Hello everyone,
After spending a while on google and forum searches I can't find anyone talking about what is happening to me.
I just recently purchased a Gateway computer and I am having a problem with monitor's dimming. (HD3200 onboard graphis, dual e-machines 22" lcd monitors).
When I first got the machine I noticed that it would randomly decide to dim one of my monitors. It was pretty infrequent at first, and if I pressed ctrl+alt+delete and opened up the Task Manager it would often fix the problem and brighten the problem monitor up.
Well, I updated the video card drivers. This seemed to fix the problem, I hadn't noticed either one dim for quite some time. The problem took a turn for the worse though. Now, every time I boot it up, it automatically dims monitor #1 (hooked up via VGA, #2 is on DVI-D). I can't get it to undim the monitor except for randomly when it boots up occasionally it won't be dimmed.
I thought maybe it was some type of power saving mode, but after turning all power saving settings that I know of, off, I have started to think that isn't the problem.
Any help will be GREATLY apprecaited.
Comp Specs:
Processor AMD Phenom™ X4 9100e 64-bit Quad-Core Processor (1.80GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) with AMD64 Technology8
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) with SP11
Memory 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2-2048MB modules)9
Hard Drive 640GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II/300 hard drive with 16MB Cache4
Chassis Modern System Design with Red Chrome Branding Strip
Video Integrated ATI® Radeon™ HD 3200 Hybrid Graphics with up to 256MB of Shared Video Memory9
Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)3
Audio 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio
Available Expansion Slots Available: 1 - PCI-E x16, 1 - PCI-E x1 & 1 - PCI
Backup Media Cyberlink® Power 2 Go
Dimensions (Box) 22.05" (L) x 17.72" (W) x 11.22" (D) or 560mm (L) x 450mm (W) x 285mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 16.34" (H) x 7.09" (W) x 17.32" (D) or 415mm (H) x 180mm (W) x 440mm (D)
External Ports (6) USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear), (2) IEEE 1394a Ports (1 Front, 1Rear), VGA, (2) PS/2 Ports, HDMI
Keyboard Premium Multimedia Keyboard
Media Card Reader Gateway® 15-in-1 media card reader with copy button5
Memory Capacity Expandable to 8GB
Modem 56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Motherboard Systemboard with AMD® 780G Chipset
Mouse USB Optical 2-button Wheel Mouse
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Optical Drive 18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash™ Technology7
Power Supply 300W Power Supply
Security Software Norton 360 All-in-One Security™ 2008 (60-day trial)6
Speakers Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty10
Weights 24.25 lbs. (11 kg) system unit only / Approximately 35 lbs. (16.0 kg.) box
Also, if anyone knows how to turn up the dedicated video memory from 256megabytes to 512 that would be great, I am guessing it is in the bios somewhere?
After spending a while on google and forum searches I can't find anyone talking about what is happening to me.
I just recently purchased a Gateway computer and I am having a problem with monitor's dimming. (HD3200 onboard graphis, dual e-machines 22" lcd monitors).
When I first got the machine I noticed that it would randomly decide to dim one of my monitors. It was pretty infrequent at first, and if I pressed ctrl+alt+delete and opened up the Task Manager it would often fix the problem and brighten the problem monitor up.
Well, I updated the video card drivers. This seemed to fix the problem, I hadn't noticed either one dim for quite some time. The problem took a turn for the worse though. Now, every time I boot it up, it automatically dims monitor #1 (hooked up via VGA, #2 is on DVI-D). I can't get it to undim the monitor except for randomly when it boots up occasionally it won't be dimmed.
I thought maybe it was some type of power saving mode, but after turning all power saving settings that I know of, off, I have started to think that isn't the problem.
Any help will be GREATLY apprecaited.
Comp Specs:
Processor AMD Phenom™ X4 9100e 64-bit Quad-Core Processor (1.80GHz, 2MB L2 Cache) with AMD64 Technology8
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) with SP11
Memory 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2-2048MB modules)9
Hard Drive 640GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II/300 hard drive with 16MB Cache4
Chassis Modern System Design with Red Chrome Branding Strip
Video Integrated ATI® Radeon™ HD 3200 Hybrid Graphics with up to 256MB of Shared Video Memory9
Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)3
Audio 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio
Available Expansion Slots Available: 1 - PCI-E x16, 1 - PCI-E x1 & 1 - PCI
Backup Media Cyberlink® Power 2 Go
Dimensions (Box) 22.05" (L) x 17.72" (W) x 11.22" (D) or 560mm (L) x 450mm (W) x 285mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 16.34" (H) x 7.09" (W) x 17.32" (D) or 415mm (H) x 180mm (W) x 440mm (D)
External Ports (6) USB 2.0 ports (2 Front, 4 Rear), (2) IEEE 1394a Ports (1 Front, 1Rear), VGA, (2) PS/2 Ports, HDMI
Keyboard Premium Multimedia Keyboard
Media Card Reader Gateway® 15-in-1 media card reader with copy button5
Memory Capacity Expandable to 8GB
Modem 56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
Motherboard Systemboard with AMD® 780G Chipset
Mouse USB Optical 2-button Wheel Mouse
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Optical Drive 18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash™ Technology7
Power Supply 300W Power Supply
Security Software Norton 360 All-in-One Security™ 2008 (60-day trial)6
Speakers Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty10
Weights 24.25 lbs. (11 kg) system unit only / Approximately 35 lbs. (16.0 kg.) box
Also, if anyone knows how to turn up the dedicated video memory from 256megabytes to 512 that would be great, I am guessing it is in the bios somewhere?
