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Solving computer problems Problem: Under Windows XP, the Fn+F3 key combination does not make the computer screen go blank. Solution: Windows XP enables multiple users to log on to the system at the same time. If you are the first user to have logged on to your computer, you can use the Fn+F3 key combination. Otherwise the combination will not work on your computer. Computer screen problems Problem: The screen is blank. Solution: v If the standby status indicator is on (is green), press Fn to resume from the standby mode. v If you are using the ac adapter, or using the battery, and the battery status indicator is on (is green), press Fn+Home to make the screen brighter. v Press Fn+F7 to bring up the image. Note: If you use the Fn+F7 key combination to apply a presentation scheme, press Fn+F7 at least three times in three seconds, and the image is displayed on the computer screen. v If the problem persists, do the "Solution" in the problem below. Problem: The screen is unreadable or distorted. Solution: Make sure that: v The display device driver is installed correctly. v The display resolution and color depth are correctly set. v The monitor type is correct. To check these settings, do as follows: For Windows XP: 1. Click Start. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Click Appearance and Themes in the Pick a category section. 4. Click Display in the Pick a Control Panel icon section. 5. Click the Settings tab. 6. Check if the Screen resolution and Color quality are correctly set. 7. Click Advanced. 8. Click the Adapter tab. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 23

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Problem:
Under
Windows
XP,
the
Fn+F3
key
combination
does
not
make
the
computer
screen
go
blank.
Solution:
Windows
XP
enables
multiple
users
to
log
on
to
the
system
at
the
same
time.
If
you
are
the
first
user
to
have
logged
on
to
your
computer,
you
can
use
the
Fn+F3
key
combination.
Otherwise
the
combination
will
not
work
on
your
computer.
Computer
screen
problems
Problem:
The
screen
is
blank.
Solution:
v
If
the
standby
status
indicator
is
on
(is
green),
press
Fn
to
resume
from
the
standby
mode.
v
If
you
are
using
the
ac
adapter,
or
using
the
battery,
and
the
battery
status
indicator
is
on
(is
green),
press
Fn+Home
to
make
the
screen
brighter.
v
Press
Fn+F7
to
bring
up
the
image.
Note:
If
you
use
the
Fn+F7
key
combination
to
apply
a
presentation
scheme,
press
Fn+F7
at
least
three
times
in
three
seconds,
and
the
image
is
displayed
on
the
computer
screen.
v
If
the
problem
persists,
do
the
“
Solution
”
in
the
problem
below.
Problem:
The
screen
is
unreadable
or
distorted.
Solution:
Make
sure
that:
v
The
display
device
driver
is
installed
correctly.
v
The
display
resolution
and
color
depth
are
correctly
set.
v
The
monitor
type
is
correct.
To
check
these
settings,
do
as
follows:
For
Windows
XP:
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Click
Control
Panel
.
3.
Click
Appearance
and
Themes
in
the
Pick
a
category
section.
4.
Click
Display
in
the
Pick
a
Control
Panel
icon
section.
5.
Click
the
Settings
tab.
6.
Check
if
the
Screen
resolution
and
Color
quality
are
correctly
set.
7.
Click
Advanced
.
8.
Click
the
Adapter
tab.
Solving
computer
problems
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
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