Dell (Sony) 19" Monitor problem on Dell system

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Sounds like your video card is dying, and it's time for a new one

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DaveW



"deaconblues" <codetalker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> While my 19" monitor (a Dell P991 which is made by Sony)was on (i.e.
> not on startup), it suddenly started displaying gray horizontal
> streaks horizontally across the screen next to black text. The
> monitor display also darkened in general with some colors looking
> oversaturated. The monitor looks the same with different resolutions
> and in Safe Mode (I run XP Pro). I've hooked the monitor to another
> computer (IBM laptop) and it looks fine (so the monitor itself appears
> to be OK). Other things that I've done:
>
> Uninstalled and reinstalled the video card and display drivers.
> Opened the computer and reseated the video card (NVIDIA GeForce 256)
>
> I'm suspecting that the video card might be bad. Do you think that
> I'm on the right track? Any other ideas?
>
> (Please reply to group)
>
> TIA