In addition to the information listed here, also refer to the documentation that came with your monitor.
Symptom | Possible solution | |
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Screen is blank, and | Reconnect the power cord to the back of the monitor and to the wall | |
monitor power light is | outlet. | |
not lit. |
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Press the On button on the front of the monitor. | ||
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Screen is blank. | Press the space bar on the keyboard, or move the mouse, to make the | |
| screen display visible again. | |
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| Press the Sleep button (select models only), or the Esc key on the | |
| keyboard, to resume from Sleep mode. | |
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| Press the Power button on the left side of the badge to turn on the | |
| computer. | |
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| 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. | |
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| Ensure that the video cards are properly seated in the connection slots | |
| on the motherboard. | |
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System turns on, but | This beeping is called a POST | |
monitor is blank and | Record the pattern of beeping (ex.: 3 short, 1 long, repeating). Error | |
system is making | ||
codes vary from system to system, with the exception of a few codes | ||
strange beeping | ||
outlined in the following list. Some motherboards are equipped with a | ||
sounds. | ||
small character display that prints out a code accompanying these | ||
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| beeps. Record this code if available. | |
| 1 short beep: Normal start, self test passed. | |
| 1 long, 1 short beep: Problem with motherboard. | |
| 1 long, 3 short beeps: Problem with video card. | |
| 1 beep, repeating: Problem with RAM. | |
| Continuous beep: Power connection to video card(s) dislodged or | |
| disconnected. | |
| Try removing your video card(s) and reseating them. Also try removing | |
| all RAM modules but one, powering on, listening for error codes, | |
| powering off, adding another, etc., recording notes as you go. Contact | |
| Customer Care after you have written down the code(s) and tried | |
| reseating components, or require help doing so. | |
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Images on the screen | Adjust the monitor resolution setting in Windows Vista: | |
are too large or too | 1 | |
small, or the images | ||
2 Click Display Settings. | ||
are fuzzy. | ||
3 Adjust the Resolution slider as necessary. | ||
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