Compaq 7800 manual Screen, Display is too faint, Adjusted to desired, Setting Click Control Panel

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Symptom

 

Problem

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display only fills part

 

If you are using a Flat-Panel

 

1.

On the Taskbar, click the Start button

 

 

of the screen.

 

Monitor (available on select

 

 

and point to Settings.

 

 

 

 

models), your resolution

 

2.

Click Control Panel.

 

 

 

 

settings are not set properly.

 

3.

Double-click Display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Click the Settings tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

In the Display area, click the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

resolution slider for the Screen and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

drag it to the right. Repeat this step

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for the Desktop resolution slider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase the resolutions to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maximum allowable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Click OK to accept the new settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then close the Control Panel window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display is too faint.

 

Brightness and contrast

 

Adjust the brightness and contrast controls

 

 

 

 

controls are not set properly.

 

on your monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution cannot be

 

Windows does not detect

 

1.

On the Taskbar, click the Start button

 

 

adjusted to desired

 

display driver.

 

 

and point to Settings.

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

2.

Click Control Panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Double-click the System G icon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Click the Device Manager tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Click the µ next to Display Adapters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and select the installed display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Click the Remove button, and click

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Restart your Internet PC and let

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows redetect the display driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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