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Troubleshooting
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picture quality.
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D J U ST
TH E
W
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D I S P L A Y
S E T T I N G S
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1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
→
Appearance and Themes
.
2
Click the area you want to change or click the
Display
icon.
3
Try different settings for
Color quality
and
Screen resolution
.
R
U N
TH E
V
I D E O
D I A G N O S T I C S
T E ST S
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If no error message appears and you still have a display problem, but the
display is not completely blank, run the
Video
device group in the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on
page 63). Then
contact Dell (see
).
S
E E
"E
R RO R
M
E S SA G E S
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If an error message appears, see "Error Messages" on page 69.
If only part of the display is readable
C
O N N E C T
A N
E X T E RN A L
M O N I T O R
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1
Shut down your computer and connect an external monitor to the computer.
2
Turn on the computer and the monitor and adjust the monitor brightness and contrast controls.
If the external monitor works, the computer display or video controller may be defective. Contact Dell