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Solving Screen Problems

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Solving Screen Problems Solving Screen Problems Problem Possible Cause Solution Characters on computer display are dim. Computer is in direct light. Screen brightness is set low. Move the computer or tilt the display. To access screen brightness adjustments, press the Fn+F10 hotkeys. NOTE: For more information about setting screen brightness, refer to "Setting Power Preferences" in Chapter 5. Screen is blank. QuickBlank is enabled. Enter the power-on password. Suspend (Standby) is initiated. Press the suspend button. Hibernation is initiated. Slide the power switch. Computer is off. Slide the power switch. Computer beeps* 4 times when turned on, power/suspend light is on, but screen is blank. Memory expansion Remove, then reinstall memory board is installed expansion board as instructed incorrectly. in Chapter 13. Memory expansion Contact your Compaq board or memory authorized service provider. circuitry has failed. Graphics accelerator does not work. A graphics Press the Fn+T hotkeys to accelerator cannot toggle the text stretching mode be enabled while from Regular to Text Stretch. text stretch mode is set to Regular. *In Windows 98 the term alarm replaces the term beep. Troubleshooting 17-23

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Troubleshooting
17-23
Solving Screen Problems
Solving Screen Problems
Problem
Possible Cause
Solution
Characters on
computer display
are dim.
Computer is in
direct light.
Screen brightness
is set low.
Move the computer or tilt the
display.
To access screen brightness
adjustments, press the
Fn+F10
hotkeys.
NOTE:
For more information
about setting screen
brightness, refer to “Setting
Power Preferences” in
Chapter 5.
Screen is blank.
QuickBlank is
enabled.
Enter the power-on password.
Suspend
(Standby) is
initiated.
Press the suspend button.
Hibernation is
initiated.
Slide the power switch.
Computer is off.
Slide the power switch.
Computer beeps*
4 times when
turned on,
power/suspend
light is on, but
screen is blank.
Memory expansion
board is installed
incorrectly.
Memory expansion
board or memory
circuitry has failed.
Remove, then reinstall memory
expansion board as instructed
in Chapter 13.
Contact your Compaq
authorized service provider.
Graphics
accelerator does
not work.
A graphics
accelerator cannot
be enabled while
text stretch mode is
set to Regular.
Press the
Fn+T
hotkeys to
toggle the text stretching mode
from Regular to Text Stretch.
*In Windows 98 the term
alarm
replaces the term
beep
.