Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Solving Display Problems
If you encounter display problems, see the documentation that came with your monitor and to the common causes and solutions listed in the following table.
Solving Display Problems
Problem | Cause | Solution |
Blank screen. | Monitor is not turned |
| on and the monitor light |
| is not on. |
Turn on the monitor and check that the monitor light is on.
The cable connections | Check the cable connection from |
are not correct. | the monitor to the computer and to |
| the electrical outlet. |
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The energy saver | Press any key or click the mouse |
feature has been | button and, if set, type your |
enabled. | password. |
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The RGB (Red, Green, | Set the monitor’s RGB input switch |
Blue) input switch | to 75 ohms and, if there is a sync |
on the monitor is | switch, set it to external. |
incorrectly set. |
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System ROM is bad; system is running in Failsafe Boot Block mode (indicated by one long beep and three short beeps).
Reflash the ROM using a ROMPaq diskette. See the “Failsafe Boot Block ROM” section of the Desktop Management Guide for more information.
You are using a
Be sure that the monitor can accept the same sweep rate as the resolution chosen.
Computer is in Stand | Press the power button to resume |
By mode. | from Stand By mode. |
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