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| monitor cable or tower | 11/15/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I'll try to describe my senercio: My computer has a blank screen screensaver that was on and then I ...
A: Total tear down: -open the case and pull out the video card and memory chips. -make sure when you ...
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| Monitor in theft deterrent mode | 11/15/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: For two days I have had a gray text box on my Gateway screen reading "Theft Disable Menu...The LCD ...
A: the menu button they are referring to is the buttons on the front of the monitor. there should be a ...
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| SCREEN- MONITOR | 11/15/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: Our screen has developed what looks like a black ink spill. It has grown larger over the weeks and ...
A: You may have dead pixels created by someone poking the screen. use the buttons on the front of the ...
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| Monitor Display | 11/14/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: Usually I leave my computer/monitor running most of the time using a screen saver. I have no ...
A: Most monitor have a native setting that they prefer. The screen setting poping up on the monitor is ...
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| WIDE VS. NON-WIDE MONITOR | 11/13/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My monitor died and I went to Circuit City to buy a new one. Every flat monitor on sale was of the ...
A: Nope you can still get them, but here is something that you might find usefull. LCD monitors are ...
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| 3 monitors | 11/13/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: my problem is that i want to run three screens. i bought a matrox millenium p650 graphics card and ...
A: The cards you want to use have to be using different buses. Ex. one AGP and one PCI. Install the AGP ...
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| Screen shakes for 1-4 minutes on boot up | 11/12/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: Viewsonic 21PS 21" monitor Crt On Several systems via a 4 port Startech USB KVM Switch All systems ...
A: Try purchasing some canned air from your local office supply store and blowing out all the vent ...
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| laptop display problems | 11/12/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My laptop has started to display all black areas as green and white areas as pink, what can I do?
A: Check the manufacturer's website to see if the have updated video drivers. Clean your hard drive ...
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| LaCie CRT loosing blacks | 11/11/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My LaCie 19" CRT has been loosing it's blacks For instance, print on Safari looks more gray than ...
A: Try this # Open the On screen Display. # Go to the “Color” Tab. # Select the desired White Point ...
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| Monitor Display | 11/11/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: Usually I leave my computer/monitor running most of the time using a screen saver. I have no ...
A: Purchase some canned air from an office supply store like staples. Blow the air in all the vent ...
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| LCD monitor goes black | 11/11/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My PC P-III 866 with 256 MB RAM, Intel 810 Motherboard with onboard graphics VGA port and I have WIN ...
A: Quick solutions to try: - Set the monitor back to factory defaults using the menu buttons on the ...
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| Monitor has lost green tint - only blue and red | 11/10/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have an Acer monitor and recently the image has gone pretty much tones of blue and red. I ...
A: Quick solutions to try: - Purchase some canned air from a store like staples and blow out all the ...
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| Desktop problem with new moniotor | 11/10/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My monitor died and I got a new one. Everythng works fine, except: On my desktop a one-inch column ...
A: First update your video drivers so that you have more resolution support. Check the native refresh ...
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| monitor screen gone white | 11/9/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: . the screen on my monitor just goes white when I start the computer .. this has happened all of a ...
A: Have you smelled any weird smells or heard any weird noises? Can you bring up the monitors menu ...
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| Monitor Problems | 11/9/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: SO i just finished building a PC but for some reason when i try to turn on the computer it does not ...
A: Make sure the video card is in the slot all the way. Also make sure it is enabled in the Bios and ...
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| dell 1504FP monitor shutting off when turned on | 11/8/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My monitor shuts off as soon as it comes on. About 2 seconds. You can turn it off and back on the ...
A: Try some basics first. Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to set it back to the factory ...
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| External monitor connected to laptop | 11/8/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My sony 19" flat screen monitor works connected to my sony vaio laptop but will not display video. ...
A: Each screen will have its own idea settings. It also depends on how the video card handles the ...
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| Moniter or video card problem | 11/7/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have a dell flat screen moniter, when I turn on the computer I can hear it booting up but what ...
A: Try some basics first. Use the buttons on the front of the monitor to set it back to the factory ...
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| Monitor Problem | 11/7/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: i have a 20'inch dell screen and when i turn the computer on the screen sometimes does not turn on ...
A: Check with Dell to see if the screen is still under warranty. It should not have that problem, but ...
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| Monitor Spasms | 11/6/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have a ViewSonic Graphic Series G220fb 21 inch crt. I've had it for just over 3 years (warranty ...
