Dell Latitude C600 User Manual

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electrical outlet.Check for damaged or frayed cables and for bent pins on connectors. It isnormal on some video cable connectors for pins to appear to be missing. Seethe monitor documentation.Check the Video Display Device setting in the system setup program. Touse an external monitor, this option must be set to CRT Mode or SimulMode.Adjust brightness and contrast settings.Run the VESA/VGA Interface tests as described in "DellDiagnostics."Restart the computer.If the problem still exists after you complete the basic checks, fill out the DiagnosticsChecklist as you perform the following steps:1. Turn off the computer, wait a minute, and then turn the computer back on.Adjust the monitor's brightness and contrast controls. Is the monitor readable?Allow one minute for the computer to initialize its components.Yes. The problem is resolved.No. Go to step 2.2. Adjust the display's brightness. Is the full display readable?Yes. The external monitor may be defective. Go to step 3.No. The video controller on the system board may be defective. Call Dellfor technical assistance.3. Turn off the computer and any attached devices. Disconnect all devices from thecomputer. Attach another external monitor to the computer.If you do not have another external monitor, call Dell for technicalassistance.4. Reboot the computer, and adjust the monitor's brightness and contrast. Allowone minute for the computer to initialize its components.Is the monitor readable?Yes. The original monitor is defective. Call Dell for technical assistance.No. Call Dell for technical assistance.No Image Appearson TVBasic Checks:Eliminate possible interference. Turn off nearby fans, fluorescent lights, orhalogen lamps to check for interference from those devices.If you connected a TV to the TV-out connector on your computer and there is nopicture on your TV screen, verify the following connections and settings:A composite video cable is connected to the S-video connector on your