Compaq NX7000 User Manual
Troubleshooting
Maintenance and Service Guide
2–13
Flowchart 2.6—No Video, Part 1
A
N
Stand-alone
or port
replicator?
No video.
Replace the following one at a time. Test after each replacement.
1. Cable between notebook and notebook display (if applicable)
2. Inverter board (if applicable)
3. Display
4. VGA board
1. Cable between notebook and notebook display (if applicable)
2. Inverter board (if applicable)
3. Display
4. VGA board
Internal or
external
display*?
Adjust
brightness.
Video OK?
Done
Port
Replicator
Internal
Stand-alone
External
Adjust
brightness.
Video OK?
Done
Y
Press lid
switch to ensure
operation.
Video OK?
Done
Y
N
Video OK?
Done
Done
N
Check for bent
pins on cable.
Try
another
display.
display.
Internal and
external
video OK?
Replace
system
board.
Y
Y
N
N
*NOTE: To change from internal to
external display, use the hotkey
combination.
external display, use the hotkey
combination.
Y
Go to
Flowchart 2.7,
No Video, Part 2.
5. System board
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