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titilucky

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    CRT Monitor Install
    « on: November 29, 2008, 09:44:00 AM »
    I've been given a PC that's supposed to have Win XP.  I connected a monitor to it and turn the PC on.  The only thing on the monitor screen is lines.  My guess is that I need to install a driver for the monitor but how could I do that when I can't see if Win XP is working or not?  All this is new to me.  I never had problems with monitors before.  How can you help me?     ???  Thanks!
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    Re: CRT Monitor Install
    « Reply #1 on: November 29, 2008, 10:32:23 AM »
    Most monitors require no drivers so i would try another one to test...
    It's hard to say what exactly is installed on that machine as it was just given to you.
    They may have simply wiped everything off it before passing it on.
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      Re: CRT Monitor Install
      « Reply #2 on: December 08, 2008, 09:17:16 AM »
      I thank you for your inputs and pardon the delay.  I was waiting to try a different monitor and, sure enough, this other one worked fine.
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      Re: CRT Monitor Install
      « Reply #3 on: December 08, 2008, 09:18:21 AM »
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        « Reply #4 on: December 08, 2008, 10:07:36 AM »
        the problem is probably the xp installation.  when you install xp its only setup up to see the monitor you attached to it.  If your using a LCD in replace of a CRT your going to have some issues.  XP sense hardware changes keep that in mind.
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        Re: CRT Monitor Install
        « Reply #5 on: December 08, 2008, 01:47:57 PM »
        Quote from: squall_01 on December 08, 2008, 10:07:36 AM
        the problem is probably the xp installation.  when you install xp its only setup up to see the monitor you attached to it.  If your using a LCD in replace of a CRT your going to have some issues.  XP sense hardware changes keep that in mind.


        Totally false.

        the only thing the monitor "drivers" do is specify maximum screen resolutions and refresh rates; and DPMS makes the drivers obsolete anyway because that information can be discovered dynamically.

        If you were to switch output from D-SUB to DVI, then there might be issues.
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          Re: CRT Monitor Install
          « Reply #6 on: December 09, 2008, 03:47:19 PM »
          well I had this problem for a while I was using a crt then I moved to an lcd worked for a while then nothing showed.
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          Re: CRT Monitor Install
          « Reply #7 on: December 09, 2008, 04:19:30 PM »
          Quote from: squall_01 on December 09, 2008, 03:47:19 PM
          well I had this problem for a while I was using a crt then I moved to an lcd worked for a while then nothing showed.

          it stopped working likely with a "signal out of range" or something similar when windows booted because the resolution was, you know, out of range.

          This type of problem wouldn't occur at the POST, however.
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            Re: CRT Monitor Install
            « Reply #8 on: December 09, 2008, 04:25:28 PM »
            no like it froze up when I was using it then it wouldnt show anything.
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            Re: CRT Monitor Install
            « Reply #9 on: December 09, 2008, 10:15:01 PM »
            Squall.....I don't know why that might of happened......but changing from CRT to LCD is the exact same as changing mouses or keyboards........Except, without any driver install.
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              Re: CRT Monitor Install
              « Reply #10 on: December 10, 2008, 08:32:27 AM »
              i cant explain it ether like last night but thats todally differnt.  I was running xp I thought it looked for changes in hardware?
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              Re: CRT Monitor Install
              « Reply #11 on: December 10, 2008, 08:46:17 AM »
              Are you asking me a question? ???
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                « Reply #12 on: December 11, 2008, 02:30:23 PM »
                in a certain sense to it
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                Re: CRT Monitor Install
                « Reply #13 on: December 11, 2008, 07:06:14 PM »
                Well......either you're asking me about your hardware, or I just don't fully understand.

                Anyways, does it work at all?
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                  Re: CRT Monitor Install
                  « Reply #14 on: December 11, 2008, 07:25:19 PM »
                  Not sure I have it connected to a diffenrt one at the time
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