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| troubleshooting your workstation |
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| solving hardware problems |
Table | Your Workstation Has a Hardware Problem (Continued) | |
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| The graphics card is installed and | Connect the monitor (video) cable |
| the monitor (video) cable is | – ensure it is properly connected |
| correctly connected. | to both the workstation and the |
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| monitor. Ensure that the cable is |
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| connected to the graphics card’s |
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| connector. |
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| The monitor’s brightness and | Check the settings using the |
| contrast settings are correctly set. | monitor’s OSD |
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| display) or using controls on the |
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| front of the monitor. |
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| There is an image during boot but then the screen goes blank. | |
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| Make sure... | How |
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| The monitor settings in your | Switch to a text console by |
| Workstation are compatible with | pressing |
| your monitor. | root and check that the “Monitor” |
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| section of your X server |
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| configuration file |
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| matches the specifications of your |
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| monitor. |
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| If the Workstation starts and you still have a problem, run HP | |
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| The mouse doesn’t work. |
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| Make sure... | How |
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| The mouse cable is correctly | 1. Switch off the workstation |
| connected. | (not necessary with a USB |
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| mouse). |
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| 2. Plug the cable into the correct |
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| connector on the back of the |
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| workstation (color coding is |
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| used for easy matching). |
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| 3. Switch on the workstation. |
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