A: Try this: Use the menu buttons on the front to set the monitor back to the factory default settings. ...
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| monitor blank | 11/5/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: dimension monitor not working flashing on when unplugged and plugged back in the screen is there but ...
A: The power inverter inside needs to be repaired. There are places online that you can send it to (the ...
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| External monitor connected to laptop | 11/5/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My sony 19" flat screen monitor works connected to my sony vaio laptop but will not display video. ...
A: Make sure you have the newest video drivers installed for your laptop. Is your desktop cloned to ...
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| where's the picture | 11/4/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I had my computer on and viewing a web page when my monitor went black. I rebooted my to computer ...
A: Sounds like a video card problem. Open up the PC and see if you have an actual video card (not on ...
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| Monitor issue | 11/3/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My son's monitor recently starting having some issues where it was having wavy lines throughout the ...
A: First thing to check is if the light on the monitor comes on at all. If it comes on but no picture ...
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| using pc laptop to view pictures on television | 11/3/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have a dell inspiron 8600 laptop and want to view my laptop pictures on my Samsung dlp h52 ...
A: In windows right click the desktop and choose properties. Hook the TV up to the laptop. In the ...
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| monitor with pink stripes | 11/2/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: over the past week, every once in a while our computer screen would get a pink or green tint to it. ...
A: Most likely the monitor is going bad. You can try cleaning it. Purchase some canned air from a local ...
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| monitor image is degrading | 11/2/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: My dell 1200HS started to show intermittent blurring and minor image shaking on the left side of the ...
A: Most likely the monitor is going bad. You can try cleaning it. Purchase some canned air from a local ...
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| portable generators | 11/1/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: would a power surge from a portable generator damage a computer if it were protected with one of the ...
A: Yes. generator are not consistent with the voltage coming out. Even the little bit they are off ...
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| I HATE MY MONITOR | 11/1/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: i just bought a new pc. and this one has CRT 15" monitor. all of a sudden, the display shows to be ...
A: Right click the desktop and choose a video setting that is not widescreen or one that is supported ...
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| Humming monitor | 11/1/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have an LG FLATRON E700SH FLAT-CRT monitor. I run my desktop at 1024x768 @75 Hz. The problem that ...
A: make sure the monitor refresh rate is set correctly in windows. Located in the display settings ...
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| warm up | 11/1/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: my KDS monitor,about 6 months old is takin longer and longer to get a screen picture.Sometimes up to ...
A: You can try some simple things first. Uplug the monitor for at about 1 day. to let the capacitors ...
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| Monitor | 11/1/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have a Gateway LCD monitor - I think it is actually made by Philips. We were moving the computer ...
A: When a LCD doesn't power up the power inverter is usually bad. Early LCD screens had some cheezy ...
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| Off-Center Display | 10/31/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I recently had a new graphics card installed and now my monitor display is about 2cm off the left of ...
A: Find the maker of the video card, Nvidia, ATI, ect. Go to their website and download the newest ...
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| Information Communication Technology | 10/31/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: What are computer backup system
A: there are a few different types. Windows itself has a backup technology that allows you to back up ...
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| OSD menu flashing | 10/31/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have a Dell M782P monitor which is 4 years old and just yesterday when I start-up in the morning ...
A: Try resetting the monitor and cleaning it. Unplug it and let it sit for about a day so it looses all ...
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| Desktop | 10/31/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I went to use my computer today & all of my icons are gone from my desktop & so is my Start menu. I ...
A: If you have a real XP cd or can borrow one. Boot from from the CD and get to the choice of install ...
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| Monitor doesnt come on | 10/30/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: i have a friend who has a 17 inch LCD monitor that one day stopped showing anything on the screen, ...
A: if she can bring up the monitor menu using the buttons on the front of the monitor, try setting it ...
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| Computer monitor | 10/30/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: mom recently moved her computer. When she plugged everything back in, the monitor would only read ...
A: I can't imagine Dell's help desk not being helpfull.... Just kidding. On the monitor where the video ...
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| Monitor | 10/29/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I have a Gateway LCD monitor - I think it is actually made by Philips. We were moving the computer ...
A: If this is a CRT monitor (not a flat panel) the capacitors inside will hold a charge for a long ...
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| monitor cable or tower | 10/29/2007 | Chris Morrison |
Q: I'll try to describe my senercio: My computer has a blank screen screensaver that was on and then I ...
A: Most repair shops charge at least 18.00 per hour. Some offer a flat rate for diagnostics or they ...
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