Compaq Evo N160 Series User Manual page 140

Display only fills part
of the screen.
Characters are
garbled or the
display flashes when
your Notebook is
connected to an
external monitor.
User Guide
Evo Notebook N160 Series
Video or Display (Continued)
Symptom Problem
Your resolution
settings are not set
properly.
The external
monitor's resolution
is set too high for
your Notebook.
Solutions
Solution
Windows XP Home
1. On the taskbar,
click the Start
button.
2. Click Control
Panel.
3. Click
Appearances
and Themes.
4. Click Change
the screen
resolution.
5. Click the
Settings tab.
6. Press and hold
down the left
mouse button as
you drag the
Screen
resolution slider
to the desired
resolution.
7. Click OK to
accept the new
settings.
Restart your
Notebook and reset
the Display settings
for a lower
resolution. See the
solution for "Display
only fills part of the
screen" for more
details.
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