HELP!!!

Sharpieman · 03-31-2004, 06:01 PM

Something just screwed up my computer really badly, either I touched something that I shouldn't or I had a virus. I'm leaning towards the former. I scanned for a viruses and didnt have any so I must have touched something. All of a sudden when I was looking at the boards my screen started to blur, and now its all blury. If anyone knows how to make a computer screen sharper or something that would really help.

NoMyths · 03-31-2004, 06:05 PM

Stop drinking so much.

Sharpieman · 03-31-2004, 06:07 PM

I need a drink after this problem

Sun Tzu · 03-31-2004, 06:08 PM

Was anybody else expecting a thread about the Beatles?

sorry Sharpie. I'd love to help a fellow Niner fan out, but I don't really have any idea what happened. Try updating your video card driver?

NoMyths · 03-31-2004, 06:16 PM

It is of course ironic that your problem and your handle are somewhat related.

judicial clerk · 03-31-2004, 06:51 PM

Did you accidentally chenge the settings on the monitor? Maybe you accidentally push the little buttons on the front (if they exist on your monitor).

P.S. I didn't think this thread was about the beatles, but I did start singing the song in my head.

Gallifrey · 03-31-2004, 07:30 PM

Sounds like a video driver, or card problem.
I have seen monitors act that way as well.

I would vote hardware. Video card.

chinaski · 03-31-2004, 07:59 PM

my monitor is doing the same thing. itll go sharp for a little while, then it gets real fuzzy. If i turn it off, wait a couple seconds and then power it on again it goes away.. for a little while.

Also, to determine if its the monitor and not your video driver, unhook the monitor from the back of your PC. It should go into a test mode, probably displaying a RBG grid. If thats fuzzy, you know your monitor is screwed.

What brand/make of monitor is this?

Fritz · 03-31-2004, 08:21 PM

try reseating both ends of your video cable

NoMyths · 03-31-2004, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fritz

try reseating both ends of your video cable

Hell, man, we just call it jerking off in this part of the world.

Fritz · 03-31-2004, 08:34 PM

Fritz: what part of the world is that?

NoMyths: where ever I happen to be!

NoMyths · 03-31-2004, 08:36 PM

*squeegee*

Fritz · 03-31-2004, 08:38 PM

NoMyths was only kid with a sneeze guard wrapped around his bunk beds.

NoMyths · 03-31-2004, 08:42 PM

shemp, mofo!

(Now returning to your previously scheduled computer-related panic attack)

Sharpieman · 03-31-2004, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chinaski

my monitor is doing the same thing. itll go sharp for a little while, then it gets real fuzzy. If i turn it off, wait a couple seconds and then power it on again it goes away.. for a little while.

Also, to determine if its the monitor and not your video driver, unhook the monitor from the back of your PC. It should go into a test mode, probably displaying a RBG grid. If thats fuzzy, you know your monitor is screwed.

What brand/make of monitor is this?

I'll try that, I got an old ass Dell monitor(Dell E770s), I hope I don't need to buy a new one. If thats the case, I have to decide between buying a new monitor or buying my college textbooks (Damn new editions). BTW, The only reason I can actually see what I'm typing is because I have the contrast and brightness really low.

Sharpieman · 03-31-2004, 09:56 PM

Sweet wasn't my monitor...now to test the video card...

Desnudo · 03-31-2004, 10:06 PM

Books pffft.

Blade6119 · 03-31-2004, 10:41 PM

Thats def. a virus...its been sweeping the nation, and its a little thing called being drunk. Just give it time and the blur will go away!

JeeberD · 03-31-2004, 10:43 PM

I'm hoping to catch that virus tonight...

Tasan · 04-01-2004, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharpieman

I'll try that, I got an old ass Dell monitor(Dell E770s), I hope I don't need to buy a new one. If thats the case, I have to decide between buying a new monitor or buying my college textbooks (Damn new editions). BTW, The only reason I can actually see what I'm typing is because I have the contrast and brightness really low.

