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S e c t i o n
F i v e
Symptom
The application display uses only a portion of
your screen and is surrounded by a dark band.
You have connected an external monitor and
it does not come on.
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Possible Cause
1. You are running an application that does not
support 800 x 600 pixel resolution display
and display compensation is displayed.
1. Your BIOS setup is not set to enable your
external monitor.
2. Your external monitor is not
properly installed.
3. Your operating system software is not setup
with the correct software driver for that device.
4. Your external monitor is not compatible
with your notebook.
Possible Solution
1. Display compression gives a clearer but smaller
display for applications that do not support
800 x 600 pixel resolution. You can fill the
screen but have less resolution by changing
your display compression setting. (See Video
Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
in the BIOS Setup Utility on page 44.)
1. Try toggling the video destination by
pressing Fn and F10 together or check
your BIOS setup and enable your external
monitor. (See the Video Features Submenu
of the Advanced Menu in the BIOs Setup
Utility on page 44.)
2. Reinstall your device. (See External Monitor
on page 53.)
3. Check your device and operating system
documentation and activate the proper driver.
4. See your monitor documentation.
5. Make sure Port Replicator is fully seated.
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