Thewirelesskeyboarddoesnotwork
Symptom:Thewirelesskeyboarddoesnotwork.
Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisonandthewirelessKeyboarddoesnotwork,restartyour
computer.Ifrestartingyourcomputerdoesnotsolvetheproblem,verifythatthefollowingconditionsaremet:
•Thebatteriesareproperlyinstalled.
•Thebatteriesstillretaintheircurrent.
•ThewirelessKeyboardislocatedlessthan10metersawayfromthetransceiver.
•Thetransceiverisfullyinstalled.
Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisnoton,reconnectthetransceiverandthekeyboard.
Monitorproblems
Note:Manymonitorshavestatus-indicatorlightsandbuilt-incontrolsforadjustingbrightness,contrast,
width,height,andotherpictureadjustments.However,thecontrolsvaryfrommonitortypetomonitortype.
Forinformationaboutthestatuslightsandusingthecontrols,refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withyourmonitor.
Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen”onpage109
•“Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputer
inactivity”onpage109
•“Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsomeapplication
programs”onpage109
•“Theimageappearstobeflickering”onpage110
•“Theimageisdiscolored”onpage110
Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen
Symptom:Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen.
Action:Havethecomputerserviced.Fordetails,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on
page121.
Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiod
ofcomputerinactivity
Symptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputer
inactivity.
Action:Thecomputerisprobablysetforenergysavingswiththepower-managementfeature.Ifthe
power-managementfeatureisenabled,disablingitorchangingthesettingsmightsolvetheproblem.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page118forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage121.
Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustart
someapplicationprograms
Symptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsome
applicationprograms.
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