REAL odd.....

Shadow ÒÓ · 04-25-03, 05:33 AM

Just installed 4 new drives on my ATA RAID card.....and my monitor is REALLY screwy. (of course that includes a complete format)

outside edges are ......as best I can describe them.....wobbly. Literally zig-zagged or wavy. I've played with the monitor features but can't seem to get the screen perfectly straight. Best I've settled for so far is most of the edge is straight till about 80% of the way up.....the top 20% takes a pretty sharp curve indward. This happened after I changed the refresh and resolution back to what I had them, before the format.

No other hardware has changed......same drivers for everything (newest ones of course) and I've tried the monitor on another machine...it works perfectly on that machine.

Any guesses?

DarkHawk · 04-25-03, 06:10 AM

Possibly RF interference coming from the Raid card to the Vid card. My only guess would be to find a way to see what the screen looks like without the raid card, but still in windows....

Try and change drivers again, and find a different refresh rate.

Other than that, I haven't a clue.

Movax · 04-25-03, 06:36 AM

It could have nothing to do with your hardware changes; it could just be dying.

Shadow ÒÓ · 04-25-03, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Movax
It could have nothing to do with your hardware changes; it could just be dying.

if that were the case, it wouldn't work on another machine.

The distance from the rig or drivers have not changed.....the entire setup is exactly the same as before the format.

Movax · 04-25-03, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ

if that were the case, it wouldn't work on another machine.

The distance from the rig or drivers have not changed.....the entire setup is exactly the same as before the format.

I apologize, I didn't see that you said you've tried it on another machine. But, your video card could be screwed, have you tried it on another machine? Tried unplugging the drives and booting off of something else? Vid card not getting enough power because of the extra load on the PSU?

Shadow ÒÓ · 04-27-03, 09:11 AM

tried a different monitor on this machine.......works perfectly.

HotKoala · 04-30-03, 06:12 PM

Try plugging the monitor on a different outlet further away.

Your case is covered?

diggingforgold · 05-02-03, 03:33 PM

I say get a very long extention cord (just as a test) and see if its not that power plug that is overcloaded. You never know how much power an extra 4 hard drives could have on your current power strip or even area of your fusebox/breaker.

I say plug in your monitor to that extention cord (long orange ones) and plug it into somewhere far away, in another room maybe on the opposite side of the house. Then turn it on and see if it wobbles.

If I had to make a guess, I would say its power related. If it's not power related, my suggestion is to take 5 thick sheets of lead and encase them around your monitor

. You probably wont get any wobblies after that mod.

PS: what kind of monitor is this?

04-25-03, 05:33 AM	#1
Shadow ÒÓ Mod in Hiding Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida USA	REAL odd..... Just installed 4 new drives on my ATA RAID card.....and my monitor is REALLY screwy. (of course that includes a complete format) outside edges are ......as best I can describe them.....wobbly. Literally zig-zagged or wavy. I've played with the monitor features but can't seem to get the screen perfectly straight. Best I've settled for so far is most of the edge is straight till about 80% of the way up.....the top 20% takes a pretty sharp curve indward. This happened after I changed the refresh and resolution back to what I had them, before the format. No other hardware has changed......same drivers for everything (newest ones of course) and I've tried the monitor on another machine...it works perfectly on that machine. Any guesses? __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

04-25-03, 06:10 AM	#2
DarkHawk Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	Possibly RF interference coming from the Raid card to the Vid card. My only guess would be to find a way to see what the screen looks like without the raid card, but still in windows.... Try and change drivers again, and find a different refresh rate. Other than that, I haven't a clue. __________________ ___________________________________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ (2150x2 mhz / 215x10) ArcticCooling Freezer64 Pro (28c idle/40c load) nVidiaGeForce 7800GT 256mb ======================================== ASRock 939Dual-Sata2 / 2 GB G-Skill DDR400 Creative SB X-Fi XtremeMusic / Logitech X-230 Antec 900 Modded Seagate 80GB SataII / Pioneer DVR-212 Logitech MX518 w/ UV LED / Logitech G15 Gaming

04-25-03, 06:36 AM	#3
Movax Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ontario	It could have nothing to do with your hardware changes; it could just be dying. __________________ Athlon XP 2800+@2200mhz (200x11) 512MB Corsair XMS3200 Abit NF7-S rev 2.0, Radeon 9600 pro 500/350 vmod Volcano 7, 41C load Eschew Obscurity

04-27-03, 09:11 AM	#6
Shadow ÒÓ Mod in Hiding Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida USA	tried a different monitor on this machine.......works perfectly. __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

04-30-03, 06:12 PM	#7
HotKoala Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Between Heaven and Hell	Try plugging the monitor on a different outlet further away. Your case is covered? __________________ bokbokbok 1.73T-Bred B@1.66 Corsair 1GB 3200 Parhelia 128MB

05-02-03, 03:33 PM	#8
diggingforgold Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Augusta Twp, MI	I say get a very long extention cord (just as a test) and see if its not that power plug that is overcloaded. You never know how much power an extra 4 hard drives could have on your current power strip or even area of your fusebox/breaker. I say plug in your monitor to that extention cord (long orange ones) and plug it into somewhere far away, in another room maybe on the opposite side of the house. Then turn it on and see if it wobbles. If I had to make a guess, I would say its power related. If it's not power related, my suggestion is to take 5 thick sheets of lead and encase them around your monitor . You probably wont get any wobblies after that mod. PS: what kind of monitor is this?