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.

Cause

Solution

 

 

Brightness and/or contrast settings are too high.

Lower brightness and/or contrast settings.

 

 

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).

Cause

Solution

 

 

Flat panel monitor’s internal digital conversion circuits may

1. Select the monitor’s Auto-Adjustment option in the

be unable to correctly interpret the output synchronization of

monitor’s on-screen display menu.

the graphics card.

2. Manually synchronize the Clock and Clock Phase on-

 

 

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.

Certain typed symbols do not appear correct.

Cause

Solution

 

 

The font you are using does not support that particular

Use the Character Map to locate and select the appropriate

symbol.

symbol. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories >

 

System Tools > Character Map. You can copy the symbol

 

from the Character Map into a document.

 

 

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