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Troubleshooting
Writer: Erica T Blakeney Project: Compaq Professional Workstation 5100 Reference Guide Comments: 299348-003
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Display Problems
Table 13-3
Solving Display Problems
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Blank screen
Monitor is not turned on and
the monitor light is not on.
Turn on the monitor and
check that the monitor
light is on.
The cable connections are
not correct.
Check the cable
connection from the
monitor to the
workstation and to the
electrical outlet.
The QuickBlank feature has
been enabled through
Computer Setup.
Run Computer Setup and
disable the QuickBlank
feature.
The energy saver feature has
been enabled.
Press any key or type
your password and wait
a few moments for the
screen to activate.
The RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
input switch on the back of
the monitor is incorrectly set.
Set the monitor's RGB
input switch to 75 ohms
and, if there is a sync
switch, set it to External.
You are using a fixed-sync
monitor and it won't sync at
the resolution chosen.
Be sure that the monitor
can support the selected
resolution and refresh
rate.
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