Problem

Solution

 

 

 

The monitor doesn’t

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Check the connection of the power cord into the monitor.

work, even though the

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

PC appears to.

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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.

 

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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.

My keyboard doesn’t

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If the PC beeps repeatedly or if nothing happens when you press keys, it’s possible

work, even though the

 

that the keyboard is connected improperly.

PC and monitor seem

 

PS/2 keyboards only: Check that the cable connector pins are straight.

to work.

 

Make sure the keyboard is connected to the keyboard port, not to the mouse port.

 

 

If you need to reconnect these two cables, turn the PC off, reconnect the cables, and

 

 

then turn the PC back on.

 

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Try restarting the PC (click Start, select Turn Off Computer, and click Restart). If

 

 

that doesn’t work, press and hold the PC On button until the PC turns off

 

 

(approximately five seconds). Then turn the PC back on.

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