Leigh,

Apparently this is a feature of some video cards, which was intended for display panels that are used in airports /
train stations/ etc.

I didn't research it very far, but the unit's video card documentation should provide some insight. I would go
directly to the card's manufacturer's website.

FWIW, here's the search I did on Google:

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=video+card+rotate+image+90+degrees&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Good luck

Al Thompson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Jennings" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:22 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] weird... Entire Display rotated 90 degrees


> Hi
>
> I have never heard of this so I thought I'd throw it out there to see if
> any of you have!
>
> I got a help call from some one whose aunt has had a stroke and needs her
> computer for rehabilitation, she plays jigsaw puzzles on it as a form of
> mental stimulation. The other day the display rotated through 90 degrees,
> That is; the desktop and everything, to read it properly you need to put
> the monitor on its side.
>
> Events that preceded the problem and may have led to this happening are:
>
>          1/ she placed something on the keyboard and leaned on it, possibly
> pressing multiple keys at once... well I know I have done similar things
> over the years but never to this effect.
>          2/ A new jigsaw programme with lots of puzzles was loaded on some
> days before, I cant imaging how this would corrupt the video output though.
>
> My thinking on this is that it is probably either a hardware problem or a
> hardware setting.  Could there be a hotkey combination for the display
> adapter that might have caused this? If so, why would anyone want to rotate
> their video output through 90 degrees?
> Any helpful suggestions would be welcome.
>
> As it is very difficult to understand the owner of the computer due to her
> medical condition, I have to communicate through the niece, thus I have not
> seen the system in question yet and  have minimal information so far:
>
> The computer was bought new a year ago, it is a pentium. I did manage to
> get the info on the graphics adapter via phone via the niece.  "Intel
> 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics controller"  This sounds to me like its
> integrated into the motherboard, though I'm only guessing.  Also the
> operating system is windows XP
>
> Thanks for your help
> Leigh
>
>
> Leigh Jennings
> Hound Heaven Web Design
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