Intel SBX82 manual Monitor problems, Mm 3

Monitor problems

✏NOTE

The monitor screen remains blank until it is directed to a blade server that is powered on; this is normal behavior.

Symptom	Suggested action
The monitor screen goes	Make sure that the monitor cable is connected to the video port on the
blank when you direct it to	management module.
a working blade server, or	If you still cannot find the problem, try using the monitor with another blade
it goes blank when you
	server. If the problem persists, see the Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE
start some application
	Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Resource CE
programs in the blade
	that came with your SBCE unit.
servers.
The screen is blank.	Make sure that:
	• The keyboard/mouse/video select button LED on the front of the blade
	server is lit, indicating that the blade server is connected to the shared
	monitor.
	• The SBCE unit power cord is connected to the power module and a working
	electrical outlet.
	• The monitor cables are connected properly.
	• The monitor is turned on and the brightness and contrast controls are
	adjusted correctly.
	Important: In some memory configurations, the 3-3-3 beep code might sound
	during POST followed by a blank display screen. If this occurs and the Boot Fail
	Count feature in the Start Options of the Configuration/Setup Utility program is
	enabled (its default setting), you must restart the blade server three times to
	force the system BIOS to reset the Configuration settings to the default
	configuration (memory connector or bank of connectors enabled)
Only the cursor appears.	Make sure that the keyboard, video, and mouse on the SBCE unit have not been
	switched to another blade server.
The monitor has screen	If the monitor self-tests show that the monitor is working correctly, consider the
jitter, or the screen image	location of the monitor. Magnetic fields around other devices (such as
is wavy, unreadable,	transformers, appliances, fluorescent lights, and other monitors) can cause
rolling, or distorted.	screen jitter or wavy, unreadable, rolling, or distorted screen images. If this
	happens, turn off the monitor.
	Attention: Moving a color monitor while it is turned on might cause screen
	discoloration.
	Move the device and the monitor at least 300 mm (12 in.) apart, and turn on the
	monitor.

	✏ NOTE
	To prevent diskette drive read/write errors, make sure the
	distance between the monitor and diskette drives is at least 75
	mm (3 in.).
Wrong characters appear	If the wrong language is displayed, update the firmware or operating system with
on the screen.	the correct language in the blade server that has ownership of the monitor.

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