Hardware & Network TroubleshootingQuestion 84 of 100
A monitor displays a distorted image with wrong colors. What should be checked first?
a.The network switch
b.The keyboard battery
c.The hard drive capacity
d.The video cable and connection, then GPU driver
Explanation
Color and image distortion usually trace to a loose or damaged video cable or a driver problem, so check those first. Storage and network components do not affect display color.
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