basic troubleshooting
solving general problems (continued)
problem
Blank monitor screen.
(continued)
3–6
cause
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CAUTION: When attempting to resume from Stand By mode,
do not hold down the power button for more than four seconds.
Otherwise, Stand By mode is lost, and you will lose your data.
System ROM is bad;
system is running in
Failsafe Boot Block mode
(indicated by one long
beep and three short
beeps).
The energy saver feature
has been enabled.
The RGB (Red, Green,
Blue) input switch on the
monitor is incorrectly set.
You are using a fixed-sync
monitor and it will not
sync at the resolution
chosen.
The VGA/BNC selector
switch is not properly set.
solution
Reflash the ROM using a ROMPaq
diskette. See the "Failsafe Boot Block
ROM" section of the Desktop
Management Guide for more
information.
Press any key or click the mouse
button and, if set, type your
password.
Set the monitor's RGB input switch to
75 ohms and, if there is a sync switch,
set it to external.
Be sure that the monitor can accept
the same sweep rate as the resolution
chosen.
Set the selector switch to agree with
the cable connection.
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