Lenovo 10A2 - Monitor Problems

Action:IftheTransceiverCommunicationsLEDisnoton,reconnectthetransceiverandthekeyboard.
Monitorproblems
Note:Manymonitorshavestatus-indicatorlightsandbuilt-incontrolsforadjustingbrightness,contrast,
width,height,andotherpictureadjustments.However,thecontrolsvaryfrommonitortypetomonitortype.
Forinformationaboutthestatuslightsandusingthecontrols,refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withyourmonitor.
Selectyoursymptomfromthefollowinglist:
•“Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen”onpage135
•“Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputer
inactivity”onpage135
•“Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsomeapplication
programs”onpage135
•“Theimageappearstobeickering”onpage135
•“Theimageisdiscolored”onpage136
Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen
Symptom:Wrongcharactersappearonthescreen.
Action:Havethecomputerserviced.Fordetails,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”on
page145.
Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiod
ofcomputerinactivity
Symptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankaftersomeperiodofcomputer
inactivity.
Action:Thecomputerisprobablysetforenergysavingswiththepower-managementfeature.Ifthe
power-managementfeatureisenabled,disablingitorchangingthesettingsmightsolvetheproblem.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage145.
Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustart
someapplicationprograms
Symptom:Themonitorworkswhenyouturnonthecomputer,butgoesblankwhenyoustartsome
applicationprograms.
Actions:
•Makesurethemonitorsignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothemonitorandthemonitorconnectoron
thecomputer.Aloosecablecancauseintermittentproblems.
•Verifythatthenecessarydevicedriversfortheapplicationprogramsareinstalled.Refertothe
documentationfortheaffectedapplicationprogramtoseeifdevicedriversarerequired.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage145
.
Theimageappearstobeickering
Symptom:Theimageappearstobeickering.
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