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Old November 25th 03, 03:37 AM
Rene Lamontagne
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"DaveW" wrote in message
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It could be a power supply unit or motherboard that is going bad.

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"Michelle" wrote in message
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Hi everyone,

I've been having a problem and I'm hoping someone here can help me...

first my
stats:

WinXP home, sp1
768 ram
1.7 gig P4
brand new viewsonic 19" monior
ATI Radeon 9200 128 mb graphics card (also brand new)
40 gig HD, plenty of free space.

Now for the problem :-)... about a month ago I started noticing display
problems. After doing a bunch of research on the web (and calling Dell

even

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We are also assuming that the new monitor came equiped with a new video
cable to the video card, Most Do, If so this eliminates the cable, if not
then it could be a bad cable.
BTW Viewsonics are excellent monitors , I have had my Graphics Series G790
for four years, still sharp and bright as ever.


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Old November 25th 03, 04:47 AM
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Subject: help with refresh problem please
From: "DaveW"


It could be a power supply unit or motherboard that is going bad.


Thank you Dave. That seems to be what all things are leading to. I have to
say, I'll never buy another Dell snort. Thanks for replying :-)


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Old November 25th 03, 04:51 AM
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Subject: help with refresh problem please
From: "Rene Lamontagne"


We are also assuming that the new monitor came equiped with a new video
cable to the video card, Most Do, If so this eliminates the cable, if not
then it could be a bad cable.


Rene, the new monitor came with the cable that attaches to the tower only. I
didn't install the video card, but I'm guessing it didn't come with one either.
(and this is going by my assumption that you mean an internal cable, I'm
ignorant about these things) Could this be another thing to try (that would be
cheap for a change? ;-) TIA!

BTW Viewsonics are excellent monitors , I have had my Graphics Series G790
for four years, still sharp and bright as ever.



I agree, I replaced my old computers monitor with a viewsonic about 4 years ago
and it's still running perfectly in my sons room. :-) Thats one reason I
bought another viewsonic, plus, it was on sale g.


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Old November 25th 03, 02:36 PM
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"Michelle" wrote in message
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Subject: help with refresh problem please
From: "Rene Lamontagne"


We are also assuming that the new monitor came equiped with a new video
cable to the video card, Most Do, If so this eliminates the cable, if not
then it could be a bad cable.


Rene, the new monitor came with the cable that attaches to the tower only.

I
didn't install the video card, but I'm guessing it didn't come with one

either.
(and this is going by my assumption that you mean an internal cable, I'm
ignorant about these things) Could this be another thing to try (that

would be
cheap for a change? ;-) TIA!

BTW Viewsonics are excellent monitors , I have had my Graphics Series

G790
for four years, still sharp and bright as ever.



I agree, I replaced my old computers monitor with a viewsonic about 4

years ago
and it's still running perfectly in my sons room. :-) Thats one reason I
bought another viewsonic, plus, it was on sale g.


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I Meant the big video cable which is usualy attxched to the monitor and
plugs into the back of the tower to the video card connector, it would
appear that the monitor came with one as you say (not internal cable).
Dells are ok most of the time but a real pain to upgrade due to those
prprietory parts I have upgraded a few for friends and it's always a chore.
I build my own systems and build them for friends and therefore I can choose
all components to fit requirements and budgets, It's usually not cheaper but
I get a much better machine out of it.(also it's a hobby).
Well In your case I guess I would recommend reloading XP and The 3.9
Catalyst drivers from ATI, this would eliminate all old drivers which is
very important.
Flashing the bios may also be a solution as it may have become corrupted
(unusual but not unheard of ).
If that does not help than it would nearly have to be power supply or
motherboard. :-(

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Old November 26th 03, 09:00 PM
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From: "Rene Lamontagne"

I Meant the big video cable which is usualy attxched to the monitor and
plugs into the back of the tower to the video card connector, it would
appear that the monitor came with one as you say (not internal cable).


Ahhh, my stupidity, ok, gotcha ;-). Yes, the new monitor came with a new cable
so I guess that's ruled out. Bummer :-(

Dells are ok most of the time but a real pain to upgrade due to those
prprietory parts I have upgraded a few for friends and it's always a chore.
I build my own systems and build them for friends and therefore I can choose
all components to fit requirements and budgets, It's usually not cheaper but
I get a much better machine out of it.(also it's a hobby).


I've been hearing the same from others Rene. And the guy who put in my video
card & ram suggested building my own too but I think it would frustrate me too
much, but someday I just may take a class and try to learn how to do it. :-)

Well In your case I guess I would recommend reloading XP and The 3.9
Catalyst drivers from ATI, this would eliminate all old drivers which is
very important.
Flashing the bios may also be a solution as it may have become corrupted
(unusual but not unheard of ).
If that does not help than it would nearly have to be power supply or
motherboard. :-(

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Thanks Rene. It seems like a lot of people are suggesting the power supply.
I'm going to take a look at Dell later and see how much they cost. (if my
computer is still running that is, LOL)

Thanks for all the help & advice, I appreciate it. I probably wont be back
until after Thanksgiving (especially since I'm cooking) and I don't know if you
celebrate it but if you do, have a Happy Thanksgiving! (and if you don't, have
a nice Thursday? ;-) (my lame attempt to be funny, don't mind me, I've been
cooking for 2 days and it isn't over yet ;-) Thanks again! I'll let you know
what happens!


Regards, Rene Lamontagne








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Old November 27th 03, 04:01 AM
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"Michelle" wrote in message
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From: "Rene Lamontagne"

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Thanks for all the help & advice, I appreciate it. I probably wont be

back
until after Thanksgiving (especially since I'm cooking) and I don't know

if you
celebrate it but if you do, have a Happy Thanksgiving! (and if you don't,

have
a nice Thursday? ;-) (my lame attempt to be funny, don't mind me, I've

been
cooking for 2 days and it isn't over yet ;-) Thanks again! I'll let you

know
what happens!


Regards, Rene Lamontagne








Michelle ;-)

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And you and your family have a wonderfull Thanksgiving, We celebrate it in
October(Canada) and yes it was a great day with good food.
Till later.


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Regards, Rene Lamontagne




 




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