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dark monitor colors
In a previous article, "gonzo" wrote:
wrote in message roups.com... HI, I've got an old ibm aptiva 2140L46, cpu pentium 2 266, os windows xp pro, with an ibm 2128 mm75 multimedia crt monitor 17" and an ati 3d rage pro agp 2x video card. Here is my problem: the monitor settings are all set to the brightest possible (both brightness and contrast) but the colors are getting darker day by day. Do you have any suggestion to fix this problem? Is it a monitor/video drivers problem or just the old age of my monitor (10 years old)? (btw in the tab driver of my monitor I read: Microsoft, 6/6/2001,5.1.2001.0,Microsoft windows publisher; by clicking on driver details I read: no file driver is needed or was uploaded for the monitor. In the tab driver of my video card I read the same as above but by clicking on driver details I can see 2 file drivers supplied by Ati). Thanks! Augusto The monitor is probably screwed. This little program http://files.filefront.com/932340 will enable you to adjust the brightness even if the monitor setting are at the max. It is only a temporary fix, it may help until you can replace the monitor. There is sometimes a little pot "under the hood" that can be adjusted. At least that was the way with VT monitors. I have the opposite problem, mine is too bright - no pot mentioned in schematics ... Chris |
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dark monitor colors
Pot=potentiometer, or more exact, a rheostat in this case.
-- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://aumha.org/ "Mhzjunkie" wrote in message ... spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself: In a previous article, "gonzo" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... HI, I've got an old ibm aptiva 2140L46, cpu pentium 2 266, os windows xp pro, with an ibm 2128 mm75 multimedia crt monitor 17" and an ati 3d rage pro agp 2x video card. Here is my problem: the monitor settings are all set to the brightest possible (both brightness and contrast) but the colors are getting darker day by day. Do you have any suggestion to fix this problem? Is it a monitor/video drivers problem or just the old age of my monitor (10 years old)? (btw in the tab driver of my monitor I read: Microsoft, 6/6/2001,5.1.2001.0,Microsoft windows publisher; by clicking on driver details I read: no file driver is needed or was uploaded for the monitor. In the tab driver of my video card I read the same as above but by clicking on driver details I can see 2 file drivers supplied by Ati). Thanks! Augusto The monitor is probably screwed. This little program http://files.filefront.com/932340 will enable you to adjust the brightness even if the monitor setting are at the max. It is only a temporary fix, it may help until you can replace the monitor. There is sometimes a little pot "under the hood" that can be If it's green, I reckon you can put it in tin-foil and dry it on the manifold. shrugs -- Mhzjunkie 1 PRINT "Windows Vista ERROR" GOTO 1 END |
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