IBM A22 manual Computer screen problems, For Windows 98, Click Advanced, Click Display Type

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Solving computer problems

Computer screen problems

Problem: The screen is blank.

Solution: Press Fn+Home to make the screen brighter. If you still have the problem persists, do the ″Solution″ in the problem below.

Problem: The screen is unreadable or distorted.

Solution: Make sure that:

vThe display device driver is installed correctly.

vThe display resolution and color depth are correctly set.

vThe monitor type is correct.

To check these settings, do as follows:

Open the Display Properties window, by double-clicking the Display icon in the Control Panel.

For Windows 98 and 2000:

1.Click the Settings tab.

2.Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.

3.Click Advanced...

4.Click the Adapter tab.

5.Make sure ″RAGE MOBILITY-M AGP″ is shown in the adapter information window.

6.Click the Monitor tab. (For Windows 2000, it is shown as ″ATI RAGE MOBILITY-M AGP″.)

7.Make sure the information is correct.

For Windows NT:

1.Click the Settings tab.

2.Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.

3.Click Display Type...

4.Make sure ″RAGE MOBILITY-M AGP″ is shown in the Display Type window.

5.Click OK.

6.Click the Test button in the Settings window.

7.Make sure the output is displayed correctly.

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