What you describe happened exactly to me on an old monitor I had. It was just the monitor dieing, sorry to say. Try hooking it up to someone else's computer, update drivers, etc, but I'm afraid your monitor is going.

JeeberD · 04-01-2004, 02:37 AM

If you need to buy a new one, you can get a new one from Dell through credit. And while the APR might be fairly high, at least you'll still be able to get your schoolbooks for the semester...

Fritz · 04-01-2004, 05:21 AM

if we only had someone inside dell who could hook you up.....

Sharpieman · 04-01-2004, 05:27 AM

It really doesnt matter, I'm retarded when it comes to computers

Easy Mac · 04-01-2004, 05:28 AM

Circuit City has a $60 19" monitor. I think you can afford $60 (after like $140 in rebates of course)

mckerney · 04-01-2004, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fritz

if we only had someone inside dell who could hook you up.....

We didn't lose Kevin's email address, did we?

03-31-2004, 06:08 PM	#4
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Was anybody else expecting a thread about the Beatles? sorry Sharpie. I'd love to help a fellow Niner fan out, but I don't really have any idea what happened. Try updating your video card driver? __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

03-31-2004, 08:21 PM	#9
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	try reseating both ends of your video cable __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster Last edited by Fritz : 03-31-2004 at 08:21 PM.

03-31-2004, 08:34 PM	#11
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Fritz: what part of the world is that? NoMyths: where ever I happen to be! __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

03-31-2004, 08:38 PM	#13
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	NoMyths was only kid with a sneeze guard wrapped around his bunk beds. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

03-31-2004, 10:41 PM	#18
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	Thats def. a virus...its been sweeping the nation, and its a little thing called being drunk. Just give it time and the blur will go away! __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

03-31-2004, 06:05 PM	#2
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	Stop drinking so much.

03-31-2004, 06:07 PM	#3
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	I need a drink after this problem

03-31-2004, 06:16 PM	#5
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	It is of course ironic that your problem and your handle are somewhat related.

03-31-2004, 06:51 PM	#6
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Did you accidentally chenge the settings on the monitor? Maybe you accidentally push the little buttons on the front (if they exist on your monitor). P.S. I didn't think this thread was about the beatles, but I did start singing the song in my head.

03-31-2004, 07:30 PM	#7
Gallifrey High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Seattle, Washington	Sounds like a video driver, or card problem. I have seen monitors act that way as well. I would vote hardware. Video card.

03-31-2004, 07:59 PM	#8
chinaski College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon	my monitor is doing the same thing. itll go sharp for a little while, then it gets real fuzzy. If i turn it off, wait a couple seconds and then power it on again it goes away.. for a little while. Also, to determine if its the monitor and not your video driver, unhook the monitor from the back of your PC. It should go into a test mode, probably displaying a RBG grid. If thats fuzzy, you know your monitor is screwed. What brand/make of monitor is this?

03-31-2004, 08:36 PM	#12
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	squeegee

03-31-2004, 08:42 PM	#14
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	shemp, mofo! (Now returning to your previously scheduled computer-related panic attack)

03-31-2004, 09:56 PM	#16
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Sweet wasn't my monitor...now to test the video card...

03-31-2004, 10:06 PM	#17
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Books pffft.

03-31-2004, 10:43 PM	#19
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I'm hoping to catch that virus tonight... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-01-2004, 02:37 AM	#21
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	If you need to buy a new one, you can get a new one from Dell through credit. And while the APR might be fairly high, at least you'll still be able to get your schoolbooks for the semester... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-01-2004, 05:21 AM	#22
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	if we only had someone inside dell who could hook you up..... __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

04-01-2004, 05:27 AM	#23
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	It really doesnt matter, I'm retarded when it comes to computers

04-01-2004, 05:28 AM	#24
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	Circuit City has a $60 19" monitor. I think you can afford $60 (after like $140 in rebates of course)

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