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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: sonia oleksuik on September 14, 2005, 04:08:51 PM

Title: monitor
Post by: sonia oleksuik on September 14, 2005, 04:08:51 PM

my monitor is acting up,  on start up the screen is blotchy and you can't read much of anything, moving the mouse changes the screen as if you're in a weird paint mode.
rebooting the computer fixed the problem, but the next day the same thing.
is this a problem with the monitor or the computer?

Title: Re: monitor
Post by: merlin_2 on September 14, 2005, 04:28:14 PM

check that all cable connections.........are well scewed home.......check that you have the correct video drivers......does this happen in all modes......more info/data  maybe needed........

Title: Re: monitor
Post by: pcdoc4christ on September 14, 2005, 09:15:30 PM

Sonia:

If the cable connection to the back of the monitor and from the monitor to the back of the computer are both secure, try this:

* Move any devices away from the monitor that may be causing interference (speakers, another monitor, a microwave oven, an air conditioner, a cell phone).

* Press the buttons on your monitor and select the degauss option (it will be a symbol that looks like a horse shoe with a diagonal line through it).

* Check that the refresh rate for your monitor is not set too high: Right-click on the Windows desktop and choose Properties.  Select the Settings tab and click Advanced.  Select the Monitor tab and choose a lower number (70 Hertz or lower) for the screen refresh rate.  Select Apply, OK and OK.

* Have a tech savvy friend replace the video card or check for a conflict between the video card and the motherboard's onboard video controller.  A recently added expansion card may also be conflicting with the video card, so have her try removing this as well.

* Or have her try downloading and installing the latest video card drivers as M_2 suggested.

Let us know if our suggestions don't do the trick.
Doc

Title: Re: monitor
Post by: Raptor on September 15, 2005, 08:46:33 AM

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my monitor is acting up,  on start up the screen is blotchy and you can't read much of anything, moving the mouse changes the screen as if you're in a weird paint mode.
rebooting the computer fixed the problem, but the next day the same thing.
is this a problem with the monitor or the computer?

More information needed.