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C O N N E C T T H E C O M P U T E R D I R E C T L Y T O A N E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T — Bypass power

protection devices, power strips, and extension cables to verify that the computer turns on.

A D J U S T T H E P O W E R P R O P E R T I E S — Search for the keyword sleep in Windows Help and Support.

S W I T C H T H E V I D E O I M A G E — If your computer is attached to an external monitor, press <Fn><F8> to switch the video image to the display.

If the display is difficult to read

A D J U S T T H E B R I G H T N E S S — Press <Fn> and the up- or down-arrow key.

E L I M I N A T E P O S S I B L E I N T E R F E R E N C E — Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, halogen lamps, or other appliances.

R O T A T E T H E C O M P U T E R T O F A C E A D I F F E R E N T D I R E C T I O N — Eliminate sunlight

glare, which can cause poor picture quality.

A D J U S T T H E W I N D O W S D I S P L A Y S E T T I N G S —

Windows XP

1Click Start→Control Panel→Appearance and Themes.

2Click the area you want to change or click the Display icon.

3Try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution.

Windows Vista

1Click Start →Control Panel→Hardware and Sound→ Personalization→Display Settings.

2Adjust Resolution and Colors settings, as needed.

R U N T H E VI D E O D I A G N O S T I C S T E S T S — If no error message appears and you still have a display problem, but the display is not completely blank, run the Video device group in the "Dell Diagnostics" on page 107, then contact Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 170).

S E E "E R R O R M E S S A G E S " — If an error message appears, see "Error Messages" on page 115.

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