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Title: Monitor lines
Post by: kenkew on June 15, 2009, 18:39:31

I have just developed 'music score lines' right across my screen running top to bottom. They're there right from boot up. Is this expensive?

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: hippydave on June 15, 2009, 19:09:56

sounds like new monitor time to me but have you checked the settings for the monitor just to make sure that something hasnt changed and have you tried another monitor to eliminate the graphics card.

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 15, 2009, 19:16:59

Well it has to be hardware but the first thing is to check connections between PC and monitor. Other than that its a new monitor or graphics card.

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: kenkew on June 16, 2009, 13:36:11

How do I put a screen snapshot on A4A?
Maybe someone has seen this problem before.

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: asbean on June 16, 2009, 13:51:49

Press PRINT SCREEN, open Paint, paste it into it, save as jpg and upload.

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: kenkew on June 16, 2009, 14:00:18

Cheers Asbean. I knew it couldn't be too difficult.

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Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: hamletp1g on June 16, 2009, 16:20:53

Because the pattern is reproducible on a screen shot your monitor is not at fault. If nothing has changed on your computers config it may be your graphic card has a problem.

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: hippydave on June 16, 2009, 17:00:47

go into device manager and see what type of graphics card you have and then look to see if there any updates for it and download and apply them, if that dosnt work take out the graphics card and take it to your local computer dealer and get another, may well be an updated version of the current 1 and shouldnt cost more than £35 unless is is a high end pci express type, when removing the graphics card leave the computer pluged in but turned off, so you dont give the comp a static discharge (quite rare but can happen and damage the cpu)

Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: kenkew on June 17, 2009, 08:08:33

Latest drivers resulted in this. Also a ripple when I curser up/down.
One consolation; it can't be the monitor.
Maybe I should invest in a new graphics card and fan.
Current card in Radeon 9800 XT.

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Title: Re: Monitor lines
Post by: BoyWonder on June 17, 2009, 16:49:33

Hi there,

what i suggest you do is to restart your pc in safe mode, you do this by pressing the 'F8' a few time whilst the pc is showing the post screen.

This will load up without any drivers, if the screen looks ok then its guaranteed a software/driver issue!

if this fails then you can lay the blame on either the graphics card or the monitor, can you try the monitor on another PC or even a laptop?

let me know how you get on ...

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