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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: marsman on January 30, 2008, 04:38:05 PM

Title: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: marsman on January 30, 2008, 04:38:05 PM

I changed my hard drive last night to a larger unit, now my monitor has a heavy blue tint.  I can see everything but it's all BLUE.  I tried a system restore point to before I changed the HD (I  cloned the new HD from the old one then removed the old one) but it's still blue.  I'm thinking it's a setting or driver or something.  I tried updating the drivers from the monitor install disk but it said I had the most current one.  Also tried different resolution settings. The monitor is an HP vs19e LCD.  It was working fine before I changed the hard drive.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: stevejohnson1958 on January 30, 2008, 05:02:00 PM

Try reinstalling your display drivers...not the monitor drivers, but your graphics card.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: marsman on January 31, 2008, 04:19:38 PM

I tried reloading the drivers for the video card, no luck with that.  Still have a very blueish screen.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: Broni on January 31, 2008, 04:35:23 PM

Look in your monitor manual, how to access default settings.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: marsman on February 01, 2008, 04:22:57 AM

Tried the factory reset from the menu......still blue.  I'm stumped, maybe the video card went bad????

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: fpsmitch on February 01, 2008, 07:23:43 AM

make sure that the connector is all of the way on.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: Broni on February 01, 2008, 09:25:26 AM

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I tried reloading the drivers for the video card

Uninstall old drivers, first.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: marsman on February 01, 2008, 06:05:37 PM

Quote from: fpsmitch on February 01, 2008, 07:23:43 AM

make sure that the connector is all of the way on.

*censored*, I can't believe I missed that.  Thanks!  Hooked the connectors back up too quickly after changing the HD cuz I wanted to see if it worked.  The connector on the back of the puter was loose.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: Broni on February 01, 2008, 06:10:36 PM

WOW!!!

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: marsman on February 01, 2008, 06:39:00 PM

I know, it was embarrassing to admit, but it may help someone in the future.  lol

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: Broni on February 01, 2008, 06:48:23 PM

Nothing is embarrassing in strange computer world.
Everyone makes stupid mistakes.

Title: Re: HP monitor has blue tint
Post by: fpsmitch on February 05, 2008, 09:39:48 AM

haha it had me stumped...my old comp had tons of prblems and i got all worked up and all it was was the loose connector...were all human i guess...