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Solving computer problems 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. 9. Make sure "Intel® 82852/82855 GM/GME Chip" or "NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200" is shown in the Adapter information window. 10. Click the Monitor tab. 11. Make sure the monitor type is correct. For Windows 2000: 1. Double-click Display in the Control Panel. The Display Properties window opens. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Check if the Colors and Screen area are correctly set. 4. Click Advanced.... 5. Click the Adapter tab. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 23

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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.
9.
Make
sure
“Intel
®
82852/82855
GM/GME
Chip”
or
“NVIDIA
GeForce
FX
Go5200”
is
shown
in
the
Adapter
information
window.
10.
Click
the
Monitor
tab.
11.
Make
sure
the
monitor
type
is
correct.
For
Windows
2000:
1.
Double-click
Display
in
the
Control
Panel.
The
Display
Properties
window
opens.
2.
Click
the
Settings
tab.
3.
Check
if
the
Colors
and
Screen
area
are
correctly
set.
4.
Click
Advanced...
.
5.
Click
the
Adapter
tab.
Solving
computer
problems
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
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