4.0 Troubleshooting

4.4 Given a scenario, troubleshoot common video and display issues.

• Common symptoms
  
  
  • VGA mode
  
  
  
  • No image on screen
  
  
  
  • Overheat shutdown
  
  
  
  • Dead pixels
  
  
  
  • Artifacts
  
  
  
  • Color patterns incorrect
  
  
  
  • Dim image
  
  
  
  • Flickering image
  
  
  
  • Distorted image
  
  
  
  • Discoloration (degaussing)
  
  
  
  • BSOD

    When Microsoft Windows encounters a condition that compromises safe system operation, the system halts. This condition is called a bug check. It is also commonly referred to as a system crash, a kernel error, a Stop error, or BSOD. A hardware device, its driver, or related software might have caused this error.

    
    

    

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