A+ Hardware troubleshoot display devices.

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In this session, you will learn to:
Objectives
Test and troubleshoot display devices.
Maintain and troubleshoot input devices.
Test and troubleshoot adapter cards.
Troubleshoot multimedia devices.
Troubleshoot storage devices.
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Display Devices
Following are the common display device issues:
Troubleshoot Monitor is dark or power indicator light is not lit.
No image displayed on the monitor.
Monitor flickers or is distorted.
Monitor turns itself off.
Screen goes blank, flickers, or acts bizarrely when a specific
application is active.
Monitor is on, but display is all white.
Monitor crackles or whines.
Physical damage, internal or external.
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Activity 6-1
Activity on
Troubleshooting Display
Devices
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Maintain and Troubleshoot Input Devices
Before maintaining and troubleshooting input devices, you
need to understand the following:
Common input device issues
Input device maintenance techniques
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Following are the keyboard issues:
Common Input Device Issues
Keys stick.
User with physical limitations is currently unable to use the
standard keyboard.
No input is sent when keys are pressed.
Keyboard-related message or beep codes given during
computer boot.
Wrong characters are displayed on the screen when user
inputs information.
Multimedia buttons not working properly.
New keyboard won’t plug into the same port as the old
keyboard.
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Following are the pointing device issues:
Common Input Device Issues (Contd..)
Mouse pointer jumps around on the screen.
Mouse works sometimes, but not others.
Mouse is not working.
USB mouse is not working properly.
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Following are the various techniques for input device
Input Device Maintenance Techniques
maintenance:
Occasionally disconnect keyboards and mice and gently wipe
them clean.
Clean loose debris from inside a trackball or mouse.
Gently shake an upside-down keyboard to remove debris.
Provide a clean, flat mouse pad or other mousing surface.
To avoid spills that can damage input devices, keep food and
liquids away from computer systems.
Replace cordless device batteries regularly.
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Activity 6-2
Activity on Maintaining
And Troubleshooting
Input Devices
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Cards
Following are the common adapter card issues:
Troubleshoot Adapter Adapter seems to work fine until you replace the system case.
Card works fine in another slot, but not in particular slot.
Card tests fine and slot tests fine, but services are
unavailable.
Services provided by the adapter or a device connected to the
adapter work intermittently.
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Activity 6-3
Activity on
Troubleshooting Adapter
Cards
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Multimedia Following common multimedia device issues:
Troubleshoot Devices
No sound when speakers worked fine before.
No sound when speakers never worked.
Microphone won’t work.
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Activity 6-4
Activity on
Troubleshooting
Multimedia Devices
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Storage Before troubleshooting storage devices, you need to
Troubleshoot Devices
understand the following:
Common storage device issues
Parallel ATA drive troubleshooting tips
SCSI drive troubleshooting tips
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Issues
Following are the hard disk drives issues:
Common Storage Device Error message at booting time.
POST error codes.
Can’t read from or write to the drive.
Drive is making grinding noises.
Data is frequently being corrupted.
Utilities are not running properly.
Hard drive is slow.
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Contd.)
Following are the optical drives issues:
Common Storage Device Issues (Can’t insert or remove disk.
Disk tray stuck.
Cannot read disk.
No sound.
Intermittent problems.
Can’t view DVD movies.
Following are the floppy disks and tape drives issues:
Read/write problems.
Unable to insert a floppy into an internal tape drive.
Unable to insert a tape into an internal tape drive.
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ATA Drive Troubleshooting Following are the tips for troubleshooting PATA drive:
Parallel Tips
For one drive on a channel, configure as Single or Cable
Select.
For two drives per channel, configure as Master and Slave, or
Cable Select.
When removing a drive, configure remaining drive as Single.
Use compatible drive modes.
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ATA Drive Troubleshooting Tips (Contd..)
Following are the tips for troubleshooting SATA drive:
Parallel Make sure controller card is supported.
Make sure controller driver is latest version.
Install driver manually if not detected.
Load controller to bypass drive size limitation.
Use jumpers to limit transfer rate if drive transfer rate higher
than controller rate.
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Following are the tips for troubleshooting SCSI drive:
SCSI Drive Troubleshooting Tips
Always check IDs and termination.
Handle SCSI cable carefully.
For a bootable SCSI disk, enable the SCSI BIOS.
Use proper cables.
Use proper connectors.
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Activity 7-1
Activity on
Troubleshooting Hard
Drive Problems
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Activity 7-3
Activity on
Troubleshooting
Optical Drive Problems
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Summary
In this session, you learned that:
Following are the common adapter card issues:
Card won’t work in one slot.
Card and slot test fine, but services unavailable.
Following are the common display device issues:
Power issue.
Connection or settings issue.
Driver, magnetism, or interference issue.
Color quality or resolution issue.
Following are the input device maintenance techniques:
Clean loose debris from inside a trackball or mouse.
Gently shake an upside-down keyboard to remove debris.
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Summary (Contd.)
Following are the common multimedia device issues:
No sound when speakers worked fine before.
No sound when speakers never worked.
Microphone won’t work.
Following are the common storage device issues:
Boot problems in hard disk drive.
Disk tray stuck in optical drives.
Read/write problems in floppy and tape disk drive
Following are the parallel ATA drive troubleshooting tips:
When removing a drive, configure remaining drive as Single.
Use compatible drive modes.
Install driver manually if not detected
Following are the SCSI drive troubleshooting tips:
Check IDs and termination.
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Handle SCSI cable carefully.