Monitor problems, Monitor, Problems – Lenovo 6435 User Manual

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Monitor

problems

Some

monitors

have

their

own

self-tests.

If

you

suspect

a

problem

with

your

monitor,

see

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

monitor

for

instructions

for

testing

and

adjusting

the

monitor.

v

Follow

the

suggested

actions

in

the

order

in

which

they

are

listed

in

the

Action

column

until

the

problem

is

solved.

v

See

the

parts

listing

in

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

to

determine

which

components

are

customer

replaceable

units

(CRU)

and

which

components

are

field

replaceable

units

(FRU).

v

If

an

action

step

is

preceded

by

“(Trained

service

technician

only),”

that

step

must

be

performed

only

by

a

trained

service

technician.

Symptom

Action

Testing

the

monitor

1.

Make

sure

that

the

monitor

cables

are

firmly

connected.

2.

Try

using

a

different

monitor

on

the

server,

or

try

testing

the

monitor

on

a

different

server.

3.

Run

the

diagnostic

programs

(see

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

).

If

the

monitor

passes

the

diagnostic

programs,

the

problem

might

be

a

video

device

driver.

4.

(Trained

service

technician

only)

Replace

the

system

board.

The

screen

is

blank.

1.

If

the

server

is

attached

to

a

KVM

switch,

bypass

the

KVM

switch

to

eliminate

it

as

a

possible

cause

of

the

problem:

connect

the

monitor

cable

directly

to

the

correct

connector

on

the

rear

of

the

server.

2.

Make

sure

that:

v

The

server

is

turned

on.

If

there

is

no

power

to

the

server,

see

“Power

problems”

on

page

53.

v

The

monitor

cables

are

connected

correctly.

v

The

monitor

is

turned

on

and

the

brightness

and

contrast

controls

are

adjusted

correctly.

v

Only

a

single

beep

sounds

when

the

server

is

turned

on.

Important:

In

some

memory

configurations,

the

3-3-3

beep

code

might

sound

during

POST,

followed

by

a

blank

monitor

screen.

If

this

occurs

and

the

Boot

Fail

Count

option

in

the

Start

Options

of

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

is

enabled,

you

must

restart

the

server

three

times

to

reset

the

configuration

settings

to

the

default

configuration

(the

memory

connector

or

bank

of

connectors

is

enabled).

3.

Make

sure

that

the

correct

server

is

controlling

the

monitor,

if

applicable.

4.

Make

sure

that

damaged

BIOS

code

is

not

affecting

the

video;

see

“Recovering

from

BIOS

update

failure”

in

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

.

5.

See

“Solving

undetermined

problems”

in

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

.

The

monitor

works

when

you

turn

on

the

server,

but

the

screen

goes

blank

when

you

start

some

application

programs.

1.

Make

sure

that:

v

The

application

program

is

not

setting

a

display

mode

that

is

higher

than

the

capability

of

the

monitor.

v

You

installed

the

necessary

device

drivers

for

the

application.

2.

Run

video

diagnostics

(see

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

).

v

If

the

server

passes

the

video

diagnostics,

the

video

is

good;

see

“Solving

undetermined

problems”

in

the

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

.

v

(Trained

service

technician

only)

If

the

server

fails

the

video

diagnostics,

replace

the

system

board.

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