Blank screen (no video).
Cause Solution
To access Control Panel in Windows 7, click Start, and then
select Control Panel.
To access Control Panel in Windows 10, type control
panel in the taskbar search box, and then select Control
Panel from the list of applications.
2. Expand the Resolution box, and then use the sliding control
to reset the resolution.
Monitor is congured to use an input that is not active. Use the monitor's on-screen menu controls to select the input
that is being driven by the system. Refer to the monitor's user
documentation for more information on the on-screen controls
and settings.
Blank screen and the power LED ashes Red ve times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer
beeps ve times. (Beeps stop after fth iteration but LEDs continue ashing.)
Cause Solution
Pre-video memory error. 1. Reseat DIMMs. Power on the system.
2. Replace DIMMs one at a time to isolate the faulty module.
3. Replace third-party memory with HP memory.
4. Replace the system board.
Blank screen and the power LED ashes Red six times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer
beeps six times. (Beeps stop after fth iteration but LEDs continue ashing.)
Cause Solution
Pre-video graphics error. For systems with a graphics card:
1. Reseat the graphics card (if applicable). Power on the
system.
2. Replace the graphics card (if applicable).
3. Replace the system board.
For systems with integrated graphics, replace the system board.
Blank screen and the power LED ashes Red seven times, once every second, followed by a two second pause, and the computer
beeps seven times. (Beeps stop after fth iteration but LEDs continue ashing.)
Cause Solution
System board failure (ROM detected failure prior to video). Replace the system board.
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