Vista Tutorial - flickering monitor

Hi,

I have a monitor that keeps flickering in the past few weeks. Is there any
driver that would cause this? How can I tell if it's the monitor itself or
if it's some software or hardware or driver causing it? I did install a new
HP Officejet J5780 All-in-One. I can't recall if the flickering started at
that exact time or not. Could this be the case?

Thanks in advance,
Nancy

There are a number of factors that can cause "flickering", some of which you can do something about with little or no cost, while other involve spending money.

1. I doubt that the installtion of a new printer driver would cause the flickering on the monitor, but perhaps the printer itself? Working on the assumption that all your devices (Computer, Monitor and Printer) are plugged into the same mains outlet, it's possible that you where borderline on power draw to begin with, and the addition of the printer has resulted in not enough power being provided to the monitor.
2. There may be some form of electrical interference that is being picked up by the monitor. I've seen this sometimes when a mains power line is crossing the signal cable of the monitor. Re-positioning the running of the cables may help. Are there any appliances such as refridgerators or air conditioners nearby?
3. Flickering can also be caused when you are using 2 monitors connected to the same mains outlet, but you didn't mention whether you have a dual monitor setup or not, so this may not be the cause.
4. You display driver may be using a low refresh rate. Right-click an empty area of your desktop, selct "Personalize". Click on "Display Settings". Click "Advanced Settings". Click the "Monitor" tab. Make sure that the "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" is checked, and then under "Screen refresh rate", selct the next highest value available, if any. CAUTION: Improperly setting the refresh rate can damage you monitor. Consult with your monitor documentation for the range of safe supported refresh rates.
5. The monitor itself may be failing. The quickest and easiest method of checking this is to plug it into another computer and see if the problem persists. If the flickering goes away, then any of the above could be causing the flicker. If it remains, then it's possible that the monitor may be failing and will need to be replaced.

Please respond back with details on whether any of this has worked for you.

"dzomlija" <dzomlija.3119d6@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:dzomlija.3119d6@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...I hope not. My computer is not even a year old. Bought it in February.
I unplugged the printer and disconnected it from the CPU. However there are
bunches of cords under there. I tried to adjust them but that didn't work.

WorkingNo refrigerator or A.C.
No dual monitor setup.

so this may not be the cause.Had tried that before. It's set up for 75.

CAUTION: Improperly setting the refresh rateThe problem is not the monitor since I attached it to my old 1999 computer
and it works out there. And we brought the old monitor in here and still
get some flickering.


If the flickering goes away, then any of the aboveThanks for the help. I had downloaded NVidia upgrade however the "driver is
working correctly" so it says.

Could this possibly also be from installing a new laser mouse? I had to
install an update for it causing a lost screen saver. That problem was
cured but maybe the mouse is causing more problems??? It's a Microsoft
model 1058. Laser mouse 5000.

Thanks bunches,
Nancy

What Hz do you have your monitor set to? I see flicker at 60 hz or lower on
a CRT monitor.

"Nancy" <nospamplease@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <dzomlija.3119d6@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net>,
dzomlija <dzomlija.3119d6@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote:Flickering monitor story:

I was supporting a programming group who all used Sun workstations.
These things came with what at the time was probably the best graphics
monitors in production, huge 20 inch hi res monsters. One of the engineers
called me to complain that her monitor was fuzzy and flickering. I told her
I'd be right over, but when I looked at it it looked fine to me. I replaced
it anyway with a brand new one.

As soon as I got back to the office she called again: "The new
monitor is even worse". I told her I'd come back and see. Of course
the new monitor looked fine to me but I replaced it with a known good one
just in case.

Well, sure enough, an hour later the same engineer called back to find
out when I was going to replace her monitor because this one was too fuzzy
and flickery for her to work with it. I didn't get back to her office
until she'd left for the day, and when I got there I saw what the problem
was right away.

Sure enough, her monitor was fuzzy and flickering. Because of the
flourescent desk lamp se'd placed right next to it for extra light. When she
knew I'd be coming to work on it she very considerately moved her personal
stuff including the lamp out of the way and turned off the monitor. She
never noticed that as soon as she moved the lamp it stopped flickering because
she always turned it off and THEN moved the lamp. *I* never noticed it flicker
because the lamp was always moved when I got there.

I explained the relationship and voila`...

I have it set to 75.

"Gary Mount" <gary_mount@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Good thought however that is not the case here.

This flickering is not a constant thing. It only happens once every minute
or so.

I thought it might be from my new mouse so I put the old mouse back on last
night. However I didn't uninstall the laser one. Still have the flicker.

As for the cords touching each other, I have tried to rearrange them but I
have no idea how you keep them from touching. I'm trying though.

Could this have anything to do with an update for Vista?

Thanks,
Nancy
"the wharf rat" <wrat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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One other thing that hasn't been covered yet. Is your cell phone by any chance nearby? The erratic flicker that happens only every minute or so could very well be your cell phone.

I get a kind of "blip" on my screen every few hours, along with a chirping sound coming through my speakers, every time my cell phone connects to my cellular provider to updates it's internal clock and date. The cell interfernce last about 2 or 3 seconds.