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Re: P991 Dell Ultrascan...multiple horizontal lines
I noticed alot of posts on horizontal lines and I have a
5+ year old
Dell P991 Ultrascan monitor. It has just
recently began displaying
multiple lite red lines fairly
evenly spaced from top to bottom. The
spacing is
approxiamately 2 inches and they are at times hard to
see.
They do show up in videos and when gaming.
I think :robotsad: that my monitor is gooooooooooiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnngggggggggg(don't go
till I get a replacement). I did some of the tests and
degaused it with no change.
:robotvery-happy:
This monitor has been an excellent monitor over the years with no
previous problems. I would like to know for sure if those lines are
a sign of a monitor on it's last legs.
any help is appreciated!!!
trifid:smileyvery-happy:
1 it wouldn't let me post this unless the first character was an integer(lol).
Jesse
This page does not want to load correctly. I not only reloaded but also updated my drivers.
The problem still exists but the lines are further apart at the bottom of the screen 1"-1.5" and become much closer at the top. The lines showed up for the first time about a month or more ago. There have been no changes to my system prior to when I first noticed them. They are lite red in color and are angled up about 10 degrees from left to right.
I hope you have some idea as to the problem....meanwhile I keep searching.
Thanks!
Tim ;~}
Message Edited by trifid on 11-25-2004 02:36 AM
- Jessie, JDreand all others having similiar problems.I ran the monitor self test and it said monitor was fine. I did notice around the edgesthat the lite red lines were still showing (more than 10 lines). I then rerouted the cablefor the monitor away from all other cables so there would be no interference. It didnot help :robotsad: when I restarted the system. The lines showed up on the Dell logopage. The pins were all nice and straight when I reattached the cable.It may be time to call Dell Support and see if I can get Dell's local repair people to call.I would think they would have run into this problem before that is if I can get past thesupport techs(?) in the Philliphines, Pakistan, India and who knows where else.If you have any more thoughts on this problem let me know.Thanks for your help!!!trifid
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Posted November 23rd, 2004 15:00
trifid,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Try reinstalling the video card drivers to see if that will resolve the issue that you are having with the monitor.
Jesse L (retired)