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I have a problem with my display, and I hope someone could help me out.


Since a couple of days, a few horizontal lines started appearing at random times on my monitor. They’re very thin, perfectly horizantal, and they vibrate up and down, disappear and reappear from time to time. The lines are light grey, and sometimes white. My monitor was set to 800x600 resolution, with a 75Hz refresh rate (it’s one of the recommended modes for my monitor). Since the lines started appearing, I’ve changed the refresh rate to 72Hz, to no avail.

I have some experience with computers, and I've dealt with a couple of problems before but I’m no expert, so please if you have any suggestions, don’t speak in too difficult terms. I know how to open the case, recognize different parts, and replace cards and stuff, but nothing too technical.



Here is some information about my PC. If you need to know anything more, ask me.
- Pentium III, 1Ghz
- MSI GeForce FX5200 (model MS-8911), 128MB, I’ve had it for 2 years
- ViewSonic 15” CRT monitor (model E50-2), I’ve had it for 5-6 years.
- Windows XP Professional

Thanks in advance,
Andrew
 
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Beg,steal or borrow another monitor and try that. At least you'll know if it's the computer or the monitor. The monitor is getting on a bit now !
 
Its either an issue with the monitor as nivrip said;

or your Graphics card is degrading

or its an issue with the RAM which will need to be replaced/re-seated.

Try and find newer drivers for your graphics card from a vendors site. Otherwise, its most likely to be your graphics card needing to be replaced.

Hope that's a finger in the right direction :)
 
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