RE: [OT] Weird acting monitor

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah yes - but have you swapped the other good monitor over to the VGA
lead from the bad monitor - this will prove whether the signal from the
graphics card is good or not.

If it's ok - then it's likely the monitor is duff, otherwise something else
is wrong.

Obvious but easy to miss sometimes.

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ho Yin Ng
> Sent: 22 February 2008 10:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Weird acting monitor
>
> Yes absolutely certain.
>
> I have two monitors that are identical and the picture does display on
> the working monitor.
>
> I do not know if the boot screen is shown though. I'll try that
> tonight.
>
> But regardless if I pick a lower resolution it should still show! It
> shows on the other monitor
>
> Thanks
>
> Ho Yin
>
> On 22/02/2008, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hardware failure aside, it sounds to me like it's receiving a
mode
> that it can't display - are you ABSOLUTELY sure that the resolution
and
> particularly the refresh rate are set to 1280x1024 and 60Hz?
> >
> >  May be worth setting the graphics card to this again on another
> monitor and swapping straight over to the problem LCD. I'd also try
> setting 1024x768 at 60Hz too.
> >
> >  Does the BIOS screen and windows bootup graphics show when the
PC is
> booted?
> >
> >  Paul.
> >
> >
> >  > -----Original Message-----
> >  > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> >  > Of Ho Yin Ng
> >  > Sent: 22 February 2008 10:09
> >  > To: ukha_d
> >  > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Weird acting monitor
> >  >
> >  > My second TFT is playing up!
> >  >
> >  > I thought it was my graphics card so I change it,  but it
is not.
> >  >
> >  > Basically it is a Samsung 17" monitor that I use as my
secondary
> one
> >  > and it keeps displaying the message something like not
optimal
> display
> >  > resolution - 1280x1024 60hz which flashes all over the
screen.
> >  >
> >  > Now the resolution is set correctly, I've tried a different
> monitor
> >  > and it works, I've swapped leads etc so it is definately
the
> monitor -
> >  > any ideas if this can be fixed easily? Or would it be best
to just
> buy
> >  > a new one.
> >  >
> >  > I have to say I have had a lot of problems with these
Samsung
> TFTs. I
> >  > think this is the 4th one I went through via warranty but
now it
> is
> >  > past the warranty period.
> >  >
> >  > How long are these monitors meant to last?
> >  >
> >  > Can anyone recommend a new monitor? I am not sure I want to
buy
> another
> >  > Samsung.
> >  >
> >  > Ho Yin
> >  >
> >  >
> >
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