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Thread ID: 29801	2003-02-03 08:10:00	Is my monitor dying or have I done something wrong.	john r (782)	Press F1

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117965	2003-02-03 08:10:00	While I was installing new software and doing a restart the monitor made a funny noise, now when my pc starts up the screen is wonky and the writing is a wishy washy color instead of white on black. I get all the right info but its out of shape, when the desktop loads its all there but the color is wrong. Also when the first failure occurred I had to reconfigured my monitor settings so I could use it. Any help, I am shopping for a new monitor incase it fails altogether. The monitor is a 17 inch KTX, 2 years old being driven by a Nvidia MX440 video card. Any help, jr.	john r (782)
117966	2003-02-03 08:44:00	It sounds like you mite be a bit unlucky and it is the monitor. Monitors normally last a lot lot longer than the life of a computer. Is the screen washed out consistently all over, or is the colour mottled? (installing new software?) can I ask what was being installed, was it anything to do with video card?	euan111 (2829)
117967	2003-02-03 10:02:00	Hi euan111, I was upgrading drivers for display and audio after Win XP install, I am still dual booting with 98SE, when I return to 98 its the same from the boot up to the desktop. The look is washed out all over, its like the power output of the display has decreased. jr.	john r (782)
117968	2003-02-03 10:10:00	Check the monitor FAQs John, and try your monitor on another computer. It could be a video card or driver problem. It doesn't really sound like a monitor failure to me. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
117969	2003-02-04 02:03:00	That sounds as if you are driving it a bit faster than it can handle. Try setting to 640x480, 256 colours. :D Then work up from that.	Graham L (2)
117970	2003-02-04 07:43:00	Thank you for the info, iwill try some of your ideas. JR.	john r (782)
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