HP Pavilion a6000 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide - Page 15

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Video (continued) Symptom Error message: Files Needed To Display Video Are Missing or Corrupt. Possible solution 1 Click the Windows Start Button, right-click Computer, and then select Properties. 2 Under Tasks, click Device Manager. 3 Click the plus sign (+) next to Sound, video and game controllers. 4 Right-click TV tuner (select models only) and then select Update Driver Software. 5 Select Search automatically for updated driver software. 6 Follow the instructions to update the driver. 7 If prompted, restart the computer. Display (Monitor) In addition to the information listed here, also refer to the documentation that came with your monitor. Symptom Screen is blank, and monitor power light is not lit. Screen is blank. Images on the screen are too large or too small, or the images are fuzzy. Possible solution Reconnect the power plug on the back of the monitor and the wall outlet. Press the On button on the front of the monitor. Press the space bar or move the mouse to make the screen display visible again. Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on the keyboard to resume from sleep mode. Press the On button to turn on the computer. Inspect the monitor video connector for bent pins: If any of the pins are bent, replace the monitor connector cable. If no pins are bent, reconnect the monitor connector cable to the computer. Adjust the monitor resolution setting in Windows Vista: 1 Right-click the desktop, and then select Personalize. 2 Click Display Settings. 3 Adjust the Resolution slider as needed. Troubleshooting Computer Problems 11

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Troubleshooting Computer Problems
11
Error message:
Files Needed
To Display Video Are Missing
or Corrupt
.
1
Click the
Windows Start Button
, right-click
Computer
, and then
select
Properties
.
2
Under Tasks, click
Device Manager
.
3
Click the plus sign (
+
) next to
Sound, video and game controllers
.
4
Right-click
TV tuner
(select models only) and then select
Update Driver
Software
.
5
Select
Search automatically for updated driver software
.
6
Follow the instructions to update the driver.
7
If prompted, restart the computer.
Video
(
continued
)
Symptom
Possible solution
Display (Monitor)
In addition to the information listed here, also refer to the documentation that came with your monitor.
Symptom
Possible solution
Screen is blank, and monitor
power light is not lit.
Reconnect the power plug on the back of the monitor and the wall outlet.
Press the On button on the front of the monitor.
Screen is blank.
Press the space bar or move the mouse to make the screen display visible
again.
Press the Sleep button (select models only), or press the Esc key on the
keyboard to resume from sleep mode.
Press the On button to turn on the computer.
Inspect the monitor video connector for bent pins:
±
If any of the pins are bent, replace the monitor connector cable.
±
If no pins are bent, reconnect the monitor connector cable to the computer.
Images on the screen are too
large or too small, or the
images are fuzzy.
Adjust the monitor resolution setting in Windows Vista:
1
Right-click the desktop, and then select
Personalize
.
2
Click
Display Settings
.
3
Adjust the
Resolution
slider as needed.