Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 00:24:45 -1001 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) To: Mark Mayo <mark@quickweb.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My monitor's got the Shakes... Message-ID: <199709221025.AAA03297@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> "Re: My monitor's got the Shakes..." (Sep 21, 11:40pm)
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> Hi all... well a bad couple of weeks on my hardware seems to be > getting worse. Suddently, my monitor is "shaking". Basically, every > 10 minutes or so (not regular) a small, rapid shaking happens. A > slight brightness fade-in, fade-out sort of happens at the same time. > The picture would appear to be moving straight up and down (by a > really small amount, but enough to be REALLY damned annoying). > > Any idea what the cause could be?? > > This monitor has already developed a pretty serious case of ghosting, > so I fear that this fit of shaking is my signal that "she's gonna blow!". > > It's a 17" MAG, about 3.5 years old I believe. Been a faithful monitor, > but it's been going downhill at a break-neck speed the last 6 monhts or > so. You might try opening it up and cleaning all the dust away with a soft brush. Dust can make in run hot and encourage arcing. Don't get zapped by the high voltage. Unplug the monitor for a while before opening it. Richard
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