HP Elite 8300 HP Compaq Business PC Maintenance and Service Guide Elite 8300 S - Page 277
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Table 10-6 Solving Display Problems (continued) Blank screen (no video). Cause Solution Monitor settings in the computer are not compatible with the 1. In Windows XP Control Panel, double-click the Display monitor. icon and select the Settings tab. In Windows 7 Control Panel, under Appearance and Personalization, select Adjust screen resolution. 2. Use the sliding control to reset the resolution. Monitor is configured to use an input that is not active. Use the monitor's on-screen menu controls to select the input that is being driven by the system. Refer to the monitor's user documentation for more information on the onscreen controls and settings. Blank screen and the power LED flashes Red five times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer beeps five times. (Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue flashing.) Cause Solution Pre-video memory error. 1. Reseat DIMMs. Power on the system. 2. Replace DIMMs one at a time to isolate the faulty module. 3. Replace third-party memory with HP memory. 4. Replace the system board. Blank screen and the power LED flashes Red six times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer beeps six times. (Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue flashing.) Cause Solution Pre-video graphics error. For systems with a graphics card: 1. Reseat the graphics card. Power on the system. 2. Replace the graphics card. 3. Replace the system board. For systems with integrated graphics, replace the system board. Blank screen and the power LED flashes Red seven times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer beeps seven times. (Beeps stop after fifth iteration but LEDs continue flashing.) Cause Solution System board failure (ROM detected failure prior to video). Replace the system board. 266 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics