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Video is also referred to as the display.

Tip

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.

9-10 SOLUTIONS

Video or Display

Symptom

 

Problem

 

Solution

Screen is blank.

 

Screen saver

 

Press the Spacebar or click

 

 

 

 

is enabled.

 

with the TouchPad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Notebook is in

 

Press any key.

 

 

Sleep mode. This is

 

 

 

 

identified when the

 

 

 

 

Power » light is

 

 

 

 

flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The external monitor

 

Press the Fn+F3 keys to

 

 

display is selected.

 

switch between the LCD

 

 

 

 

display, external monitor,

 

 

 

 

TV-Out (available on select

 

 

 

 

models), and simultaneous

 

 

 

 

display.

 

 

 

 

 

Display is

 

Brightness and

 

Press the Fn+F8 keys to turn

too faint.

 

contrast controls are

 

up the brightness. (On select

 

 

not set properly.

 

models, you can adjust the

 

 

 

 

contrast.)

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

2. Click Control Panel.

 

 

 

 

3. Double-click Display.

 

 

 

 

4. Click the Settings tab.

 

 

 

 

5. In the Screen area, click

 

 

 

 

the slider and drag it to

 

 

 

 

the desired resolution.

 

 

 

 

6. Click OK to accept the new

 

 

 

 

settings, then close the

 

 

 

 

Control Panel window.

 

 

 

 

 

Characters are

 

The external

 

Restart your Notebook and

garbled or the

 

monitor’s resolution is

 

reset the Display settings for

display flashes

 

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

 

 

 

more details.

external monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESARIO MOBILE INTERNET PC BEYOND SETUP GUIDE

800 SERIES

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Compaq 800 Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution, Screen saver, Is enabled With the TouchPad, Press the Fn+F3 keys to
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800 specifications

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