Monitor Lines

Dan007 · March 4th, 2004, 12:47 AM

i will try my PC in my back room, it is used as a storage room, the room furthest away from the lounge/kitchen which is jam packed full of electronic goodness, which may be the source to my lil problem...

hopefully today i have enough time to buy a UPadaptor, i hate spending money just to fix silly problems!! we'll see

anyways time to move things.....again!

Dan007 · March 4th, 2004, 08:51 AM

i didnt realise how much UPS's are.

the cheapest one was $99.....i think i'll give that one a miss

we do have a cordless phone, but its in the lounge/kitchen....and i moved my PC to the end room and nothing changed!

AzKidd69 · March 4th, 2004, 11:40 AM

take a look outside..... see any communication tower, power lines, etc close by.. have any neighbors who run ham radio, etc..

how old is your house/apt? older houses commonly have outdates wiring that doesn't provide sufficient grounding that could lead to similar problems

have you tried taking the WHOLE machine, and any desk lights you may use to a freinds and hooking em up there to see if the problem persists?

what about transformers for peripherals?have you tried un hooking those too?

wireless mouse/ keyboard? those COULD (but shouldn't) cause problems too.
BTW where do you live??

Xtreeme · March 4th, 2004, 04:29 PM

Is your house properly grounded? If not even a surge surpresor cant filter out line noise. I think it fair to say its a dirty power problem. Are your volts in ac outlet reading a steady 110v or so? Is your ground o.k.? Check those FIRST. Is there a ac fan attached to that branch circuit your pc is on?

Dan007 · March 4th, 2004, 11:59 PM

sorry guys, i have no idea about those questions, there are power lines just over....there. and down the road is a power box thingy..

my house is about 10 years old now
and my p4 has a cordless mouse/keyboard...but as i said, all was fine n dandy, and then outta no where these lines popped up...

and Azkidd, i live in South Australia..the wine state, the festival state, the defence state or City of churches...take your pick.

Xtreeme · March 5th, 2004, 02:46 PM

10 years old. It def should be properly grounded. You know what. Its sounds like alot of work BUT. Id take your tower and mon ove to your buddies. See if it has lines THEN. If not its 100% some kinda interference at your house.

Dan007 · March 8th, 2004, 06:32 AM

yeh thats on the agenda....i have no idea.....im lost.................

jmichna · March 8th, 2004, 05:06 PM

Some other considerations: Dimmer switches, halogen lamps, (hi power -- not 480/240V) power lines, street lamp timers.

To locate possible noise sources, try a bit of detective work:
Get a portable (battery-powerd) transistor radio, with AM band. Tune to an empty spot (no AM station signal) around 1400kHz, to get 'white noise.' Take this radio and snoop around your monitor, listening for the static noise level to increase. Check out nearby electrical items (lamps, switches, etc.).

Dan007 · March 9th, 2004, 03:36 AM

ok sounds like a plan...thx jmichna & everybody else for that matter =D

Dan007 · April 16th, 2004, 12:24 PM

hi, sorry about opening my old thread but..

Tonight i was LANing at my mates...and of course i took my PC, and the lines were there, so i hooked my monitor up to his PC and it was fine, so it has to be MY PC.....but what...video card? mobo? PSU?

i have NO idea at all...if anyone has any suggestions please letme know!

Regards,
Daniel