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Monitor problem on startup

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Name: TheHours
Date: August 14, 2005 at 09:26:56 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 1.8 Ghz Pentium 3 / 256 M
Comment:

When I start-up my computer, my monitor has streaks and lines that distort all of the images. Basically, the monitor cannot display the images on first start-up; but when I restart the computer, it displays everything normally. I thought it might have been a problem with the frame rates on the monitor, but I tried every different rate and that didn't seem to make a difference. I'll try to get a picture up soon.



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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: August 14, 2005 at 09:47:18 Pacific
Reply:

Could be a video card problem. What card do you have? did you change or update drivers? Did you play with the screen resolution & refresh rates?

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Response Number 2
Name: ham30
Date: August 14, 2005 at 10:07:15 Pacific
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I agree that it's probably a video card problem. You could try reseating it.


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Response Number 3
Name: TheHours
Date: August 14, 2005 at 11:19:39 Pacific
Reply:

ok ill try.. i think i did install a new driver... i have a nvidia geforce (not sure what model though)


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Response Number 4
Name: ghimpe--
Date: August 14, 2005 at 11:59:35 Pacific
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Take a picture of desktop (Press Print Screen on your keyboard and then paste the image into Paint and save it.)

Then, when the monitor works OK view the image, if it looks OK, then the problem lies in the Monitor, if it looks with lines and stuff the problem lies in the video-card/software.

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Response Number 5
Name: Rich Mentzel
Date: August 14, 2005 at 12:17:05 Pacific
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Sounds more like monitor on its way out to me.


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Response Number 6
Name: TheHours
Date: August 15, 2005 at 13:54:02 Pacific
Reply:

ghimpe, thanks a lot.. ill give that a try


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Response Number 7
Name: ghimpe--
Date: August 15, 2005 at 15:03:46 Pacific
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Glad to be helpfull..:D

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Response Number 8
Name: TheHours
Date: August 15, 2005 at 20:34:21 Pacific
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i tried the print screen.. heres the link
http://www.geocities.com/candlelitrunway/dont_delete/print.JPG ~ I'm hosting it off my band website.

I think its a combination of the monitor and the graphics card. Though it looks pretty bad in the print screen, it looks even worse in person.


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Response Number 9
Name: ghimpe--
Date: August 16, 2005 at 01:53:26 Pacific
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It sounds to me that the monitor is OK (to be 100% sure you could test it on another computer)

To fix your problem i would start with unnisntalling the video drivers and then installing the latest drives you can find on the mfgr's website. Also you could try some a little bit older drives because sometimes the latest drives don't work that great.

Also you could reseat the video card in it's slot, make sure it is inserted all the way and that it is not tilted or not perfectly perpendicular to the mobo.

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Response Number 10
Name: TheHours
Date: August 22, 2005 at 11:22:21 Pacific
Reply:

i already reseated the graphics card. i'll try using the monitor on a different comp. thanks everyone


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