Weird Display problem.. Please assist

DonnyTEN · 01-18-2008, 02:59 PM

Greetings people.

Breifly put, i sold my PCI E graphics card to a distant friend of mine because hes into gaming and i no longer am, but when my monitor is connected to onboard video my picture is really fuzzy and distorts a lot, sort of like a rippling effect. I have installed the drivers for my onboard and the problem persists. I get the Rippling effect from the moment i cut the pc on.

The problem goes away when I switch the desktop resolution to 800x600, but the icons are extremely big and things dont fit the screen ( but the distortion, rippling/fuzziness ceases)i'm used to working at 1024x768 and this will not cut it for me..

Is there a solution to this problem? I also have the most recent set of drivers installed.

My Onboard Video is ATI Radeon Xpress 200 series.
I am using Windows XP pro Sp2.
Motherboard:Intel D101GGC
Pentium 4 3.0 ghz hyperthreading
Direct X9.0

Thanks

nh.whitedart · 01-18-2008, 03:06 PM

Might be a shot in the dark but try deguassing your monitor.

If that dosn't work try looking up the frequencies of your monitor, only to see if the monitor is out of frequency. Sometimes changing the resolution will put your monitor out of frequency and it makes the monitor distort and skew.

DonnyTEN · 01-18-2008, 10:32 PM

hmmm, didn't work.

seems like the resolution 800x600 gets rid of the problem, but everything becomes to bloated for the screen to capture.

hermeslyre · 01-18-2008, 11:31 PM

You state that the occurrence is present the moment you turn the PC on, which rules out any driver problems. Is there any way you can test another monitor on the onboard? The fact that you can reduce resolution and the problem disappears seems important, but I can't make anything of it.

DonnyTEN · 01-19-2008, 12:34 AM

i wish i could test it on another monitor, only if i had a secondary one.

and BTW, i've an LCD monitor

dawg · 01-19-2008, 12:34 AM

Does it look like that?
If so, your card is probably damaged..

Graphic card issue (strange one)

DonnyTEN · 01-19-2008, 03:53 PM

no, the picture is still intact but there are just squiggly lines all across the screen.

i took a random snapshot, I'm not sure if you'll be able to see my problem but here goes nothing,.,.

http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?i...8239759qr6.png

hermeslyre · 01-20-2008, 12:34 AM

Can't see anything in the screenshot. Which leads away from the video card, and centers the problem straight on the monitor. Can you check to make sure the refresh rate stays the same when you raise the resolution? An lcd normally uses a 60hz refresh rate...

DonnyTEN · 01-20-2008, 04:21 AM

it stays the same. i've tried just about every refresh rate.

whats so special about 800x600? i never had this problem a while ago before i had purchased my pci e card.

a while ago i was able to set my monitor to 800x600 and still capture everything on the screen.

fortyways · 01-20-2008, 06:29 AM

Could you tell us the native resolution of your LCD? Also, please let me know if your onboard GPU uses a DVI or analog output.

edit: Also, it'd help if you went into a little more detail on the problem. Could the "ripple effect" be described as sort of waves (lines as opposed to a circular ripple motion)? Is this a severe problem, that anyone using the computer would notice at once? Or just something that you picked up on being the owner?

01-18-2008, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
DonnyTEN New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	Weird Display problem.. Please assist Greetings people. Breifly put, i sold my PCI E graphics card to a distant friend of mine because hes into gaming and i no longer am, but when my monitor is connected to onboard video my picture is really fuzzy and distorts a lot, sort of like a rippling effect. I have installed the drivers for my onboard and the problem persists. I get the Rippling effect from the moment i cut the pc on. The problem goes away when I switch the desktop resolution to 800x600, but the icons are extremely big and things dont fit the screen ( but the distortion, rippling/fuzziness ceases)i'm used to working at 1024x768 and this will not cut it for me.. Is there a solution to this problem? I also have the most recent set of drivers installed. My Onboard Video is ATI Radeon Xpress 200 series. I am using Windows XP pro Sp2. Motherboard:Intel D101GGC Pentium 4 3.0 ghz hyperthreading Direct X9.0 Thanks

01-18-2008, 03:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
nh.whitedart Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 31	Might be a shot in the dark but try deguassing your monitor. If that dosn't work try looking up the frequencies of your monitor, only to see if the monitor is out of frequency. Sometimes changing the resolution will put your monitor out of frequency and it makes the monitor distort and skew. __________________ ----------------------------------------------- Nick Hughes Web Deisgn Technical Support Specialist Anaconda - V2 AMD Dual Core 2.4 GeForce 8600GT Water Cooled 650w Power Supply Fatal1ty AN9 Motherboard

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fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	Could you tell us the native resolution of your LCD? Also, please let me know if your onboard GPU uses a DVI or analog output. edit: Also, it'd help if you went into a little more detail on the problem. Could the "ripple effect" be described as sort of waves (lines as opposed to a circular ripple motion)? Is this a severe problem, that anyone using the computer would notice at once? Or just something that you picked up on being the owner? Last edited by fortyways; 01-20-2008 at 06:34 AM.

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01-18-2008, 10:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
DonnyTEN New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	hmmm, didn't work. seems like the resolution 800x600 gets rid of the problem, but everything becomes to bloated for the screen to capture.

01-18-2008, 11:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	You state that the occurrence is present the moment you turn the PC on, which rules out any driver problems. Is there any way you can test another monitor on the onboard? The fact that you can reduce resolution and the problem disappears seems important, but I can't make anything of it.

01-19-2008, 12:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
DonnyTEN New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	i wish i could test it on another monitor, only if i had a secondary one. and BTW, i've an LCD monitor

01-19-2008, 12:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
dawg New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Does it look like that? If so, your card is probably damaged.. Graphic card issue (strange one)

01-19-2008, 03:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
DonnyTEN New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	no, the picture is still intact but there are just squiggly lines all across the screen. i took a random snapshot, I'm not sure if you'll be able to see my problem but here goes nothing,.,. http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?i...8239759qr6.png

01-20-2008, 12:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Can't see anything in the screenshot. Which leads away from the video card, and centers the problem straight on the monitor. Can you check to make sure the refresh rate stays the same when you raise the resolution? An lcd normally uses a 60hz refresh rate...

01-20-2008, 04:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
DonnyTEN New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	it stays the same. i've tried just about every refresh rate. whats so special about 800x600? i never had this problem a while ago before i had purchased my pci e card. a while ago i was able to set my monitor to 800x600 and still capture everything on the screen.