Odd problem

Liquid Fire · Post by **Liquid Fire** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:08 am

Every once in awhile, my entire screen will turn pink. Through a bit of trial and error, I have found that actually tipping the computer can fix/alter the color. What, exactly, is going on here?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:11 am

sounds like something is loose.

start at the back of the monitor and work your way towards the computer.

its probably something to do with monitor cord.

Liquid Fire · Post by **Liquid Fire** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:35 am

/me tries it...

...Ok people, move along. There's nothing to see here...

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Fri May 21, 2004 6:09 am

Make sure your monitor cable was screwed in all the way. Also, dont bee too suprised if in the future you find one of the pins inside the monitor connector to be broken.

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Fri May 21, 2004 7:55 am

or i can be the wires inside the cable cause iv bad mine to do that had to rebuild a new cable

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sat May 22, 2004 5:55 am

Yes, your VGA cable or connector is shot. When the screen turns pink it is because the green in the RGB signal drops out. That leaves only red and blue, hence the pink color..

An old 15 incher I used to have had this problem, I had to put a kink in the cable and tape it down to keep it making contact.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:04 am

Or it could be that your eyes are actually dropping the Blue signal....

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:22 am

Mobi, I think your brain is dropping the "intelligent" signal..

roid · Post by **roid** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:04 am

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Boo · Post by **Boo** » Sat May 22, 2004 11:58 am

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Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Mon May 24, 2004 2:08 pm

every time i see that bunney it makes me crave rabbit soup

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon May 24, 2004 3:55 pm

haha......

on subject, it could also be the monitor itself losing the Green signal, and the cable could be just fine.

Warlock · Post by **Warlock** » Mon May 24, 2004 4:37 pm

AceCombat wrote:it could also be the monitor itself losing the Green signal, and the cable could be just fine.

its the cable cause

Liquid Fire wrote:I have found that actually tipping the computer can fix/alter the color.

thats a cable prob tehre cause iv had it to happen befor and like Tricord i had mine bent up and tape to befor the wires in it finaley gave out.

u can try replaceing the cable or do like i did and cut the cable and get a 15pin svga connector and resoder the wires or get a new monitor

Liquid Fire · Post by **Liquid Fire** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:03 pm

Quote, me :"/me tries it...

...Ok people, move along. There's nothing to see here... "

That meant in in apparantly subtle terms, I wiggled the cable, which fixed it, and I freely admit my own stupidity. I think I was just expecting a long, complex answer. Not a simple thing.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Tue May 25, 2004 10:39 pm

Actually, having a kink in the cable is a problem. You've got a loose connection in your cable which needs to be fixed before it corrodes. Unfortunately, this means popping open the back of the monitor and CAREFULLY wiggle the connections from the cable to the monitor's mobo. DO NOT DO THIS WHILE THE MONITOR IS ON! If you don't encounter any problems, then wiggle the pins on the SVGA connector (after putting the cover of the monitor back on of course). If they remain stiff, then you'll either have to cut the plastic shielding and bend each wire individually or just bite the bullet and replace it entirely.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:54 am

if it's that bad, just take it to a repair shop..

I hope you realize MD that there are capacitors that are inside the monitor that retain enough juice to kill, even with the monitor off for hours.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:26 am

Liquid Fire wrote:Quote, me :"/me tries it...

...Ok people, move along. There's nothing to see here... "

That meant in in apparantly subtle terms, I wiggled the cable, which fixed it, and I freely admit my own stupidity. I think I was just expecting a long, complex answer. Not a simple thing.

Notice he doesn't describe a kink anywhere.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:41 am

Ferno wrote:I hope you realize MD that there are capacitors that are inside the monitor that retain enough juice to kill, even with the monitor off for hours.

[Shrek]Naw, do ya think?[/Shrek]

Alot of the boards I've seen have the larger caps away from the cable connections so he should be safe as long as he doesn't muck with the underside of the board where the caps are located. Its perfectly safe to touch the outside of the capacitors since there are no actual connections there. The only connections are on the bottom of the cap, which is where the pins are located. The metal cap on the top is a safety feature to keep the damn thing from blowing to pieces all over the place if you hook it in wrong or give it too much juice. If you really want to get paranoid, look up the specs for the SVGA connector and take an ohm meter to check each pin.

Lothar: I've dealt with this exact same problem on multiple occasions. 99% of the time, its because the cable was bent at 90Â° or sharper, which if left like this over time CAN produce a kink in the cable. When you try to bend it back, it'll snap one or more of the wires, which will sever the connection of one or more color signals resulting in the above. The very fact that he bent the cable to "fix" it proves that there is a loose connection in the cable somewhere.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:47 am

MD wrote:The very fact that he bent the cable to "fix" it

Liquid Fire wrote:I wiggled the cable, which fixed it

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:48 am

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