Video is also referred to as the display.
Key combinations, such as the example Fn+F8 used in these solutions, mean that you should press and hold down the
Fn key, press the F8 key, and then release both keys simultaneously.
Video or Display
Symptom | Problem | Solution |
Screen is blank. | Screen saver | Press the Spacebar or click |
| is enabled. | with the TouchPad. |
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| The external monitor | Press the Fn+F3 keys to |
| display is selected. | switch between the LCD |
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| display, external monitor, |
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| and simultaneous display. |
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Display is | Brightness and | Press the Fn+F8 keys to |
too faint. | contrast controls are | turn up the brightness. |
| not set properly. | (On selected models, you |
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| can adjust the contrast.) |
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Display only | Your resolution | 1. On the taskbar, click the |
fills part of | settings are not | Start button, and point |
the screen. | set properly. | to Settings. |
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| 2. Click Control Panel. |
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| 4. Click the Settings tab. |
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| 5. In the Screen area, click |
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| the slider and drag it to |
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| the desired resolution. |
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| 6. Click OK to accept the |
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| new settings, then |
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| close the Control |
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| Panel window. |
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Characters are | The external | Restart your Notebook and |
garbled or the | monitor’s resolution | reset the Display settings for |
display flashes | is set too high for | a lower resolution. Refer to |
when your | your Notebook. | the solution for “Display only |
Notebook is |
| fills part of the screen” for |
connected to an |
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external |
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monitor. |
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1200 SERIES |
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