Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Display (Continued)
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The picture is broken up; it rolls, jitters, | 1. | Be sure the monitor cable is securely connected to the |
or blinks. |
| computer. |
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| proximity, move the monitors apart to be sure they are |
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| not interfering with the other's magnetic field. |
| 3. | Fluorescent lights or fans may be too close to the |
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| monitor. |
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Screen goes blank. | A screen blanking utility may be installed or energy saver | |
| features may be enabled. Press any key or type password. | |
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Monitor overheats. | There is not enough ventilation space for proper airflow. | |
| Leave at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) of ventilation space. Be sure | |
| there is nothing on top of the monitor obstructing the air | |
| flow. | |
Cursor will not move using the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.
The Num Lock key is on. Press the key to turn it off. The Num Lock light should not be on when you want to use the arrow keys.
SCSI
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System with IDE and SCSI drives will | The IDE drive needs to be disabled. Under the Computer | |
not boot from SCSI hard drive. | Setup Advanced menu, disable the primary IDE controller. | |
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System will not boot from a SCSI drive. | 1. | The SCSI drive is not configured correctly. |
| 2. | Ensure that drive cabling and jumpers are set correctly. |
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| To boot a SCSI drive, the drive ID number must be set to |
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| 0. |
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| Service Reference Guide |
