer doesn’t make any sounds, even dur-
ing boot-up
You may have enabled Stealth mode in the Setup Utility.
Disable Stealth mode.
The fan stopped running
You may have enabled Stealth mode in the Setup Utility.
Disable Stealth mode.
Can I improve the startup speed of my programs by
cleaning up and rearranging files on the hard drive?
Using the Windows utilities to defragment your drive may
improve the startup speed of programs.