“Out of Range” displays on screen.
Cause | Solution |
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.
Vibrating or rattling noise coming from inside a CRT monitor when powered on.
Cause | Solution |
Monitor degaussing coil has been activated.
None. It is normal for the degaussing coil to be activated when the monitor is powered on.
Clicking noise coming from inside a CRT monitor.
Cause | Solution |
Electronic relays have been activated inside the monitor.
None. It is normal for some monitors to make a clicking noise when turned on and off, when going in and out of standby mode, and when changing resolutions.
High pitched noise coming from inside a flat panel monitor.
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Brightness and/or contrast settings are too high. | Lower brightness and/or contrast settings. |
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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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Flat panel monitor’s internal digital conversion circuits may | 1. Select the monitor’s |
be unable to correctly interpret the output synchronization of | monitor’s |
the graphics card. | 2. Manually synchronize the Clock and Clock Phase on- |
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| screen display functions. To download a SoftPaq that |
| will assist you with the synchronization, go to the |
| following Web site, select the appropriate monitor, and |
| download either SP32347 or SP32202: |
| http://www.hp.com/support |
Graphics card is not seated properly or is bad.
1.Reseat the graphics card.
2.Replace the graphics card.
