2.Adjusttheplacementofthemonitorandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)
apart.
3.Turnonthemonitor.
•YoucanresettherefreshratethroughyouroperatingsystemControlPanel.
OntheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙HardwareandSound➙Adjust
screenresolution➙AdvancedSettings.ThenclicktheMonitortabandselectanewrefreshr ate.
•Seeyouroperatingsystemdocumentationorhelpforfurtherinformationonmonitorsettings.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter12“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage103fordetails.

Theimageisdiscolored

Symptom:Theimageisdiscolored.
Action:Themonitormightbeaffectedbyinterferencefromnearbyequipment.Magneticeldsaroundother
devices,suchastransformers,appliances,uorescentlights,andothermonitorsmightbecausingthe
problem.Moveuorescentdesklightingoranyequipmentthatproducesmagneticeldsfurtherawayfrom
themonitor .Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthemonitor.(Movingacolormonitorwhileitisturnedonmightcausescreendiscoloration.)
2.Adjusttheplacementofthemonitorandotherdevicessothattheyareatleast305mm(12inches)apart.
3.Turnonthemonitor.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,yourmonitormightneedservice.SeeChapter12“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage103fordetails.
Networkingproblems
Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems.Selectyournetworkingproblemfromthe
followinglist:
•“Ethernetproblems”onpage94
•“AwirelessLANproblem”onpage96
•“AwirelessWANproblem”onpage96
•“Bluetoothproblems”onpage96
Formor einformation,see“HelpandSupport”onpage103.

Ethernetproblems

ForE thernetproblems,selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork”onpage94
•“Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason”onpage95
•“IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfails
orerrorsoccur”onpage95
•“IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodel,itcannotconnecttothenetworkat1000Mbps.Instead,
itconnectsat100Mbps”onpage95
Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork
Symptom:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.
Actions:Makesurethat:
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