Re: [vox] Squished Monitor

[pblickiss@ucdaMAPSvis.edu]

Well dropping the resolution to 640x480x16 and degaussing it a bunch of 
times did the trick.  Cool way to fix it.  Anyway, given the fact that 
this is the monitor that I had on PI 166, it might be reaching the end of 
it's line.  But at least I don't have to buy a new one just yet.  Thanks 
everyone.

Patrick

> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 pblickiss@ucdavis.edu wrote:
> > Hey all, 
> >      Here's the problem, I have a KVM switch set up between my two 
windoze 
> > boxes and it seems to have caused a problem with my monitor.  I just 
got a 
> > second processor for one of my boxes and so I put Win 200 on to take 
>                                                         ^^^
> Woohoo! Is that product Y2C compliant? (heh. sorry, could not resist.)
> (We know that 'Roman Marcus Aurelius' wasn't, he died in 180 A.D.)
> 
> > advantage of that (Linux too so don't worry)  This morning, I logged 
into 
> > the box to finish installing some files when, randomly, the mode of my 
> > monitor changed to a squished down hourglass-type shape.  I figured 
this 
> > would be no problem and pulled up the on-screen menu, but none of the 
> > monitor functions did anything to change this.  I changed resolution 
as 
> > well, but nothing changed the overall shape of the monitor.  I turned 
off 
> > both boxes and unplugged the monitor.  Then I unplugged both boxes 
from 
> > the KVM switch and reset the switch.  Upon the restarting both boxes, 
the 
> > problem remains.  I'm stumped, anyone have any ideas?
> 
> We have had some monitors that seemed to work fine for a long time with
> the monitor controls allowing us to modify the display and suddenly, it
> stop allowing changes to be made to the display from the monitor 
controls 
> often immediately after the display was "hosed" and needed
> adjustment.
> 
> Frequently, this suddenly happened because we are pushing the monitor to
> display images at the edge of its capabilities, or appeared in cases 
where
> the monitor is not able to note a scan-rate or mode selection is out of
> its range of capabilities leading to hardware damage. (We have even had
> one older monitor go black and start smoking - a clear violation of
> California law on not smoking in public buildings, breeze-ways or within
> 30 feet of the entrance. ;-)
> 
> *Sometimes* if you leave the monitor at 640x480 resolution receiving 
input
> from a system and running for a while with occasional "degauss" resets it
> can help it repair the damage, but do not expect it. If it does not
> repair itself, or you find the controls on the monitor do not allow you 
to
> control the hourglass shape anymore, then you may need to return the
> monitor and ask for a new one if under warantee.
> 
> Also, even if the monitor does manage to return to displaying what you
> desire, damage may still exist in the unit with a greater risk of
> reoccurrence. (Meaning, if it is still under warantee, take it back and 
get
> it replaced even if it does manage to repair itself.)
> 
> About 1 in every 75 fairly new monitors I encounter have been like this,
> but almost always as a result of bad voltage, bad signal, improper
> conductor short or grounding in the video cable, etc. As a consolation, 
it
> happens less often with newer monitors than it did with older ones. :-/
> 
> -ME
> 
>