Hardware and Network Troubleshooting: Given a scenario, troubleshoot common video, projector, and display issues Flashcards
One long beep followed by eight beeps on startup on an American Megatrends BIOS is most likely what issue?
Missing or defective video card
Where would you go to disable an installed video card?
BIOS
A consistent flickering on a monitor is most likely what
Using a refresh rate that is too low (can often cause image flickering)
A buzzing noise from the bottom of the display assembly on a laptop is most likely what
The inverter board
If after installing a video card nothing displays on the monitor, what should you check first?
To see if the video card was seated properly
On a Windows XP computer, upon boot, the display is blank and the computer beeps once. What is the most likely issue?
The monitor may not be receiving enough power, or the monitor is dying
Four primary sources of display problems for monitors are?
- Video driver
- Monitor
- Video adapter card
- Video cable
You’ve installed RAM and it is properly seated, but the reported memory is lower than actual physical memory. Why might this be?
Shared video memory
