IBM Dock I manual External Display CRT Problems

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External Display (CRT) Problems

Problems

Action

 

 

Blank screen.

Verify that:

 

1.

The power cord for the external display is plugged into a

 

 

working electrical outlet and into the external display.

 

2.

The external display is turned on and the brightness and contrast

 

 

controls for the display are turned up.

 

3.

The signal cable for the external display is plugged into the

 

 

external display connector on the Dock I. Some signal cables

 

 

may not fit into the external display connector because of the

 

 

connector type. You cannot connect the external display signal

 

 

cable connector to the video-in-connector. (See page 1-7.)

 

4.

The external display is selected as the display device using the

 

 

Fn key Function or the ThinkPad Features.

 

5.

When you are using a video adapter, connect the external

 

 

display signal cable to the video adapter.

 

If the above items are correct and the screen of the external display

 

remains blank, run the display tests described in the instructions

 

supplied with the external display. If those tests show the external

 

display works correctly, have the system unit serviced.

Screen is unreadable or

Verify that:

distorted.

1.

The ThinkPad 750 video device driver was installed correctly.

 

 

 

Refer to the manual that came with the computer.

 

2.

The Display in the Windows** Setup screen is set to your

 

 

display resolution type.

 

If the above is correct, run the tests described in the instructions

 

supplied with the external display. If the tests show the external

 

display works correctly, have the system unit serviced.

 

 

 

**Trademark of the Microsoft Corporation

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IBM Dock I manual External Display CRT Problems