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by no_spam May 17, 2002 last reply May 30, 2002

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My system has been running fine (or as well as you can get under WIndows ME). Then yesterday, I noticed the display has developed several grey horizontal bars superimposed on it, which is very annoying to look at. I replaced the monitor, and get the same problem. What do I try next? Is this a Windows problem or a driver problem or a video card going bad? I haven't made any recent changes to the configuration.

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by mmartinez108 May 17, 2002

Is your video embedded to the motherboard or is it a card? If it's a card, try a different slot and then a different card. If it's embedded try to reinstall the driver.

Also, do you have a fan or any kind electrical motor near the monitor? Those will cause problems for your computer as well.

I hope this helps.

by no_spam May 30, 2002

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by syscokid May 17, 2002

I'm 99% sure it's the card. Id' be 100% sure if the grey bars appeared even before Windows had loaded.

If you can borrow a spare card from somewhere, try it out.

by no_spam May 30, 2002

Exactly right. But installing the new video card was a real bear - Windows Me really stinks.

by alpha-male May 17, 2002

Almost assuredly this is a video card issue. To test it, first boot in safe mode. If the problem persists, then it is not driver related or resolution/settings related. Check that the card is well seated and conected up tight. Switch it to another slot. If none of this resolves the issue, swap the video card.

If in safe mode the video looks okay (no lines) then there is something wrong with your video driver or settings. I'd install the latest driver, set to 640x480 256 color and default refresh rate then tweak it towards the settings you really want.

Hope this helps.