I would try the monitor on another machine.
Curving sides is a pincushion problem and likely the pincushion circuity is at fault--meaning with out proper trouble shooting equipment the unskilled would be unable to fix it.

Quite likely you are in the market for a new monitor.
mike michel



 --- On Thu 07/18, Louise Gainor  wrote:
From: Louise Gainor [mailto: [log in to unmask]]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 21:02:55 -0400
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Monitor Problems

> It sounds like the horizontal deflection chip is going out.  It's a pretty
> easy fix for an electronics tech, the part itself will run no more than
> $15
> but you can expect to pay about $90 for labor.  For the price of monitors
> these days, I would just replace it.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Ramos"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:15 AM
> Subject: Monitor Problems
>
>
> > My monitor is three years old.  The sides of the screen are curving
> inward, and I am no longer able to correct it with the controls on the
> monitor itself.  Is my monitor going bad, or is it the integrated
> graphics??
> Any help or advice would be appreciated.
> >
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