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Solving Convenience Base Problems

Table 3-30

Display Problems and Solutions

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution(s)

 

 

 

Garbled characters

Toggled to internal monitor

on internal display

from an external monitor that

or flashing internal

is using higher resolution than

display when

that supported by the

connected to

computer.

external monitor.

 

Restart the system. If simultaneous display is desired, use the resolution supported by the computer.

External monitor

Energy Star Monitor is

display is distorted.

selected on the Power

 

Management menu, and the

 

external monitor is not Energy

 

Star compliant.

Press any key or move the mouse to restore the display. If the display remains distorted, turn the monitor off and then back on. Deselect the Energy Star Monitor setting.

Computer screen and external monitor do not display information simultaneously.

Display was switched using the Press the Fn+F4 hotkeys to toggle through the three

hotkeys.

display possibilities.

 

 

External monitor was not

Initiate Suspend, turn on external monitor, then exit Suspend

turned on before the system

to integrate new monitor.

was turned on.

 

 

 

External monitor was

Initiate Suspend, connect external monitor, turn on the

connected after the

monitor, then exit Suspend.

computer was turned on.

 

Table 3-31

Docking Problems and Solutions

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution(s)

 

 

 

The computer is not

The computer is not

properly docked in

properly centered over

the convenience

docking latch.

base.

 

The computer is not coupled

 

 

to docking connector.

Slide computer forward from convenience base. Center over docking latch and replace. Push docking lever back to dock.

Pull docking lever forward to release computer and re-dock.

Table 3-32

Undocking Problems and Solutions

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution(s)

 

 

 

The computer will

Connectors are tight.

Grasp the computer with one hand and pull forward while

not undock.

 

pulling forward on docking lever with other hand.

 

 

 

 

Security cable is locked.

Unlock security cable.

 

 

 

 

PC Card cable is attached to

Remove cable from PC Cards before undocking.

 

the computer.

 

 

 

 

 

The docking lever in the

Replace the Convenience Base.

 

convenience base may be

 

 

defective.

 

 

 

 

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Compaq 4131T, 4130T, 4200 Solving Convenience Base Problems, Display Problems and Solutions, Docking Problems and Solutions

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