HP e500s manual Without saving your

Solving Screen Problems	Continued
Problem	Possible Cause	Solution

Screen is blank and	The computer has
no lights are on	either entered
	Hibernation or, if
	Hibernation is
	disabled, the battery
	pack has discharged
	without saving your
	information.

Connect the computer to an external power source.

Charge the battery pack.

Replace the battery pack with a fully charged battery pack.

Screen is blank and	QuickLock and	Type your power-on
keyboard is locked	QuickBlank were	password to unlock the
	initiated. These	keyboard and pointing
	security features lock	device and return the
	the keyboard and	information to the
	pointing device and	screen.
	clear the screen.
Screen is blank and	External monitor was	Press Fn+F4 on the
external monitor	turned on before the	computer keyboard to
displays information	computer was turned	switch from the external
	on.	monitor to the computer
		display.
Information does not	External monitor was	Place the computer in
display on the	connected after the	Suspend by pressing the
external monitor	computer was turned	suspend button. Be sure
	on.	the external monitor is
		connected and turned
		on, then press the
		suspend button to exit
		Suspend.

The computer does not recognize the correct display type.

Click the Settings tab in Display Properties. Click Change Display Type and reselect your display type, then restart the computer.

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