Re: Is My Monitor Dying?

In article <1154893755.952399.290870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mickey4paws@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

JAD wrote:

What have you set the refresh and screen sizes to? If you do not have the
actual INF (driver) for the monitor, you COULD be overdriving it. It sounds
more like what Dave has said, barring a loose or damaged power cable. Don't
play inside the monitor! VERY DANGEROUS if you start poking around with
screwdrivers. That being said a LOOK around the insides for loose cables may
be in order. UNPLUGGED and left for 24 hours before you do so, and even then
there is residual power left.

I would never attempt to go inside this thing. Way too afraid. I have
the screen size set at 768 x 1280 and refresh at 72 hertz. I did try
another monitor power cord but didn't make a difference. Interesting,
I got a message from my Nvdia program saying not enough power to the
graphics card. I opened up my case but the power connector for the
card was plugged in. I even tried another connector off my power
supply just to be sure. Still having the same problem. As to the
monitor driver, it's a Windows driver for plug and play monitor. I
can't find a driver specifically for this monitor, a Logisys X910.

Are you certain there isn't a problem with the AC power feeding
your computer room ? Why would the video card report a problem
at the same time as the monitor is having a problem ?

In our house wiring here, we have two phases and a neutral. Half
of the outlets will be on one phase, and half on the other.
One phase to neutral is 110V. When a major appliance needs power,
connecting to both phases yields 220V and more current. Now,
in that system, if the neutral shifts to one side, one phase
ends up with more voltage on it, than the other.

If you plug an incandescent light bulb into the power strip your
gear is plugged into, is the light bulb full brightness ? Now take
it elsewhere where you are at, and plug it into another outlet.
Is the bulb the same brightness ?

I'd recommend a multimeter to measure the voltage, but I don't
want to be responsible for getting someone electrocuted :-(

Paul
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