AGP Chipset vs Monitor

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Hi All

My monitor often flickers with a pinky red color all over the screen
and when I move the mouse around, the screen shows a dimish pinky red color
horizontal lines,
sometimes the screen just goes pinky red, and a little later goes back to
its normal colors,
this happens every few seconds, and sometimes remains okay for a few
mintues,
I installed a Leadtek X8 AGP in a ASUS TUV4X Mainboard
Slot is a X4 AGP on this mainboard, and took the card out and replaced it
with the old card.
The above problem happens with the old card and a new Gigabyte Radeon 7000
X4 AGP,
I sent the Leadtek card back because it seemed faulty. I did not notice this
problem,
Until installing The Gigabyte card at optimal refresh rate, now its at 85Hz
The old card is a X2 ATI 3D Rage Pro Powered by I don't Know.
Happens in Win 98 and Win XP.
Question : Is my AGP Chipset or monitor faulty ?

Thanks
John
 
Hi All

My monitor often flickers with a pinky red color all over the screen
and when I move the mouse around, the screen shows a dimish pinky red color
horizontal lines,
sometimes the screen just goes pinky red, and a little later goes back to
its normal colors,
this happens every few seconds, and sometimes remains okay for a few
mintues,
I installed a Leadtek X8 AGP in a ASUS TUV4X Mainboard
Slot is a X4 AGP on this mainboard, and took the card out and replaced it
with the old card.
The above problem happens with the old card and a new Gigabyte Radeon 7000
X4 AGP,
I sent the Leadtek card back because it seemed faulty. I did not notice this
problem,
Until installing The Gigabyte card at optimal refresh rate, now its at 85Hz
The old card is a X2 ATI 3D Rage Pro Powered by I don't Know.
Happens in Win 98 and Win XP.
Question : Is my AGP Chipset or monitor faulty ?

Thanks
John
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That sounds like a monitor problem.

I had a monitor problem once. I had what looked like "video noise"
or "spark plug noise" on my computer screen. When I opened it up,
I found a ribbon cable was slightly loose. Reseating the connector
fixed the monitor.

If you want to have a look inside, that is OK, but be very careful
what you touch. I was able to get at the covers on the low voltage
control sections without too much trouble, and that is how I found
the loose cable. Just stay well away from the picture tube and the
big red wire! If you contact it and there is any high voltage left,
you'll be thrown across the room by the muscle contraction. (I've
done that once with another high voltage device and I don't plan
on ever repeating the experience.)

A certain number of Apple computer monitors have had problems
like that. In the following example, it seems one of the separate
video signals was intermittent, and the result was a temporary
discoloration of the screen. Your monitor might have a similar
problem, with a bad solder joint that is affected by temperature.

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]&rnum=6

Using the brand name and model number of the monitor, search
in groups.google.com for it, and see if anyone reports a similar
experience.

Most likely, the problem with your monitor will require the
services of a TV repair shop, or if the monitor is a brand name,
perhaps there is even a shop that specialises in their products.
Ask the shop what it costs "just to look" at the unit, because
where I live, chances are it will be cheaper to buy a new monitor,
than to pay the labour for a repair.

HTh,
Paul
 
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