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www.gateway.com The text on the display is dim or difficult to read • Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows Mobility Center. For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "Adjusting the brightness" on page 44. • Change the display settings. For instructions on changing the display settings, see "Changing screen settings" in your online User Guide. • Move your notebook away from sources of electrical interference, such as televisions, unshielded speakers, microwaves, fluorescent lights, and metal beams or shelves. The display has pixels that are always dark or too bright • This condition is normal and inherent in the TFT technology used in active-matrix LCD screens. Gateway's inspection standards keep these to a minimum. If you feel these pixels are unacceptably numerous or dense on your display, contact Gateway Customer Care to identify whether a repair or replacement is justified based on the number of pixels affected. The display is blank • Adjust the brightness using the system keys or Windows Mobility Center. For more information about adjusting the brightness, see "Adjusting the brightness" on page 44. • Make sure the notebook is not in Sleep or Hibernate mode. Press the power button. • The notebook may be sending its display to an external monitor or projector. Press FN + F4 several times to toggle through the LCD panel, an external monitor or projector, or both. DVD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc • The disc may not be seated correctly in the tray. When you place a disc on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in place. • Make sure that the disc label is facing up, then try again. • Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are flawed and cannot be read by the drive. 115