- Jun 8, 2013
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Hi!
I have a problem with a newly-bought 1440p monitor.
It's a korean IPS, Acheiva Shimian QH270-IPSB. It's a single-input display (dual-link DVI).
GPU: GTX 660
After I accidentally turned the monitor off via the power button and turned it on again, the screen displayed a pattern of vertical lines of different colors. Turning it off and on again seemed to fix everything.
A day later this happened again, however this time a simple power cycle didn't help, the pattern persisted.
I unplugged the monitor and inspected the DVI cable. I didn't like the way one of the plugs looked, so I went to a store the following day to buy a replacement. The pattern didn't show up, so I figured the cable was the culprit.
The next day I decided to try and switch the monitor off and on again, and unfortunately the pattern came back.
I wanted to disassemble the monitor to check for loose internal cables or something, but before that I just shook it a bit. And it worked, the monitor was fine again.
Today, when I turned on my PC, the pattern appeared again, and this time I didn't even touch the power button on the monitor. (the monitor worked fine after it was switched off by shutting down Windows)
I gave it a shake again and it's been working fine since, I'm using it right now. I'm kinda afraid to turn my PC off now. = (
Below is the photo of the pattern, not my monitor, but the pattern is similar, almost the exact same.
What might cause this and is there a way to fix the monitor somehow? Or maybe the external PSU that came with the monitor is at fault? Or my GPU?
I have a problem with a newly-bought 1440p monitor.
It's a korean IPS, Acheiva Shimian QH270-IPSB. It's a single-input display (dual-link DVI).
GPU: GTX 660
After I accidentally turned the monitor off via the power button and turned it on again, the screen displayed a pattern of vertical lines of different colors. Turning it off and on again seemed to fix everything.
A day later this happened again, however this time a simple power cycle didn't help, the pattern persisted.
I unplugged the monitor and inspected the DVI cable. I didn't like the way one of the plugs looked, so I went to a store the following day to buy a replacement. The pattern didn't show up, so I figured the cable was the culprit.
The next day I decided to try and switch the monitor off and on again, and unfortunately the pattern came back.
I wanted to disassemble the monitor to check for loose internal cables or something, but before that I just shook it a bit. And it worked, the monitor was fine again.
Today, when I turned on my PC, the pattern appeared again, and this time I didn't even touch the power button on the monitor. (the monitor worked fine after it was switched off by shutting down Windows)
I gave it a shake again and it's been working fine since, I'm using it right now. I'm kinda afraid to turn my PC off now. = (
Below is the photo of the pattern, not my monitor, but the pattern is similar, almost the exact same.
What might cause this and is there a way to fix the monitor somehow? Or maybe the external PSU that came with the monitor is at fault? Or my GPU?
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