monitor issues

Hi all- I've been having some trouble with my external display lately. For some reason, my PC has a reliance upon it to display Aero themes - when it is removed, Windows Basic comes into play. When it is reattached, the screen (on my PC) flickers and Aero returns. Any idea what could be causing...

Hi, hoping I'm posting this in the right forum, if not please re-direct me. I've installed a second graphics card on my PC and am running windows 7 but cannot get both monitors to work together. The computer will only use the new graphics card and will not let the monitor plugged into it's...

Hi, We are having problems on a Dell Vostro 230 desktop with dual monitors with Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4350 graphics card. Dual Boot (2 HDS) 32bit and 64bit Windows 7. 2 Monitors connected to the card: - Monitor 1 LCD 20" Monitor via DVI lead (set as Main in windows & ATI Catalyst Control...

Could anyone help me? After leaving the computer on for a while, the computer seems to be on still (I can hear the sounds coming from the CPU) but the screen goes blank. (The monitor seems to be inactivated.) When I move/click on the mouse and hit the keyboard, there is no response at all. Any...

I will first say I read the similar threads and none of them applied. Secondly, this is a home build that is nearly a year old with no issues to this point so it's not connected to so-and-so who released a driver update that I know of. I want to say 2 days ago, my computer has decided to fail...

I've a Core i3 processor with Intel DH55TC Mother board with HD graphics. The system is new and I've installed Windows 7 with drivers provided with Intel Motherboard. But once I installed the graphics driver my monitor shows lot of dots on screen. I've LG 16" Screen LCD Monitor. If I...

I re-loaded Windows 7 on my Sony VGN FZ290 and now there is no external monitor available. I went to the settings under display and it only shows one monitor available. Shift FN and F7 does nothing as well. Thanks jorge

Hi everyone, I am having some issues with windows 7 it started about a couple or days... The day before yesterday I was cheking some videos at youtube, all going as usual (fine) then I shut the cpu down , got to sleep and turn it on the next day and after loggin into windows7 a black screen...

Good day. The Acer monitor here on my home-built computer enters power save mode (the power light turns amber) exactly 20 minutes after I last touch the keyboard or mouse. When I am watching movies on my computer, it gets frustrating that I have to move the mouse every so often just so that I...

Hi, Just recently I have been getting a black screen upon returning to my computer after sleep mode and more recently if I turn my monitor off for a longer period of time. The monitor signals that it is on (LG Flatron wide screen - light is blue = on) and shows the logo of the monitor turning...

After a new windows 7 install I am having video problems. I was using successfully windows xp fine until this point. I have a geforce 9800 gt sc video card which seems to be having problems. When windows restarts my monitor is disconnecting from the pc. The monitor just flashes...

I have a monitor and a TV. My Monitor is my main display while my TV is my "attached' display. Ive had Win7 for a few days and have a few issues: Issue 1# Items are sometimes moved to my TV display. Other times ill open them up and they will start out in my TV display (and this is a big...

I built my computer about half way through December of 09 and it was working great untill i moved it from my dorm room to my house. while playing GTA IV i got a bunch of red lines through my display and the sound froze then it bluescreened. GTA IV has never crashed the system since. Then it was...

HI, I'm looking for ideas? Toshiba Satellite U308C notebook Intel T5450 32bit 4GB Ram Display adapter = Mobile Intel 965 Express with driver 8.10.15.1930 dated 23/09/2009 Monitor = Generic PnP Monitor with Microsoft 6.1.7600.16385 driver dated 21/06/2006 I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 Home...

I was running XP pro and my resolutions were recognized no problem, I did a clean install of Windows 7 and the resolution are not displaying properly. Both my monitors are 1080, but what I boot the resolutions are way off and screens either don't fit the screen or are so low that the icons etc...

Hello, I just updated from Vista 64 bit to Windows 7 64 bit. Everything worked fine for the first couple of weeks and then things began to act funny. I'm not a computer wizard so I'm turning to you for help. Here is my situation. I normally leave my computer on and only turn it off when it...

Specifications: i7 950 X58 motherboard with four pci-express slots Three ATI 3650 Pci-Express video cards with a total of 6 DVI ports 6GB memory 500GB Hard Drive Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (purchased, not RC) 3 Viewsonic 22" monitors and one Dell 24 inch monitor all running DVI cables...

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and have been using it on my Del 720 XPS with no issues for a month now. Today, while browsing, the screen flickered and the resolution dropped to 1024x768 and my sound stopped working. I have installed, un-installed, and re-installed all of the drivers from...

I have Windows 7 Ultimate build 7600 installed. Every once in a while my screen flickers. My monitor actually loses the signal just for a brief second. and then everything gets back to normal. Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

Hi Somehow Windows 7 sleep mode has corrupted my dual display config (it has resulted in my desktops being switched around on my monitors (primary is now monitor 2 etc., monitor #1 now displays only in green etc. etc.) and all my apps are on the wrong monitor. A reboot fixes it, but Firefox...