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extremely bright screen

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  • 17-10-2003 9:20pm
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    Ancient1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭


    My screen occasionally goes crazy, it suddenly decides to light up just like Gandalf and i have to turn away - thats how bright it gets! It only last a few seconds and then it gets back to normal, and it reoccurs in intervals of 5 minutes...

    Does this have anything to do with my graphics card or the monitor? Any ideas?

    a friend of mine suggested i get nividia media center, but there's no noticeable difference.

    Help!


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    Giblet
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    Try powerstrip, It has gamma adjust options. Does it happen after you play a game.


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    Ancient1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭Ancient1


    No i dont play games, it just happens out of the blue when im browsing yahoo, for example, so its not like its a graphics heavy site...
    whats powerstrip?


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,785 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Could be the monitor
    Try booting into the BIOS and leaving it sit there or booting off a boot disk to see if it happens outside windows. (though this would mean the monitor would be in low res mode at 60Hz - where as in windows it might running a tad harder)

    Any noise (highpitched humming/click) associated with it ?


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    Ancient1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭Ancient1


    No, no noise or humming. It seems just like a power surge but its not...


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