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Dreadnought posted 08-28-99 09:55 PM ET
Just about six hours ago my monitor started acting cray-zeee. It constantly flickers between bright and dark, bright and dark, birght and dark, you get the idea. Also Whenever there should be black on the screen, it takes on a bluish color. Any help would nice.
Dreadnought
Chinese Proverb #IBB32D
"Virginity like bubble- one prick, all gone."
MajiK6pt5 posted 08-28-99 10:27 PM ET
either something is screwing with yer gamma settings (should be able to correct on display control panel under the tab that comes with yer graphics card), or something is very, seriously wrong with yer monitor/drivers/computer
good luck
Koshko posted 08-29-99 12:56 AM ET
How about answering this? My On/Off switch for my monitor doesn't work. Luckily it is stuck on, or I'd be doomed. The only way I can turn it off is unplugging it. I know that isn't good for long term. Any way I can get itside and fix it?
sandworm posted 08-29-99 01:48 AM ET
Has your little brother been messing with the monitor?
OhWell posted 08-29-99 08:00 AM ET
Is the monitor cable plugged in tightly? That can sometimes cause "monitor" problems...
JohnIII posted 08-29-99 12:20 PM ET
How old is it? I have an old monitor on my other PC that flickers if left plugged in (at 640x480 FFS!).
John III
Dreadnought posted 08-29-99 01:20 PM ET
John, the monitor is only about a year old, I got it with my Gateway (shudder) computer. The strange thing is it worked fine up until now.
Sandworm, I dunno, maybe he put a magnet by it
sandworm posted 08-29-99 01:37 PM ET
I had trouble with my Gateway monitor when I first got it, but after two or three reboots and cable checks it started working fine again.
Tech support prime directive: Jiggle those two cables, and call us in the morning.
Beta1 posted 08-30-99 05:50 AM ET
You havnt got it near any large magnetic fields have you? You know the sort of things - large speakers, NMR scanners, particle accelerators that sort of thing?
I have a monitor in the lab thats sitting next to a cable duct in the wall and that causes flickering and blueish tinge.
Beta-1
M_ashwell posted 08-31-99 02:55 PM ET
SMEGGING HELL
NMR machines where do u see them i only ever saw them in research labs in Rone Polenc's ongar aragucultilical research center
Beta1 posted 08-31-99 03:13 PM ET
Well Ok I dont have a NMR machine - but there was one at my old university. Believe me you would not want to put a monitor next to one. Equally I'm just guessing about particle accelerators.
But electron microscopes also have sizeable magnetic fields so I would avoid those as well.
Beta-1
Hasn't got a particle accelerator but is getting a confocal microscope.
Dreadnought posted 08-31-99 04:59 PM ET
Yep, I found out what the problem is, I just don't think I can fix it. I unplugged the monitor from the puter and discovered one of the little metal prongs was bent at about a right angle. In the process on straightening it out, it, well, snapped right off. Oops. Guess I'll have to deal with the flickering for another year till I can trade this piece in.....
OhWell posted 08-31-99 08:30 PM ET
I told you it was the cable.
If you are handy with a soldering iron, it's not hard to replace the connector.
JohnIII posted 09-01-99 03:24 AM ET
And if you're not it's not hard to burn yourself....
John III
OhWell posted 09-01-99 01:49 PM ET
In that case, you get a friend who is good with a soldering iron.
sandworm posted 09-02-99 12:35 PM ET
...or a friend that heals quickly and doesn't hold a grudge.
OhWell posted 09-02-99 12:52 PM ET
Gee guys. I�ve done it and I�ve still got all nine of my fingers (oops)�
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Author	Topic: Argh, my moniter is freaking out, I need a little tech support.
Dreadnought	posted 08-28-99 09:55 PM ET Just about six hours ago my monitor started acting cray-zeee. It constantly flickers between bright and dark, bright and dark, birght and dark, you get the idea. Also Whenever there should be black on the screen, it takes on a bluish color. Any help would nice. Dreadnought Chinese Proverb #IBB32D "Virginity like bubble- one prick, all gone."
MajiK6pt5	posted 08-28-99 10:27 PM ET either something is screwing with yer gamma settings (should be able to correct on display control panel under the tab that comes with yer graphics card), or something is very, seriously wrong with yer monitor/drivers/computer good luck
Koshko	posted 08-29-99 12:56 AM ET How about answering this? My On/Off switch for my monitor doesn't work. Luckily it is stuck on, or I'd be doomed. The only way I can turn it off is unplugging it. I know that isn't good for long term. Any way I can get itside and fix it?
sandworm	posted 08-29-99 01:48 AM ET Has your little brother been messing with the monitor?
OhWell	posted 08-29-99 08:00 AM ET Is the monitor cable plugged in tightly? That can sometimes cause "monitor" problems...
JohnIII	posted 08-29-99 12:20 PM ET How old is it? I have an old monitor on my other PC that flickers if left plugged in (at 640x480 FFS!). John III
Dreadnought	posted 08-29-99 01:20 PM ET John, the monitor is only about a year old, I got it with my Gateway (shudder) computer. The strange thing is it worked fine up until now. Sandworm, I dunno, maybe he put a magnet by it
sandworm	posted 08-29-99 01:37 PM ET I had trouble with my Gateway monitor when I first got it, but after two or three reboots and cable checks it started working fine again. Tech support prime directive: Jiggle those two cables, and call us in the morning.
Beta1	posted 08-30-99 05:50 AM ET You havnt got it near any large magnetic fields have you? You know the sort of things - large speakers, NMR scanners, particle accelerators that sort of thing? I have a monitor in the lab thats sitting next to a cable duct in the wall and that causes flickering and blueish tinge. Beta-1
M_ashwell	posted 08-31-99 02:55 PM ET SMEGGING HELL NMR machines where do u see them i only ever saw them in research labs in Rone Polenc's ongar aragucultilical research center
Beta1	posted 08-31-99 03:13 PM ET Well Ok I dont have a NMR machine - but there was one at my old university. Believe me you would not want to put a monitor next to one. Equally I'm just guessing about particle accelerators. But electron microscopes also have sizeable magnetic fields so I would avoid those as well. Beta-1 Hasn't got a particle accelerator but is getting a confocal microscope.
Dreadnought	posted 08-31-99 04:59 PM ET Yep, I found out what the problem is, I just don't think I can fix it. I unplugged the monitor from the puter and discovered one of the little metal prongs was bent at about a right angle. In the process on straightening it out, it, well, snapped right off. Oops. Guess I'll have to deal with the flickering for another year till I can trade this piece in.....
OhWell	posted 08-31-99 08:30 PM ET I told you it was the cable. If you are handy with a soldering iron, it's not hard to replace the connector.
JohnIII	posted 09-01-99 03:24 AM ET And if you're not it's not hard to burn yourself.... John III
OhWell	posted 09-01-99 01:49 PM ET In that case, you get a friend who is good with a soldering iron.
sandworm	posted 09-02-99 12:35 PM ET ...or a friend that heals quickly and doesn't hold a grudge.
OhWell	posted 09-02-99 12:52 PM ET Gee guys. I�ve done it and I�ve still got all nine of my fingers (oops)