Lenovo ThinkPad i Series 1800 English - A21e(2655) Service and Troubleshooting - Page 29

Problem, Solution, For Windows 98 or Windows 2000, Start, Settings, control Panel, Display, Adapter

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Solving computer problems Computer screen problems Problem: The screen is blank. Solution: Press Fn+Home key 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 98 or Windows 2000: 1. Click Start → Settings → control Panel. 2. Double-click the Display icon. 3. Click the Settings tab. 4. Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set. 5. Click Advanced... 6. Click the Adapter tab. 7. Make sure "RAGE MOBILITY-M PCI" is shown in the adapter information window. 8. Click the Monitor tab. (For Windows 2000, it is shown as "ATI RAGE MOBILITY-M PCI".) 9. Make sure the information is correct. For Windows NT: 1. Click Start → Settings → control Panel. 2. Double-click the Display icon. 3. Click the Settings tab. 4. Check if the color depth and resolution are correctly set. 5. Click Display Type... 6. Make sure "RAGE MOBILITY-M PCI" is shown in the Display Type window. 7. Click OK. 8. Click the Test button in the Settings window. 9. Make sure the output is displayed correctly. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 21

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Computer screen problems
Problem:
The screen is blank.
Solution:
Press Fn+Home key 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 98 or Windows 2000:
1.
Click
Start
→
Settings
→
control Panel
.
2.
Double-click the
Display
icon.
3.
Click the
Settings
tab.
4.
Check whether the color depth and resolution are correctly set.
5.
Click
Advanced...
6.
Click the
Adapter
tab.
7.
Make sure
“
RAGE MOBILITY-M PCI
”
is shown in the adapter information
window.
8.
Click the
Monitor
tab. (For Windows 2000, it is shown as
“
ATI RAGE
MOBILITY-M PCI
”
.)
9.
Make sure the information is correct.
For Windows NT:
1.
Click
Start
→
Settings
→
control Pane
l.
2.
Double-click the
Display
icon.
3.
Click the
Settings
tab.
4.
Check if the color depth and resolution are correctly set.
5.
Click
Display Type...
6.
Make sure
“
RAGE MOBILITY-M PCI
”
is shown in the Display Type
window.
7.
Click
OK
.
8.
Click the
Test
button in the Settings window.
9.
Make sure the output is displayed correctly.
Solving computer problems
Chapter 2. Solving computer problems
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