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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 24 | 12/7/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I just switched from a 17" Computer monitor to an Acer 24" monitor.Some letters are missing on the ... A: Yep thats it. Just right click it and choose remove or uninstall. Before you remove it make sure you ... | ||
| waves | 12/7/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I have a CRT 19" about 6 years old monitor and recently after it switches to STAND BY, instead of ... A: Its most likely the monitor, but don't give up on it yet, Try these things: 1)purchase some canned ... | ||
| Monitor Flicker | 12/6/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I purchased an HP m8200n PC with a HP w2207 monitor. It seems to run great, however the monitor ... A: First update to the newest drivers for your tv tuner: ... | ||
| Monitor blanksk out when I increase the brightness | 12/6/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I have a dell Inspiron 6400 ( 1 yr old ). When I am using the laptop on battery and try increasing ... A: laptop screen brightness will automatically dim when using the battery. You need to go into power ... | ||
| monitor diffrent brands | 12/6/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: can my sony flat monitor be connected to a dell computer, maybe a adapter A: If the sony monitor uses VGA then no adapters are needed. If it uses DVI (white plug) then you can ... | ||
| To switch off or not. | 12/5/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: Is it bad for the life expectancy of a 19" wide flat screen LCD monitor to remain permanently on ... A: The power inverter will wear, but it is gonna wear anyway. Just keep it blown out by using canned ... | ||
| Monitor error | 12/5/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I have a compaq crt monitor. It starts normal. Shows win 2000 opening screen. Then is shows error... ... A: It usually mean the desktop settings are out of the supported zone of the monitor. When the computer ... | ||
| Dell 19" Monitor | 12/4/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I purchased this monitor in 2003. When I turn on the monitor during these days, the screen vibrates ... A: Lets try the quick fixes first. 1) purchase some canned air from a local office supply store and ... | ||
| No Signal | 12/4/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I'm hoping you can help with my problem with my monitor. I have an LCD monitor connected to my ... A: Well the function keys are different for different laptops. Basically the should be a FN key ... | ||
| 19 | 12/3/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My son hit the front of our Dell e193fp 19" monitor with a toy. It worked for about a week with ... A: I can't find anything thats says if they are the same or not. I am still looking though. But on a ... | ||
| Monitor won't stay on | 12/3/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My computer monitor is probably only about 6 months old, but most of the time when I turn on my ... A: Try using the buttons on the front of the monitor to enter the menu and set it to the factory ... | ||
| Not Fix Yet | 12/2/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I asked before about monitor problem and i received the answer on ... A: How are you connecting to the TV? If you are using VGA output of the laptop and the TV has a HDMI ... | ||
| 24" Acer Monitor has gaps in test [letters] | 12/2/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I just switched from a 17" Computer monitor to an Acer 24" monitor.Some letters are missing on the ... A: First right click "my computer", choose manage, then click device manager. expand the display ... | ||
| 19 | 11/30/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My son hit the front of our Dell e193fp 19" monitor with a toy. It worked for about a week with ... A: ohh in that case: You can check ebay - there are alot of monitors being sold for parts on there. You ... | ||
| LCD Monitor | 11/29/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I am having a problem with a new monitor I just bought. The monitor is an Acer 19 inch flat panel. ... A: Go to the nvidia control panel in control panel and make sure it sees the monitor correctly. Then go ... | ||
| Intermittent Monitor | 11/29/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My gateway monitor has become intermittent. Goes Black, it turn it off and back on it comes back on ... A: First turn off hybernation in the control panel /power options. Make sure you have the updated video ... | ||
| Monitor Problem | 11/28/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I had a Lacie CRT monitor that was about 3 years old. There was a faint white line that would ... A: the problem is that the video card is sometimes reverting to the analog connection as the default ... | ||
| LCD-Monitor/TV-Receiver | 11/27/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: This might sound wacky, but can a computer LCD monitor be converted into a LCD TV? Is there some ... A: easiest way would be to just pick up a TV tuner card and install it into the PC. You can watch TV ... | ||
| Lines of distortion on monitor | 11/27/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: For awhile every time I turned my monitor on there would be two bars of distorted picture on the top ... A: If this is an LCD flat screen set the monitor back to the default settings using the buttons on the ... | ||
| 19" Dell e193fp monitor is black | 11/27/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My son hit the front of our Dell e193fp 19" monitor with a toy. It worked for about a week with ... A: Try unplugging it for a few days to let it discharge. then plug it back in without a connection to ... | ||
| External monitor not connected | 11/26/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: Dear sir i have vaio laptop i tried to connected to external plasma monitor 42" but the signal ... A: To connect your laptop to the plasme screen you'll need to go download the newest video driver's for ... | ||
