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frenik · 05-01-2003, 02:17 PM

I've never had this problem before, and I hope it's not serious. Maybe someone's experienced this and can help.

My monitor has done this 3 times today: it dims a bit, makes a clicking noise, and the screen kinda "zooms in", stretches out, and slowly returns to normal. Is this some kind of tiny power surge?

It's a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 1000. I bought it because it was cheap, and have had no problems with it yet.

Thanks for the help in advance..

hrdwareguy · 05-01-2003, 02:41 PM

Sounds like a surge to me. I have noticed my monitor does the same type of thing when I first turn it on in the morning. Desktop is zoomed in then it shrinks to actual size.

MSD · 05-01-2003, 07:01 PM

This sounds like a surge or drop in power.

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cheese · 05-01-2003, 08:25 PM

I use to have a simular problem when i still lived at home my PC would just restart every one and awil must have been a power drain cuz it hasnt happend sence i moved out

05-01-2003, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
frenik Crazy Location: blah	My monitor is acting strange I've never had this problem before, and I hope it's not serious. Maybe someone's experienced this and can help. My monitor has done this 3 times today: it dims a bit, makes a clicking noise, and the screen kinda "zooms in", stretches out, and slowly returns to normal. Is this some kind of tiny power surge? It's a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 1000. I bought it because it was cheap, and have had no problems with it yet. Thanks for the help in advance.. __________________ I don't know what's worse, that I dreamed about putting my ex-girlfriend in a woodchipper, or that I woke up with an erection. - jim norton

05-01-2003, 02:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	Sounds like a surge to me. I have noticed my monitor does the same type of thing when I first turn it on in the morning. Desktop is zoomed in then it shrinks to actual size. __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

05-01-2003, 07:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	This sounds like a surge or drop in power. Storytime! True Story: A man called tech support complaining that his computer would reboot every time the toilet was flushed. After several hours and calls to the power company, they determined that the problem was a drop in voltage caused by the well's water pump starting when the toilet flushed.

05-01-2003, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
cheese Psycho Location: In your bath tub with all your other rubber toys	I use to have a simular problem when i still lived at home my PC would just restart every one and awil must have been a power drain cuz it hasnt happend sence i moved out