Problem

Solution

 

 

 

The monitor doesn’t

Check the connection of the power cord into the monitor.

work, even though the

Make sure the monitor is turned on — it has its own power button.

PC appears to.

Make sure the monitor power cord is plugged into a grounded outlet. Check to see

 

 

whether the outlet works by plugging another item into it. (If the light on the front of

 

 

the monitor is lit, the monitor is getting power.)

 

Check the cable connection between the monitor and the PC. The cable connectors

 

 

must be pushed in all the way.

 

Adjust the brightness and contrast controls on the monitor.

 

If you have more than one display device (CRT monitor, flat panel monitor, TV, etc.)

 

 

connected to the PC, change where the desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5.

The keyboard Print

Some programs do not recognize the Print button.

button doesn’t work.

 

 

I cannot remove a

You cannot remove a CD or DVD disc after you have turned off the PC. Turn on the

CD or DVD disc.

 

PC and press the Eject button to extend the tray.

I want to remove icons

You can remove most desktop icons from your display by either deleting them or

from the desktop.

 

moving them to an unused icons folder. Refer to “Removing desktop icons” on

 

 

page 97.

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