Rotate the computer to face a different direction —
Adjust the Windows display settings —
1. Click the Start button and click Settings® Control Panel.
2. Click Appearance and Themes.
3. Click the area you want to change or click the Display icon.
4. Try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution.
Run the Video diagnostics tests —
device group in the Dell Diagnostics. Then contact Dell (see
See "Error Messages" —
If an error message appears, see
If only part of the display is readable
Connect an external monitor —
1. Shut down your computer and connect an external monitor to the computer.
2. Turn on the computer and the monitor and adjust the monitor brightness and contrast controls.
If the external monitor works, the computer display or video controller may be defective. Contact Dell (see
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Eliminate sunlight glare, which can cause poor picture quality.
If no error message appears and you still have a display problem, but the display is not completely blank, run the Video
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