fujitsu-siemens lifebook b User Manual

Troubleshooting and tips

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The external monitor stays blank

If your screen remains blank this may have the following causes:

Monitor is switched off

Switch the external monitor on.

Screen has been blanked

Press any key to continue.

Brightness control is set too dark

Set the brightness control to bright.

The notebook has been configured to drive the internal display

Press the key combination

[Fn]

[F10]

(selecting internal/external display).

The external monitor's power cable or data cable is not connected properly

Switch off the external monitor and the notebook.

Check whether the power cable is plugged properly into the power adapter and into the mains
outlet.

Check whether the data cable is properly connected to the notebook and the external monitor
(if it is plugged in with a connector).

Switch on the external monitor and the notebook.

The external monitor is blank or the image is unstable

The wrong external monitor has been selected or the wrong screen resolution has been set for the
application programme.

Terminate the application programme in Windows 9x with

[Alt]

[F4]

....

If the fault continues to

occur after ending the programme, switch over to the notebook's internal LCD display with

[Fn]

[F10]

and carry out the following routine:

Select the correct monitor or set the correct screen resolution.

−

Setting the screen resolution: Select

Start - Settings- Control Panel - Display - Settings

and

then the screen resolution you require in the

Resolution

field.

−

Selecting the monitor: Select the correct monitor under

Start - Settings- Control Panel -

Display - Settings - Advanced Properties - Monitor - Modify