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Display settings
Name: Shaky Date: August 23, 2008 at 01:57:56 Pacific OS: XP SP2 CPU/Ram: 1300Mhz Product: IBM R40 think pad
Comment:
I recently and stupidly changed a display setting on my Think pad now when windows loads up i get to see the boot screen then it all goes black and i see nothing but I hear windows still loading, is there anyone who can help me pls
Name: The_Oracle Date: August 23, 2008 at 03:38:02 Pacific
Reply:
boot into safe mode and revert the display settings.
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Response Number 2
Name: Shaky Date: August 23, 2008 at 03:46:51 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry forgot to mention it won't boot into safemode
Aaaaahhhhh!!!!
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Response Number 3
Name: Sci-Guy Date: August 23, 2008 at 09:10:27 Pacific
Reply:
Try each of these combinations of keys: either Fn + F3, Fn + F5, Fn + F8, or Fn + F9. You may have inadvertently switched the display to an external monitor (even though one isn't present).
Please let us know if you found someone's advice to be helpful.
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Response Number 4
Name: bazzab Date: August 23, 2008 at 13:34:14 Pacific
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Hi, Is your Thinkpad a T41 or T42? If it is it might not be anything you've done. These models are known to have problems with the ATI graphics chip. Hope its not but.. I've dealt with loads of these boards, most of them had this problem.
Computers... designed to entertain,help with work but most of all to frustrate you!
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Response Number 5
Name: bazzab Date: August 23, 2008 at 13:36:47 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry! just noticed the reference to R40!
Computers... designed to entertain,help with work but most of all to frustrate you!
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Response Number 6
Name: Shaky Date: August 23, 2008 at 17:11:14 Pacific
Reply:
no it is not switched to external monitor... I have had an external monitor on it and i get the same result... The setting i changed was in the advanced section, it said do not check this unless there is nothing wrong with ur computer... There was nothing wrong as far as i know until i checked that setting...
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