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Solving computer problems Problem: Solution: The screen is blank. 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 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 If the standby status indicator is on (is green), press Fn to resume from the standby mode. v If you still have the problem, do the Solution in the following problem ″The screen is unreadable or distorted." Problem: Solution: The screen is unreadable or distorted Make sure that: v The display device driver is installed correctly. v The screen resolution and color quality are correctly set. v The monitor type is correct. To check these settings, do as follows: 1. Right-click on the desktop, click Properties, then click the Settings tab. 2. Check whether the screen resolution and color quality are correctly set. 3. Click Advanced. 4. Click the Adapter tab. 5. Make sure ″Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family″ is shown in the adapter information window. 6. Click the Properties button. Check the ″Device status″ box and make sure the device is working properly. If not, click the Troubleshoot button. 7. Click the Monitor tab. 8. Make sure the information is correct. 9. Click the Properties button. Check the ″Device status″ box and make sure the device is working properly. If not, click the Troubleshoot button. Problem: Solution: A message, "Unable to create overlay window," appears when you try to start DVD playback. or You get poor or no playback while running video playback, DVD playback, or game applications. Do either of the following: v If you are using 32-bit color mode, change the color depth to 16-bit mode. v If you are using a desktop size of 1280×1024 or larger, reduce the desktop size and the color depth. Chapter 3. Solving computer problems 21

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Problem:
The
screen
is
blank.
Solution:
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
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
If
the
standby
status
indicator
is
on
(is
green),
press
Fn
to
resume
from
the
standby
mode.
v
If
you
still
have
the
problem,
do
the
Solution
in
the
following
problem
″
The
screen
is
unreadable
or
distorted."
Problem:
The
screen
is
unreadable
or
distorted
Solution:
Make
sure
that:
v
The
display
device
driver
is
installed
correctly.
v
The
screen
resolution
and
color
quality
are
correctly
set.
v
The
monitor
type
is
correct.
To
check
these
settings,
do
as
follows:
1.
Right-click
on
the
desktop,
click
Properties
,
then
click
the
Settings
tab.
2.
Check
whether
the
screen
resolution
and
color
quality
are
correctly
set.
3.
Click
Advanced
.
4.
Click
the
Adapter
tab.
5.
Make
sure
″
Mobile
Intel(R)
945GM
Express
Chipset
Family
″
is
shown
in
the
adapter
information
window.
6.
Click
the
Properties
button.
Check
the
″
Device
status
″
box
and
make
sure
the
device
is
working
properly.
If
not,
click
the
Troubleshoot
button.
7.
Click
the
Monitor
tab.
8.
Make
sure
the
information
is
correct.
9.
Click
the
Properties
button.
Check
the
″
Device
status
″
box
and
make
sure
the
device
is
working
properly.
If
not,
click
the
Troubleshoot
button.
Problem:
A
message,
“Unable
to
create
overlay
window,”
appears
when
you
try
to
start
DVD
playback.
or
You
get
poor
or
no
playback
while
running
video
playback,
DVD
playback,
or
game
applications.
Solution:
Do
either
of
the
following:
v
If
you
are
using
32-bit
color
mode,
change
the
color
depth
to
16-bit
mode.
v
If
you
are
using
a
desktop
size
of
1280×1024
or
larger,
reduce
the
desktop
size
and
the
color
depth.
Solving
computer
problems
Chapter
3.
Solving
computer
problems
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