Monitor Lines

sweeper2 · February 28th, 2004, 06:39 AM

what video card or onboard video are you using and have you tried to see if that is problem, do you have an old monitor to hook up and see, i can't see all these monitors having same problem, has to be somewhere else, cord, connection to video out, problem in your adaptor, Have you plugged straight into wall socket?, unhooked everything else from pc to see if you monitor runs smooth(not on inside) i meen the back of pc. speakers, microphone, printer etc. just unhook them all and see if monitor has any problems. then if it still does, i would assume a video card or onboard video problem. Good luck, hope all this makes sense...things like this can get annoying real fast.

Dan007 · February 28th, 2004, 06:55 AM

lol you got the annoying bit right ;x

i have a radeon 9200SE and in my other box has a Geforce4 mx 440...the oldest monitor i have is an Olympic 17" flat...and the lines are on there also...

i have unplugged everything bar mouse and keyboard, and plugged directly into the wall, and problem still occurs..

Dan007 · February 29th, 2004, 01:15 AM

bump^

Xtreeme · March 1st, 2004, 11:44 AM

Do both pc's cause it?

Dan007 · March 3rd, 2004, 08:19 AM

yes, both pc's do cause the lines

i went to my mates today...along wit my monitor...and guess what...it was CRYSTAL CLEAR.....it has to be something to do with my house's electrical something, GRRRRR

i am out of idea's...and ready to die!

AzKidd69 · March 3rd, 2004, 09:56 AM

try finding a small uninterruptible power supply with a power conditioner or just a power conditioner.. sounds like your hose wiring is pretty old and subject to noise interference from a lnearby RF source ( ie large transformer, substation, high tension power lines, TV station , AM/FM radio, etc)

AzKidd69 · March 3rd, 2004, 09:57 AM

BTW did you take the whole computer to your mates or just the monitor?? because if you took just the monitor we can't truly rule out a bum video card

Optimus Prime · March 3rd, 2004, 10:14 AM

I'd say it was your video card.

Two reasons my dear Watson:

a) You have tried the computer on a different monitor in a different location, away from those huge-arse speakers, so it is not your monitor, or your speakers. It was still poo

b) To prove that it was your video card, or your PC, is that you tried that exact monitor of yours on a different PC and it worked fine.

Unless you brought the whole PC to your mates... then there must be something wrong with the power.

Did you use a different adapter? Mine kept restarting my PC then I got a new one, it worked fine.

Dan007 · March 3rd, 2004, 10:40 PM

The thing is, i have to PC's

1) p41600 with Geforce 4 mx 440 - 19" CRT

2) 2600+ with Radeon 9200SE - 17" LCD

and both have the lines...not unless BOTH video cards are bung

Chuckiechan · March 4th, 2004, 12:21 AM

Well then it is either coming from your power lines, or from external (envioronmental) sources, or from withing your equipment. Like maybe you are getting fried by microwave energy! What you are seeing is a signal from some source. You just have to find it.

Do you have any cordless phones, etc. close by?

Quote:

where there is nothing but a light, and it still does the same thing...

Is it a floursecent light? Get rid of it, too. Candles only!

Edit # 14: Here's an idea. Get a long extention cord and hook all of your equipment to a powerstrip on this cord. Try different outlets in the house. Shut off any floursecent lights...