Blank screen and the power LED flashes red six times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer beeps six times. (Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue flashing.)
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| 1. | Reseat the graphics card. Power on the system. |
| 2. | Replace the graphics card. |
| 3. | Replace the system board. |
| For systems with integrated graphics, replace the system | |
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Blank screen and the power LED flashes red seven times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer beeps seven times. (Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue flashing.)
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System board failure (ROM detected failure prior to video). | Replace the system board. | |
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Blurry video or requested resolution cannot be set. |
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If the graphics controller was upgraded, the correct graphics | 1. | Check the supported monitor resolution. |
drivers may not be loaded. | 2. | Install the video drivers included in the upgrade kit. |
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| make sure issue is not software related. |
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Graphics card is bad. | Replace the graphics card. | |
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“Out of Range” displays on screen. |
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Video resolution and refresh rate are set higher than what the monitor supports.
Restart the computer and enter Safe Mode. Change the settings to a supported setting then restart the computer so that the new settings take effect.
Fuzzy focus; streaking, ghosting, or shadowing effects; horizontal scrolling lines; faint vertical bars; or unable to center the picture on the screen (flat panel monitors using an analog VGA input connection only).
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Graphics card is not seated properly or is bad. | 1. | Reseat the graphics card. |
| 2. | Replace the graphics card. |
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