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MSD · 06-23-2004, 09:58 AM

eMachines C2782 (don't give me shit about it, I didn't buy it)
AMD Athlon XP+ 2700
256MB PC2700 DDR 60ns No ECC Std EDO
XP Home w/ all SPs and updates
S3 UniChrome onboard video (it's bad if I have never heard of it)

Playing Diablo II, display turns into wavy horizontal lines, then snow crashes. I had previously diagnosed the monitor with a bad power supply, due to random shutoff that caused the display to fade to a bright blue/white vertical line, then to a dot, then off. I tried it again, and it mysteriously started working. I'm guesssing the internal power supply is overheating.

I subsequently tried 5 other monitors, none of which was newer than 10 years old, and had the same happen with each, sometimes taking as long as 30 seconds to develop the problem.

I'm getting a new monitor, but I'm sort of concerned about frying that, too. Is it possible that something as simple as a refresh rate that worked on the original monitor is causing the others to bug out?

P.S. I'm using my other computer to type this, stop wondering how I'm posting this.

06-23-2004, 09:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Help, my computer snow crashed 6 monitors in a row eMachines C2782 (don't give me shit about it, I didn't buy it) AMD Athlon XP+ 2700 256MB PC2700 DDR 60ns No ECC Std EDO XP Home w/ all SPs and updates S3 UniChrome onboard video (it's bad if I have never heard of it) Playing Diablo II, display turns into wavy horizontal lines, then snow crashes. I had previously diagnosed the monitor with a bad power supply, due to random shutoff that caused the display to fade to a bright blue/white vertical line, then to a dot, then off. I tried it again, and it mysteriously started working. I'm guesssing the internal power supply is overheating. I subsequently tried 5 other monitors, none of which was newer than 10 years old, and had the same happen with each, sometimes taking as long as 30 seconds to develop the problem. I'm getting a new monitor, but I'm sort of concerned about frying that, too. Is it possible that something as simple as a refresh rate that worked on the original monitor is causing the others to bug out? P.S. I'm using my other computer to type this, stop wondering how I'm posting this.