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Computer screen problems, For Windows 2000, Windows 98, or Windows Me

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Solving computer problems Computer screen problems Problem: The screen is blank. Solution: Press Fn+Home to make the screen brighter. If the problem persists, do the ″Solution″ in the problem below. Problem: The screen is unreadable or distorted. Solution: Make sure that: v The display device driver is installed correctly. v The display resolution and color depth are correctly set. v The monitor type is correct. To check these settings, do as follows: For Windows XP: 1. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. Click Appearance and Themes in the Pick a category section. 3. Click Display in the Pick a Control Panel icon section. 4. Click the Settings tab. 5. Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set. 6. Click Advanced. 7. Click the Adapter tab. 8. Make sure ″Trident Video Accelerator CyberBlade-Ai1″ is shown in the adapter information window. 9. Click the Monitor tab. 10. Make sure the information is correct. For Windows 2000, Windows 98, or Windows Me: 1. Open the Display Properties window, by double-clicking the Display icon in the Control Panel. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set. 4. Click Advanced.... 5. Click the Adapter tab. 6. Make sure ″Trident Video Accelerator CyberBlade-Ai1 AGP″ is shown in the adapter information window. 7. Click the Monitor tab. 8. Make sure the information is correct. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 25

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Computer screen problems
Problem:
The screen is blank.
Solution:
Press Fn+Home to make the screen brighter. If the problem persists,
do the
″
Solution
″
in the problem below.
Problem:
The screen is unreadable or distorted.
Solution:
Make sure that:
v
The display device driver is installed correctly.
v
The display resolution and color depth are correctly set.
v
The monitor type is correct.
To check these settings, do as follows:
For Windows XP:
1.
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
.
2.
Click
Appearance and Themes
in the Pick a category section.
3.
Click
Display
in the Pick a Control Panel icon section.
4.
Click the
Settings
tab.
5.
Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.
6.
Click
Advanced
.
7.
Click the
Adapter
tab.
8.
Make sure
″
Trident Video Accelerator CyberBlade-Ai1
″
is shown in the
adapter information window.
9.
Click the
Monitor
tab.
10.
Make sure the information is correct.
For Windows 2000, Windows 98, or Windows Me:
1.
Open the Display Properties window, by double-clicking the
Display
icon
in the Control Panel.
2.
Click the
Settings
tab.
3.
Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.
4.
Click
Advanced...
.
5.
Click the
Adapter
tab.
6.
Make sure
″
Trident Video Accelerator CyberBlade-Ai1 AGP
″
is shown in
the adapter information window.
7.
Click the
Monitor
tab.
8.
Make sure the information is correct.
Solving computer problems
Chapter 2. Solving computer problems
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