Lenovo B40-45 User Guide - Lenovo B40-xx, B50-xx, B50-30 Touch Notebook - Page 32

Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting, Display problems

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Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Display problems When I turn on the computer, nothing appears on the screen. • If the screen is blank, make sure that: ‐ The AC power adapter is connected to the computer, and the power cord is plugged into a working electrical outlet. ‐ The computer power is on. Press the power button again for confirmation. ‐ If you are using the AC power adapter or the battery, and the battery status indicator is on, press F12 ( ) to make the screen brighter. • If these items are set correctly, and the screen remains blank, have the computer serviced. When I turn on the computer, only a white cursor appears on a blank screen. • Restore backed‐up files to your Windows environment or the entire contents of your hard disk to its original factory contents using the recovery system. If you still see only the cursor on the screen, have the computer serviced. My screen goes blank while the computer is on. • Your screen saver or power management might be enabled. Do one of the following to exit from the screen saver or to resume from sleep mode: ‐ Touch the touchpad. ‐ Press any key on the keyboard. ‐ Press the power button. ‐ Press F9 ( ) to confirm whether the backlight for the LCD screen has been turned off. ‐ If the problem persists, follow the solution in the next problem "The screen is unreadable or distorted." The screen is unreadable or distorted. • Make sure that: ‐ The display device driver is installed correctly. ‐ The screen resolution and color quality are set correctly. ‐ The monitor type is correct. Incorrect characters appear • Are the operating system or programs installed on the screen. correctly? If they are installed and configured correctly, have the computer serviced. 26

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Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
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Display problems
When I turn on the
computer, nothing appears
on
t
he screen.
• If
 
the
 
screen
 
is
 
blank,
 
make
 
sure
 
that:
The
 
AC
 
power
 
adapter
 
is
 
connected
 
to
 
the
 
computer,
 
and
 
the
 
power
 
cord
 
is
 
plugged
 
into
 
a
 
working
 
electrical
 
outlet.
The
 
computer
 
power
 
is
 
on.
 
Press
 
the
 
power
 
button
 
again
 
for
 
confirmation.
If
 
you
 
are
 
using
 
the
 
AC
 
power
 
adapter
 
or
 
the
 
battery,
 
and
 
the
 
battery
 
status
 
indicator
 
is
 
on,
 
press
 
F12
 
(
)
 
to
 
make
 
the
 
screen
 
brighter.
• If
 
these
 
items
 
are
 
set
 
correctly,
 
and
 
the
 
screen
 
remains
 
blank,
 
have
 
the
 
computer
 
serviced.
 
When I turn on the
computer, only a white
cursor appears on a blank
screen.
• Restore
 
backed
up
 
files
 
to
 
your
 
Windows
 
environment
 
or
 
the
 
entire
 
contents
 
of
 
your
 
hard
 
disk
 
to
 
its
 
original
 
factory
 
contents
 
using
 
the
 
recovery
 
system.
 
If
 
you
 
still
 
see
 
only
 
the
 
cursor
 
on
 
the
 
screen,
 
have
 
the
 
computer
 
serviced.
My screen goes blank while
the computer is on.
• Your
 
screen
 
saver
 
or
 
power
 
management
 
might
 
be
 
enabled.
 
Do
 
one
 
of
 
the
 
following
 
to
 
exit
 
from
 
the
 
screen
 
saver
 
or
 
to
 
resume
 
from
 
sleep
 
mode:
Touch
 
the
 
touchpad.
Press
 
any
 
key
 
on
 
the
 
keyboard.
Press
 
the
 
power
 
button.
Press
 
F9
 
(
)
 
to
 
confirm
 
whether
 
the
 
backlight
 
for
 
the
 
LCD
 
screen
 
has
 
been
 
turned
 
off.
If
 
the
 
problem
 
persists,
 
follow
 
the
 
solution
 
in
 
the
 
next
 
problem
 
“The
 
screen
 
is
 
unreadable
 
or
 
distorted.”
The screen is unreadable or
distorted.
• Make
 
sure
 
that:
 
The
 
display
 
device
 
driver
 
is
 
installed
 
correctly.
The
 
screen
 
resolution
 
and
 
color
 
quality
 
are
 
set
 
correctly.
The
 
monitor
 
type
 
is
 
correct.
Incorrect characters appear
on the screen.
• Are
 
the
 
operating
 
system
 
or
 
programs
 
installed
 
correctly?
 
If
 
they
 
are
 
installed
 
and
 
configured
 
correctly,
 
have
 
the
 
computer
 
serviced.