Troubleshooting Your Notebook; Display Problems - HP Compaq Notebook Series Startup Manual

Troubleshooting Your Notebook

Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Troubleshooting Your Notebook
This section contains solutions to a few basic problems you might have with your
notebook. Try the solutions one at a time, in the order in which they are presented.
Here are some other sources of information for troubleshooting:
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See the troubleshooting chapter in the Reference Guide on the Documentation
Library CD included with your notebook for a more complete list of
troubleshooting suggestions.
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Use the Windows troubleshooters. Select Start > Help and Support.
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Select on the question mark One-Touch key located at the top of the keyboard.
•
See the Microsoft Windows manual shipped with the notebook.
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Contact your dealer. See the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet.

Display problems

If the notebook is on, but the screen is blank
• Move the mouse or tap the TouchPad. This will wake the display if it is in
Display-off mode.
• Press Fn+F5 in case the internal display was disabled. (Do this three times to
return to the state you started from.)
• If the notebook is cold, allow it to warm up.
If the screen is difficult to read
Try setting the display resolution to its default setting of 1024 × 768 or higher,
depending on your model. Select Start > Control Panel > Appearance and
Themes > Display.
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