[geeks] tis the season for hardware to fail...

[Jonathan Groll]

On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:30:07 -0400, Shannon <shannon at widomaker.com> wrote:

> Seems like its time for some of my hardware to start failing.
> 
> UPS batteries died last month, now my main display seems to be.
> 
> Symptoms: Every now and then, I get vertical lines made up of multi-colored
> dots flickering on and off.  Each vertical line is about a half centimeter
> apart from the next.
> 
> None of the controls seems to have any effect except contrast. Changing
> contrast changes the areas of the screen (different colors and brightness
> levels) where the lines are drawn.
> 
> The lines can be very minor or severe and screen filling.
> 
> This happens randomly. It will be fine for days or even weeks, then I'll have
> 1-6 hours of this, then its OK again.
> 
> I have isolated this to the monitor: 3 different computers, and skipping the
> DVI switch, and using different cables direct to machines all show the
> problem.

Out of curiosity, did you try a VGA/HDMI cable?

Cheers,
Jonathan
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