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| 705167 | 2008-09-14 02:08:00 | My monitor is acting really wierd. Monitor IBM 2237 C71. SR9-8Mb SDRam. Refresh rate "optimal'. Hardware acceleratioin "Full". Active desktop. High colour [16bit]. 1024 x 768 pixels. Small Fonts. System: Pentium[r] ll Processor. Intel MMX[TM] Techology. 256MB. Running Windows98 4.10.1998. Problem: When it first comes on you see the Windows98 screen which is perfect rectangle. Then it brings up all the other bits on screen, ie desktop with shortcut icons etc. Now we have the problem. It is no longer a rectangle shape, it has curved sides shrinking inwards at middle part, and top/bottom parts go off side of screen. Have tried playing around with the monitor control buttons but can't get rid of the curved sides at all. Is it the video card, monitor tube, or maybe the Windows program? I don't have another screen to see if it definitely is a monitor problem. Have done a system scan but it says there are no errors. When I look at hardware there are no question marks beside the monitor indicating a problem. Appreciate any ideas to get the "ole girl' back on her feet. Been really solid and reliable up until the last week or so. Haven't installed any new programs lately, so it's not that. No viruses registering with Avast either. Cheers, Marg. |
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| 705168 | 2008-09-14 02:46:00 | Has the monitor settings got a Factory default/reset or a Deguss option ? If so try those, then try reconfiguring the curve if its still there. What sometimes works - unplug the monitor from the Power - Leave it a while 15- 20 minutes then plug back in. I had one doing strange things and that fixed it. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 705169 | 2008-09-14 03:43:00 | On ye ole CRT's you could get symptoms like this with a resolution or refresh rate outside the specs - is it "plug n pray"? Try lowering the refresh rate. | SaAB (1292) | ||
| 705170 | 2008-09-14 04:29:00 | Hi wainuitech Yes, I did a degauss [gave me hell of a fright too, lol] and also returned settings to factory preset . And I unplugged the Monitor from the box unit when I did a cleanout of dust etc inside the box . Maybe I didn't leave it long enough . Will unplug it overnight for good measure . May end up using your bigger hammer . Hi SaAB I think it is plug and play, because I used a Recovery Disk to do a full recovery of Windows about a year ago . The monitor manual gives a table of Factory Set Display modes, and has 2 specs for 1024x768 . One is 75 Hz refresh with 60kHz, the other is 85 Hz with 68 . 7 kHz horizontal frequency . Thanks for the ideas, will let you know what happens . Cheers . |
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