Intel Vig390s manual Problems and Suggestions, What happens What to do

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Problems and Suggestions

Table 24: Problems and Suggestions

What happens

What to do

 

 

Application software

Try resetting the system.

problems

Make sure all cables are installed correctly.

 

 

Verify that the system board jumpers are set properly.

 

Verify that your system hardware configuration is set correctly. In

 

Setup, check the values against the system settings you recorded

 

previously. If an error is evident (wrong type of drive specified, for

 

example), make the change in Setup and reboot the system. Record

 

your change.

 

Make sure the software is properly configured for the system. Refer to

 

the software documentation for information.

 

Try a different copy of the software to see if the problem is with the

 

copy you are using.

 

If other software runs correctly on the system, contact the vendor of

 

the software that fails.

 

If you check all of the above with no success, try clearing CMOS

 

RAM and reconfiguring the system. Make sure you have your list of

 

system settings available to re-enter, because clearing CMOS RAM

 

sets the options to their default values.

 

 

Characters on-

Make sure the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted

screen are distorted

on the monitor.

or incorrect

Make sure the video signal cable and power cables are properly

 

 

installed.

 

Make sure your monitor is compatible with the video mode you have

 

selected.

 

 

Characters do not

Make sure the video display is plugged in and turned on.

appear on screen

Check that the brightness and contrast controls are properly adjusted.

 

 

Check that the video signal cable is properly installed.

 

Make sure a video board is installed, enabled, and the jumpers are

 

positioned correctly.

 

Reboot the system.

 

 

CMOS RAM settings

If system settings stored in CMOS RAM change for no apparent

are wrong

reason (for example, the time of day develops an error), the backup

 

battery may no longer have enough power to maintain the settings.

 

Replace the battery (Chapter 2).

 

 

Diskette drive light

Make sure the power and signal cables for the drive are properly

does not go on when

installed.

drive is in use or is

Check that the drive is properly configured and enabled in Setup.

tested by POST

 

 

 

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