Video (continued)

Symptom

Possible solution

 

 

Error message: Files Needed To Display Video Are Missing or Corrupt.

1Click the Windows Start Button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties.

2Under Tasks, click Device Manager.

3Click the plus sign (+) next to Sound, video and game controllers.

4Right-click TV tuner (select models only) and then select Update Driver Software.

5Select Search automatically for updated driver software.

6Follow the instructions to update the driver.

7If prompted, restart the computer.

Display (Monitor)

In addition to the information listed here, also refer to the documentation that came with your monitor.

Symptom

Possible solution

 

 

Screen is blank, and monitor

Reconnect the power plug on the back of the monitor and the wall outlet.

power light is not lit.

 

Press the On button on the front of the monitor.

 

 

 

Screen is blank.

Press the space bar or move the mouse to make the screen display visible

 

again.

 

 

 

Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on the

 

keyboard to resume from sleep mode.

 

 

 

Press the On button to turn on the computer.

 

 

 

Inspect the monitor video connector for bent pins:

 

￿ If any of the pins are bent, replace the monitor connector cable.

 

￿ If no pins are bent, reconnect the monitor connector cable to the computer.

 

 

Images on the screen are too

Adjust the monitor resolution setting in Windows Vista:

large or too small, or the

1 Right-click the desktop, and then select Personalize.

images are fuzzy.

2 Click Display Settings.

 

 

3 Adjust the Resolution slider as needed.

 

 

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HP a1742n, a1712n, a1709n Display Monitor, Select Search automatically for updated driver software, Click Display Settings

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