>From: "Tiago A. T. Miranda" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: [PCBUILD] problem with monitor >Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 15:29:21 +0100 > >hello, > > two days ago i cleaned my monitor with a damp cloth using (water >and alcool). I was carefull not to use it "too" wet. > > When i turned the coputer back on, the letters in white (during >the bios) were light blue, and in windows the monitor shows strange colors >as if there was no red. I tried changing my matrox mystique g200 for a >Diamond s3 to see if the problem was with the graphics board, but the >result was the same. I updated the drivers but still no improve. =============== Try disconnecting and reconnecting the monitor. You -did- lose the red, but it is most likely due to a connector lead in the monitor cable that is slightly dirty. If this is the case reconnection will clean it. =====Korny===== ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org