Compaq Armada e500 Compaq Armada E500 Series Reference Guide - Page 166

Solving Screen Problems Problem Possible Cause Solution Characters on The brightness and/or Press Fn+F10 to adjust computer display are contrast controls are brightness. dim not properly set. Screen is blank and A screen blanking the power/suspend utility has initiated. light is on Press any key and/or enter your power-on password to return your information to the screen. Brightness and contrast need adjusting. Press Fn+F10 to adjust brightness. Screen save has initiated. Press any key to return your information to the screen. Screen is blank and Suspend is initiated. the power/suspend light is blinking Exit Suspend by pressing the suspend button. Screen is blank and the battery charge light is blinking Computer entered a low battery condition. If possible, immediately connect the computer to an external power source. If an external power source is not available, initiate Hibernation by pressing Fn + the power button, or let the computer automatically go into Hibernation. The computer has not completed Hibernation until all lights are off. NOTE: The popup windows used to control brightness display correctly only when you are in an application that supports the popup video mode. If the popups do not display correctly, exit your application and press the hotkeys again to invoke the popup windows. Continued 16-24 Troubleshooting