Service Reference Guide, dx2000 uT 359782-002 D–9
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Solving Display Problems
Solving Display Problems 
Problem Cause Solution
Blank screen (no video). The cable connections 
are not correct.
Check the cable connections from 
the monitor to the computer and to 
the electrical outlet.
Screen blanking utility 
installed or energy 
saver features enabled.
Press any key or click the mouse 
button and, if set, type your 
password.
System ROM is bad; 
system is running in 
FailSafe Boot Block 
mode (indicated by 
eight beeps).
Reflash the ROM using a ROMPaq 
diskette.
Fixed-sync monitor will 
not sync at the 
resolution chosen.
Ensure that the monitor can accept 
the same horizontal scan rate as the 
resolution chosen.
Computer is in 
standby mode.
Press the power button to resume 
from standby mode.
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CAUTION: When attempting to resume from standby mode, do not hold down the 
power button for more than four seconds. Otherwise, the computer will shut down 
and you will lose your data.
Monitor cable plugged 
into the wrong 
connector.
If the computer system has both 
an
 integrated graphics connector 
and an AGP card connector, plug 
the monitor cable into the AGP card 
connector.
Monitor settings in the 
computer are not 
compatible with the 
monitor.
1. Restart the computer and press 
F8 during startup when you see 
“Press F8” in the bottom right 
corner of the screen.
2. Using the keyboard arrow keys, 
select Enable VGA Mode 
and press Enter.
3. In Windows Control Panel, 
double-click the Display icon 
and select the Settings tab.
4. Use the sliding control to reset 
the resolution.