So usually my monitor displays everything on the screen, as in there is no black border around the edge. Today I turn on my computer and for some reason it has about 3 inches of black border around my desktop which made everything pretty cramped. I found this odd enough and decided to restart my computer. Once restarted the black border around my desktop was reduced to about 1 inch, but the display still isn't back to normal. I can tell because my mouse is able to go into the black area, and I know before it was limited by the borders. Anyway I'm not quite sure what the problem is, I'm thinking maybe I should try to take out and re-put in my video card? The only thing I could think of is that the card wasn't put in securely, but I've been using it for about a month and a half now and everything was fine until today. I also tried tinkering around with the options on my monitor, but nothing seemed to adjust it. Any specific things I should be trying to change in my computers monitor? Such as pincushion and ect? Any help is appreciated.

If it is only a month and a half old I wouldn't mess with it You may void the warranty. Call Compaq.

Nah I've had this computer for about 18 months now, the monitor for about 2 1/2 years. I should probably invest in a new monitor haha.

Low voltage can cause things like that. Are you sharing a circuit with something that draws alot of current? Maybe a problem with the power company.

My first thought is the monitor is going. I just invested in a LCD and it is great. They are coming down in price. 17" are now about $200.

Hi, You guys wanna laugh? Something like this happened to me at work and OtheHill, your reply brought this memory! I had just received a desk fan. When I plugged it in and placed it next to the monitor, the screen appeared to shrink and also appeared to pop, as soon as I turned the fan on. I called the company's engineer and told him that we might have a short in the wiring. He said that the magnet in the fan's motor was causing inductance and all I needed to do was move the fan away from the screen. No sooner did I do that, it worked fine. Mark, by any chance, do you have anything like a speaker, a fan, or anything that you placed near the monitor that has a large magnet? Veets

Nah I don't believe I have anything like around my computer, although there might be something hiding around. I'll be sure to give it a second look. I found the V. Size and H. Size buttons and I was able to make it kind of like it used to be, and it covers up those pesky borders. My only problem now is that my mouse can still go through the borders of my monitor and it becomes somewhat troublesome during gaming. Any way to lock the borders?