vFollow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved.
vSee the parts listing in the Hardware Maintenance Manual to determine which components are customer replaceable units (CRU) and which components are field replaceable units (FRU).
vIf an action step is preceded by “(Trained service technician only),” that step must be performed only by a trained service technician.
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The monitor works when you | 1. | Make sure that: | ||
turn on the server, but the | ||||
| v The application program is not setting a display mode that is higher than the | |||
screen goes blank when you |
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| capability of the monitor. | ||
start some application |
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| v | You installed the necessary device drivers for the application. | ||
programs. |
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| 2. Run video diagnostics (see the Hardware Maintenance Manual for information | |||
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| about running the diagnostic programs). | ||
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| v If the server passes the video diagnostics, the video is good; see the | ||
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| Hardware Maintenance Manual for information about solving undetermined | |
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The monitor has screen jitter, or | 1. | If the monitor | ||
the screen image is wavy, |
| location of the monitor. Magnetic fields around other devices (such as | ||
unreadable, rolling, or distorted. |
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| transformers, appliances, fluorescent lights, and other monitors) can cause | |||
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| screen jitter or wavy, unreadable, rolling, or distorted screen images. If this | ||
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| happens, turn off the monitor. | ||
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| Attention: Moving a color monitor while it is turned on might cause screen | ||
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| discoloration. | ||
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| Move the device and the monitor at least 305 mm (12 in.) apart, and turn on | ||
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| the monitor. | ||
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| Notes: | ||
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| a. To prevent diskette drive read/write errors, make sure that the distance | ||
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| between the monitor and any external diskette drive is at least 76 mm (3 | |
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| 2. Reseat the following components: | |||
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| a. | Monitor cable | |
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| b. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (if one is present) | ||
| 3. Replace the following components one at a time, in the order shown, restarting | |||
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| the server each time: | ||
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| a. | Monitor cable | |
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| b. | Monitor | |
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| c. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (if one is present) | ||
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| d. (Trained service technician only) System board | ||
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Wrong characters appear on the | 1. | If the wrong language is displayed, update the BIOS code with the correct | ||
screen. |
| language. | ||
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| 2. Reseat the monitor cable. | |||
| 3. Replace the following components one at a time, in the order shown, restarting | |||
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| the server each time: | ||
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| a. | Monitor | |
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| b. (Trained service technician only) System board | ||
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