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So there was just a some sort of short circuit/power surge in my house. It wasn't a power outgage, because everything stayed on and nothing reset. But there was a huge popping sound, everything flickered, etc...
Well now the color of my monitor is inverted. I think that's what it is. Not sure how to describe it. I've seen pictures/film like this before. Not sure what's it's called. Overexposed film? the negative of a film? Anyway, that's what it is.
So what happened? Is my video card fried? Is it the monitor? Anyone have any experience with this?
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my PC at work sometimes does this weird thing where the monitor goes into vertical colored lines - mostly black and white with a little color. The cursor turns into a large (looks about 1 inch across) square. I shut down (turn off, since I can't see the Start button), and when it comes back on, it's fine.
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The other thing you could try is unplugging it for a long time. If it's CRT, this will allow those huge freaking capacitors in there to drain and may allow it to reset. I say may, because monitors are a pain in the arse and they're not really servicable on the consumer level.
Most CRT monitors are soft-powered these days. This means that there's almost always some electricity running in the circuits. This allows it to power on faster, but also means that, if there's anything wrong that cutting off power will fix, simply turning the monitor off with its power button will not be sufficient.
Do you have another monitor laying around that was not plugged in at the time? If so, plug that one into the computer and see what happens. At least then you could determine if is the computer or the monitor that is at fault.
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it's an LCD. I unplugged it completely when I was trying out a different monitor. The other monitor worked fine, and when i plugged this one back in, it also worked fine.
So, that's good. Scared me for a bit though. Actually, pissed me off for a bit.
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