IBM Netfinity 3500, User Handbook Manual

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Troubleshooting
Monitor Problems Action
The screen is blank. Verify that:
1. The system power cord is plugged into the system
and a working electrical outlet.
2. The monitor is turned on and the Brightness and
Contrast controls are adjusted correctly.
3. The primary monitor signal cable is securely
connected to the monitor and the monitor
connector (video port) on the graphics adapter that
comes installed in your server. To find the location
of the video port, see “Input/Output Connectors”
on page 10.
4. The graphics adapter is correctly installed in slot 1,
the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). Your server
comes with a graphics adapter installed in this slot.
For the location of the AGP, see “Working with
Adapters” on page 59.
If the items above are correct and the screen remains
blank, have the system serviced.
Only the cursor appears. Have the system serviced.
The monitor works when
you turn on the system,
but goes blank when you
start some application
programs. Verify that:
1. The primary monitor signal cable is securely
connected to the monitor and the monitor
connector (video port) on the graphics adapter that
comes installed in your server. To find the location
of the video port, see “Input/Output Connectors”
on page 10.
2. The graphics adapter is correctly installed in slot 1,
the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). Your server
comes with a graphics adapter installed in this slot.
For the location of the AGP, see “Working with
Adapters” on page 59.
3. You installed the necessary device drivers for the
applications. To install device drivers, follow the
instructions in the ServerGuide package that comes
with your server.
If the problem cannot be isolated and corrected, have
the monitor and system serviced.
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