No Characters Appear On Screen
Check the following:
■Is the riser card fully seated in the system board connector? The riser card is the small card that the mouse and keyboard plug into.
■Is the keyboard working?
■Is the video display plugged in and turned on?
■Are the brightness and contrast controls properly adjusted?
■Are the video display switch settings correct?
■Is the video display signal cable properly installed?
If you are using an option video controller board, perform the following:
1.Verify that the video controller board is fully seated in the system board connector.
2.Run the SCU to disable the onboard video controller.
3.Reboot the system for changes to take effect.
If there are still no characters on the screen after you reboot the system, contact your service representative or authorized dealer for assistance.
POST emits one long beep and two short beeps pattern to indicate a possible problem with the video display controller. If you do not receive a beep pattern and characters do not appear, the video display or video controller may have failed. Contact your service representative or authorized dealer for assistance.
