Dell Inspiron 1150 - Manual (Page 54)

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Solving Problems
www
.dell.com | support.dell.com If only part of the display is readable
Scanner Problems
A DJUST THE W INDOWS DISPLAY SETTINGS —
1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2 Click Appearance and Themes.
3 Click the area you want to change or click the Display icon.
4 Try different settings for Color quality and Screen resolution.
S EE " E RROR M ESSAGES " — If an error message appears, see page 51.
C ONNECT AN EXTERNAL MONITOR —
1 Turn off your computer and connect an external monitor to the computer.
2 Turn on the computer and the monitor, and adjust the monitor brightness and contrast controls.
If the external monitor works, the computer display or video controller may be defective. Contact Dell
(see page 90).
C HECK THE POWER CABLE CONNECTION — Ensure that the scanner power cable is firmly connected
to a working electrical power source and that the scanner is turned on.
C HECK THE SCANNER CABLE CONNECTION — Ensure that the scanner cable is firmly connected to the
computer and to the scanner.
U NLOCK THE SCANNER — Ensure that your scanner is unlocked if it has a locking tab or button.
R EINSTALL THE SCANNER DRIVER — See the scanner documentation for instructions.