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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario 1200 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Models: 1255, 1257, 1260, 1262, 1266, and 1267
Screen is blank. Screen save was initiated by Power
Management due to lack of user
activity.
Press any key or touch the Touch Pad.
Display has overheated. If computer is in direct sunlight,
move it and allow it to cool off.
Display is blank and the Suspend icon
is flashing.
System is in Suspend mode. Press any key or touch the Touch Pad.
Internal display is blank and the
screen on an external monitor displays
information.
Display function was switched to the
external monitor.
Use Fn + F3 to switch between LCD
or CRT.
Problem Probable Cause Solution(s)
Internal display flashes or has garbled
characters when computer is connected to
external monitor.
Using 1024 × 768 or higher
resolution on external
monitor and have toggled
back to internal display,
which supports up to
800 × 600.
Restart the computer.
The light tubes on the edge of the display
panel do not light up at all and Power-On
Self-Test (POST) completes when the unit is
powered up.**
Improper backlight or
display cable connections
Replace the display assembly.
Defective inverter board. Replace the display assembly.
Defective display cable. Replace the display assembly.
Defective display panel. Replace the display assembly.
Defective system board. Replace the system board.
The light tubes on the edge of the display
panel do not light up at all and Power-On
Self-Test (POST) does not complete when
the unit is powered up.**
Defective system board. Replace the system board.
Backlight (brightness) cannot be adjusted
with Fn + F7 or
Fn + F8.***
Improper display cable
connections.
1. Reseat the display cable to the
system board.
2. Replace the display assembly.
Defective inverter board. Replace the display assembly.
Defective display cable. Replace the display assembly.
Defective system board. Replace the system board.
Contrast cannot be adjusted with
Fn + F5 or Fn + F6.
Improper display cable
connections.
1. Reseat the display cable to the
system board.
2. Replace the display assembly.
Defective inverter board. Replace the display assembly.
Defective display cable. Replace the display assembly.
Defective system board. Replace the system board.
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