HP XM600 hp kayak xm600 series 1, troubleshooting guide for minitower models - Page 12

Display Properties, Start, Settings, Control Panel

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Your PC Workstation Does Not Start Correctly Case 2 - Monitor Is Blank Symptom... Check that... Dual monitor or multi-monitor configuration problem Only one monitor is being displayed by Windows. If you have a dual monitor video card installed, but only one monitor, check that it is connected to Output 1. If you have two or more video cards installed, but only one monitor, check that the monitor is connected to the correct output. The driver is correctly configured for multi-monitor operations. One monitor is blank. Multi-monitor configuration and resolution have been correctly defined. How... • The outputs are labelled on the video card. • Plug the monitor in the video output on the second video card. 1 Connect the top connector on the video card, labelled 1, to the first monitor. 2 Connect second connector, labelled 2, to the second monitor. 3 Turn on both monitors before booting the PC Workstation. 1 Access Display Properties through Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2 Select the multi-monitor option and configure for the required number of monitors and resolution. NOTE If the monitor goes blank or becomes corrupt during a Windows boot, refer to "Case 5 - Screen Goes Blank or Corrupt Image" on page 19. 12

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Your PC Workstation Does Not Start Correctly
Case 2 — Monitor Is Blank
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NOTE
If the monitor goes blank or becomes corrupt during a Windows boot, refer to “Case 5
— Screen Goes Blank or Corrupt Image” on page 19.
Dual monitor or multi-monitor configuration problem
If you have a dual monitor video card
installed, but only one monitor, check that
it is connected to
Output 1
.
The outputs are labelled on the video card.
If you have two or more video cards
installed, but only one monitor, check that
the monitor is connected to the correct
output.
Plug the monitor in the video output on the second video
card.
Only one monitor is being
displayed by Windows.
The driver is correctly configured for
multi-monitor operations.
1
Connect the top connector on the video card, labelled 1, to
the first monitor.
2
Connect second connector, labelled 2, to the second monitor.
3
Turn on both monitors before booting the PC Workstation.
One monitor is blank.
Multi-monitor configuration and resolution
have been correctly defined.
1
Access
Display Properties
through
Start, Settings,
Control Panel
.
2
Select the multi-monitor option and configure for the required
number of monitors and resolution.
Symptom...
Check that...
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