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The screen is unreadable
or distorted.
Make sure that:
The display device driver is installed correctly by doing the following:
1. Click on Start and move the cursor to Settings, and Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Control Panel, and then Display.
3. Select the Settings tab.
4. Click on Advanced Properties. The “Adapter/Driver Information”
window appears. Make sure the display driver information in the
window is correct.
The refresh rate setting is set to your display resolution and color depth by
doing the following:
1. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program.
2. Click on LCD (
).
3. (For Windows 95) Click on Properties....
(For Windows NT) Click on Advanced....
4. Make sure that the setting in the next window is correct.
5. Click on OK.
Incorrect characters
appear on the screen.
Did you install the operating system or application program correctly?
If they are installed and configured correctly, have the computer serviced.
The screen stays on even
after you power off your
computer.
Press the reset switch with the tip of a pen and turn off your computer; then turn
it on again.
Missing, discolored, or
bright dots appear on the
screen every time you
power on your computer
(TFT display model.)
This is a characteristic of the TFT technology. Your computer display contains
multiple thin-film transistors (TFTs). A small number of missing, discolored, or
bright dots on the screen might exist all the time.
128 IBM ThinkPad 600 User's Reference
Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42