Re: best LCD monitor(s) to buy - please help
Thanks!
Yes, I believe that is the case but I can check again.
Also, I have tried ...
1) booting into safe mode with the suspected ATI video card
[which shows shower of bad pixel zoomed in]
2) using a different PCI video card instead
[no shower of bad pixel with a different PCI video card]
3) plug the monitor to another system (a laptop)
[no shower of bad pixel with another system so monitor is clear]
Everything seems to point to the suspected ATI video card.
FYI, when the factory fan was removed, I had to
clean off the old paste with rubbing alcohol before
applying new paste to attach the VGA cooler.
This was done as cautiously as possible but
it's only my first time removing/applying paste. So,
I'm not sure whether this might have caused the problem.
"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Sure, I can ask. Please give me a few days. BTW, Adam, have you made sure
> that you do not have any loose connections and the dust is clear from your
> machine as well as all the connections in the right place for your computer,
> right?
>
>
> "Adam" wrote:
>
> > It's nice to have helpful friends. Like you, I'm not that
> > comfortable with taking hardware components apart to fix.
> > If it weren't for all the helpful friends on the newsgroups, internet, etc.,
> > I would not have been able to put my own computer system together.
> > No way, no how.
> >
> > Actually, the "after market heatsink" that I attached to
> > the GPU is a VGA cooler. I'm not sure what happened but
> > there's still a shower of bad pixels when I first boot up.
> > I see the bad pixels when the Windows logo is displayed.
> > But, after the system goes into Win98SE,
> > no more shower of bad pixels. Strange!
> > Wonder if your video expert friend, Jeff,
> > might know what the problem might be.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:67FD601F-9FAB-405F-8D8D-3577BC27064E@microsoft.com...
> > > My friend Jeff helped me replace a fan that was giving me a BIOS error
> > > message and my system now works great. Jeff also helped me replace burned
> > > out LCD lights. I enjoy working with the software side but am still too
> > > limited on the hardware side because I am always concerned I will break a
> > > piece on the hardware side but software does break but it is just so much
> > > easier for me to work with because my hands on skills with computers as
far
> > > as the hardware side is not too great. I can change memory modules and
> > > graphics and sound cards and easy things like that but still need help
from
> > > an expert when it comes to actually building my machine. It was nice
because
> > > the fan replacement was fairly cheap and I think it was about $5-$10
dollars.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Adam" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yes, I like my ATI Radeon 9800 Pro video card very much also.
> > > > The only problem that I've had with it is the fan stopped working,
> > > > which I worked around with an after market heatsink combined with
> > > > blowing a small $10 fan into the open case.
> > > >
> > > > My previous video card used to use an NVIDIA graphics chipset,
> > > > which left me with a bad after taste.
> > > >
> > > > My AMD CPU system has served me well.
> > > > I might build an Intel CPU system one day.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:68C45AD2-C0C1-42FB-9F42-6F1510889765@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I bought a new LCD monitor not very long ago because the screen size
on my
> > > > > old CRT Optiquest Monitor kept getting smaller and smaller because it
was
> > > > > wearing out. I am happy with my current monitor and it is a Viewsonic
> > > > > monitor with a VGA connection. I was also considering a Samsung
monitor
> > but
> > > > > decided not to go with DVI even though my graphics card could support
it.
> > I
> > > > > currently use an ATI Radeon 9800 XT graphics card which I find to be
> > really
> > > > > awesome and do not want to change it until I have to in the future.
> > > > > Fortunately, most of the games coming out require ATI Radeon 9500 or
> > better
> > > > > since ATI continues to support their graphics cards that are Radeon
9500
> > and
> > > > > better for games. I know Nvidia is the current leader but ever since
the
> > > > > failed update from a 3dfx graphics card to an Nvidia G-Force and then
the
> > > > > successful update from the 3dfx graphics card to the ATI Radeon card,
I
> > have
> > > > > been an ATI fan and have found their customer service to be helpful to
me
> > as
> > > > > well as their backwards compatibility. The thing is that I like Intel
> > CPU's
> > > > > better than AMD CPU's so I find the only way to keep me happy is to
have a
> > > > > fully customized machine that I suggest to everyone who enjoys working
> > with
> > > > > their computers(s).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Adam" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:hutnd49gdloql7thpptbteq3nmuvkro9tv@4ax.com...
> > > > > > > On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:13:30 -0700, "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com>
put
> > > > > > > finger to keyboard and composed:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Not sure what's the best newsgroup for this topic so here goes
....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >I'm thinking about replacing my ViewSonic P815 monitor from CRT
to
> > LCD.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm assuming that you will attach your monitor to a Win98 box, and
I'm
> > > > > > > also assuming that your video card is not the latest and greatest.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If so, then I'd be careful that any monitor I chose had a native
> > > > > > > resolution that was supported by my card.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Franc Zabkar
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have the following video card ...
> > > > > > - ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 256-bit DDR 8x AGP
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It should work fine with the dual LCD monitor setup, right?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > BTW, in case you're wondering why I'm thinking about
> > > > > > replacing my beloved ViewSonic P815 CRT monitor,
> > > > > > the bulky size (depth-wise) pushes the monitor too far forward or
> > > > > > too close, which is causing me to have nearsighted vision and
> > > > > > destroying my farsighted vision.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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