Monitor troubles after move ...

jonny_morrisuk@yahoo.co.u · *nix forums addict Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 64

I have moved several 20" SGI monitors without any problems, indeed a
friend and I once transported about ten 17" SGI monitors in the back of
a van several hundred miles, so I think unless you actually drop one
they don't take any harm from being moved. There are delicate parts in
the screen, so I'm lead to believe, which is why you should always
transport them upright if possible.

If moving it away from any electronic interference doesn't help, you
could also make sure the mains socket is OK - try plugging it into a
different socket, maybe in a different room, to be sure, and try a
different mains lead too. (may sound silly, but I've known a mains
lead to cause problems in the past). Eliminate possible causes one at
a time.

Gary Heston · *nix forums beginner Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 20

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@ · *nix forums beginner Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 7

I have a GDM5021PT monitor hooked up to an O2 and a PC. I recently
moved and my roommate thought it would be a good idea to test and label
the breakers. So I shut my computers down but did not unplug them from
the surge protector/power strip. I failed to notice the PC hung @
shutdown. After screwing with the breakers my picture giggles back and
forth by a few pixels, but only at refresh rates above 60Hz. I used to
run everything @ 75Hz, and I guess I don't notice much difference
stepping down.

Maybe it has nothing to do with the breakers and the hung PC but with
moving the monitor.

Any ideas on what could be wrong and if there is a simple way to fix it?
Failing that, does anyone have a source for these monitors, I haven't
seen any around eBay since about 2001.

Regards,

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