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Title: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 24, 2007, 04:42:09 PM
Hi, I'm having some trouble with the display on my monitor.  The screen is stretched out horizontally for some reason, and I tried adjusting the display settings but that didn't work. I know its not my computer because I switched the monitor with another one I had, and the new one worked just fine. So, either my monitor is busted or there is something I haven't tried yet. Any ideas?  :-?

Here are the specs for the monitor:

Hewlett Packard
Model No: D5259A
Product No: D5259-60050
S/N: TT95202246

*It came with my HP Pavilion 8660C
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: Ponaris on January 24, 2007, 06:47:54 PM
possibly a stupid question, but the desktop wasn't extended to two monitors, or something similar?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 24, 2007, 07:14:31 PM
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possibly a stupid question, but the desktop wasn't extended to two monitors, or something similar?

no, it wasn't
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: Ponaris on January 24, 2007, 08:33:17 PM
i hope that means that it answered you're problem :)
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: elkswood on January 24, 2007, 11:24:35 PM
im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: patio on January 25, 2007, 11:50:48 AM
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im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

HuH ? ?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: Calum on January 25, 2007, 12:27:03 PM
wangming may have gone, but his spirit lives on . . .
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 25, 2007, 02:44:11 PM
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im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

yeah i tried changing the display settings but it didnt fix the problem. changing the resolution didnt seem to help either...  :-/
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: Fed on January 25, 2007, 02:49:33 PM
Do you have any buttons or knobs on the monitor to fiddle with?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 25, 2007, 03:18:13 PM
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Do you have any buttons or knobs on the monitor to fiddle with?

Yeah, I tried adjusting the screen using the monitor's built in buttons but that didnt work either. I dont know why my monitor is doing this, I just turned it on one day and the screen was stretched out horizontally.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: Fed on January 25, 2007, 03:22:37 PM
Have you re-booted since this started?
Can you try the stretched monitor on a different computer?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: GX1_Man on January 25, 2007, 04:53:46 PM
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im not sure but if u tried the displaysetting fer monitor have u  tried ur  display setting on ur computer ?if not right click desktop go to properties choose settings and change pixels into more or less  it may just be  that cuz ur problem sounds kinda like 1 i had a few weeks back wen i purchased a new flat screen  hope this helps sry if it doesnt and yes u can change ur  pixels back  if it doesnt help.

More English and punctuation and less text messaging crap if you want to be understood. You aren't at this point.  ::)
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: pcfool on January 25, 2007, 05:38:08 PM
check your monitor cable , is there any bend pin?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: stephen.marki on January 25, 2007, 06:19:41 PM
Change the settings on the monitor... Stupid one... Get this guy off the forums... Press the Settings button on your monitor and fix it... Jeeze... LOL j/k
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: patio on January 25, 2007, 06:39:32 PM
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Change the settings on the monitor... Stupid one... Get this guy off the forums... Press the Settings button on your monitor and fix it... Jeeze... LOL j/k

This is uncalled for.
Delete your post and i will delete the reference to it.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: pcfool on January 25, 2007, 06:53:04 PM
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Change the settings on the monitor... Stupid one... Get this guy off the forums... Press the Settings button on your monitor and fix it... Jeeze... LOL j/k

This is uncalled for.
Delete your post and i will delete the reference to it.
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Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 25, 2007, 07:14:24 PM
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Have you re-booted since this started?
Can you try the stretched monitor on a different computer?

Yes, I tried rebooting several times but that didn't help. I also tried the monitor on two other computers, but the screen was still stretched.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 25, 2007, 08:05:10 PM
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check your monitor cable , is there any bend pin?

I checked the monitor cable and none of the pins are bent or broken off.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on January 28, 2007, 11:52:24 AM
Any other ideas anyone?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: henkjan on February 04, 2007, 03:20:36 PM
i have the same problem with my iiyama 514 22 inch..
i can adjust it, but eveytime i reboot my pc, it's stretched again, like the monitor doesn't save the settings.
i have been looking for a fix for over 3 or 4 weeks, and it's realy annoying, i have to re-adjust my monitor settings everytime i reboot my pc, only fix i've heard of is leaving you pc on standby, but i can't do that.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: Fed on February 05, 2007, 11:12:05 PM
Just curious, what resolution are you setting it to?
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: windowsguy89 on February 06, 2007, 05:52:21 PM
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Just curious, what resolution are you setting it to?

Its at 800 x 600. I also tried it at other resolutions but that didn't help.
Title: Re: What is wrong with my monitor!!!???
Post by: SHENGTON on February 06, 2007, 06:19:11 PM
There might be something wrong in your monitor. I suggest to bring that to the computer technicians if you're not expert repairing the monitor.