| Laptop Monitor Problem | 11/26/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My laptop has a blue horizontal line appearing on the left side of the screen. Why did this problem ... A: Make sure you are using the most current video drivers. You can also use some canned air and blow ... | ||
| Connect laptop to TV Plasma | 11/25/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: In the past I used many times my laptop TOSHIBA to connect it to my TV set. Now I have a new TOSHIBA ... A: First you want to find the extra video ports (VGA, S-Video, ect). You'll also want the newest driver ... | ||
| monitor go's black | 11/25/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I just had xp reinstalled in my computer i had try to change the resolution and when i did now my ... A: the list of files when you try to enter safe mode is normal. Safe mode also take a little longer to ... | ||
| NO signal going through the monitor | 11/24/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I recently built a new computer and I'm not getting any signal (nothing showing up on my 22' hp ... A: If there is onboard video and you are using an addon card you may have to boot from the onboard ... | ||
| Laptop screen has what looks like black spot with line through it | 11/22/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: The top of my screen has what looks like a black inkspot..and what looks like a line in the middle ... A: Try blowing out the monitor vent holes with some canned air. Then i would let the monitor sit with ... | ||
| PC games display off center | 11/21/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: When i run a PC game such as AOE III or Gothic II it displays off center and I can not see the ... A: check the settings within the game itself. It may be that the game screen settings are set to a ... | ||
| LCD Monitors | 11/21/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I am interested in getting a flat screen. Any brands to avoid? Any brands you strongly reccomend? Do ... A: Avoid any generic brands you never heard of. Most monitors still use VGA cables, a few use DVI. My ... | ||
| Monitor, video or motherboard problem | 11/20/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: Recently my Samsung SyncMaster 940Bx started showing blue/white lines and really acting up when I ... A: Sounds like it could be video, but the card is prob OK. First thing you should do is get the most up ... | ||
| MONITOR IN TWO HALVES DISPLAY | 11/20/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: recently i swapped hard drives mine and another one from another computer after using the other ... A: the video driver may have become corrupted. Download the most current driver available. Do not ... | ||
| Screensaver/Power Down | 11/20/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: "I have my monitor set to power down after 10 minutes while set on 'Home/Office Desk' power scheme. ... A: Not really since when a screen saver is running the computer sees it as something is going on for ... | ||
| Monitor Flickering!!!! | 11/19/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: Ok, this problem is driving me absolutely nuts... I just recently upgraded my monitor from a 19" to ... A: Make sure you are using the newest driver from Nvidia. Then reset the monitor to the defaults using ... | ||
| Samsung SyncMaster 731n Monitor | 11/19/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My screen has wavy lines all over it and it makes it very difficult to read. It just started a week ... A: Install the newest drivers for your video card these can be obtained from the manufacturer of the ... | ||
| monitor problem | 11/19/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: When I booted up the other morning my monitor was extremely dark and difficult to see. I played ... A: First try updating the video driver. If it is a nvidia or ati card you can get the drivers from ... | ||
| Laptop monitor | 11/17/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop M45 S265. I bought this computer about 3 years ago and has been ... A: How long did you wait after opening it? It might take awhile if there is a lot to load after ... | ||
| Mojitor Problems | 11/17/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My computer monitor will not come on. The amber light will turn to green when I move the mouse. ... A: Try these: Purchase some canned air from an office supply store and blow out all the vent holes of ... | ||
| LaCie CRT loosing blacks | 11/17/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: My LaCie 19" CRT has been loosing it's blacks For instance, print on Safari looks more gray than ... A: Some basic things you can try: Clean out the monitor using some canned air to blow it out. Try ... | ||
| monitor problem | 11/16/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: When I booted up the other morning my monitor was extremely dark and difficult to see. I played ... A: Have you cleaned the PC or the monitor lately? Purchase some canned air from a local office supply ... | ||
| samsung syncmaster 731n | 11/16/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: Chris, my monitor keeps flashing " auto adjustment locked" in the middle of the screen and it is ... A: I don't know the exact setting because this will differ from monitor to monitor. You can look in the ... | ||
| monitor issues? | 11/16/2007 | Chris Morrison |
| Q: tonight to the right of my monior(emachine)there's an array of colors that constantly move up on the ... A: Some quick fixes: Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to set it back to factory defaults-or ... | ||
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Chris Morrison
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All types of monitor and viewing problems
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15 years experience with building and repairing computers allexperts.com Associates in Information Technology A certified
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