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Monitor shrunk
Name: Langener Date: January 2, 2003 at 17:22:26 Pacific OS: Me CPU/Ram: 400/256
Comment:
My 3 year old monitor screen shrunk from it's 17" down to about 12" screen from one day to the next. All adjustments width and height are at their max. The 12" screen is nice and clear and one could work with, but not for long after 3 years of 17"! Is it dead? Al.
Name: Madman Date: January 2, 2003 at 19:09:27 Pacific
Reply:
Have you check the device manager? Maybe the system thinks it is a smaller monitor.
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Response Number 2
Name: ben rogers Date: January 2, 2003 at 21:53:59 Pacific
Reply:
Change the refresh rate. Right click on desktop, properties, settings, advanced, monitor, drop down list.
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Response Number 3
Name: The Judge1 Date: January 2, 2003 at 22:08:51 Pacific
Reply:
This one is extremely tricky. Did you leave your room wide open and left it unattended? Your friends are probably messing with you. Maybe somebody took it and replaced it with a smaller monitor. Check the model and serial number at the back to make sure that it is your monitor. I mean, who has the power to shrink a monitor?
Seriously, it could be the setting or the monitor itself. Right clikck on desktop, properties, setting, then adjust the screen area. To double check, go to Dos prompt, press alt Tab at the same time. See if you still have a 12 inch monitor, then post back.
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Response Number 4
Name: Richard59 Date: January 3, 2003 at 04:34:08 Pacific
Reply:
try the monitor on a different PC if you can. This will tell you if the problem is in the monitor or your system. If the monitor is ok then look to VGA card. If you have onboard graphics then the mobo may be toast. A bit of experimenting should isolate the offending hardware.
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Response Number 5
Name: Langener Date: January 3, 2003 at 08:51:20 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry fellows, ofcourse I meant the screen size went from 17" to about 12". Also I should have mentioned that the monitor was hooked up to two other Computers with the same results. So, it must be a monitor problem. Thanks to all of you. Al.
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