Monitor???

O'Dell · 03-09-2003, 04:31 PM

I built a new system about 4 weeks ago-P4 2.8, P4PE, ATI 9700, etc. Everything runs great[excluding the high temp readings] except for one little problem Every few seconds the display jumps slightly in the horizonal plane. This is really distracting. I'm now running at 3.2 gig, but the problem started before I overclocked and hasn't gotten worse. The 9700 is not overclocked. I'm using an old Samsung 20 inch [Syncmaster 20GLsi] that I really like. Could it be that the monitor is getting weak? These Samsung's have always run forever in the past. Is there a tweak that could cure it. Any help would be appreciated.

speechless · 03-09-2003, 04:43 PM

That doesn't seem like a monitor problem to me...
Maybe a mis-configuration somewhere?

Then again, I'm not very familiar with Samsung monitors being that I use Trinitrons.

O'Dell · 03-10-2003, 01:54 PM

Thanks for the response. I'm just hoping I can adjust something on the ATI card. It didn't happen with my old NVidia system.

[AB]|G|war · 03-10-2003, 02:00 PM

If your talking about the "shimmering" that goes on with the 90xx cards,try using your DVI connector that came with your 9700 card ,that should reduce the lines..Theres no other fix for this....

wildboar · 03-10-2003, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by O'Dell
I built a new system about 4 weeks ago-P4 2.8, P4PE, ATI 9700, etc. Everything runs great[excluding the high temp readings] except for one little problem Every few seconds the display jumps slightly in the horizonal plane. This is really distracting. I'm now running at 3.2 gig, but the problem started before I overclocked and hasn't gotten worse. The 9700 is not overclocked. I'm using an old Samsung 20 inch [Syncmaster 20GLsi] that I really like. Could it be that the monitor is getting weak? These Samsung's have always run forever in the past. Is there a tweak that could cure it. Any help would be appreciated.

Are you talking about a slight twitch that seems like the screen display shifts in slightly in the left hand corner? I beleive this is a problem with ATI drivers (I have an 8500 DV AIW). It seemed more pronounced at lower screen resolutions than at higher. Not sure what causes this, but it seems to have leveled out after a time and with the most recent ATI driver updates...

O'Dell · 03-10-2003, 06:12 PM

Thanks, guys, for the ideas. My problem was that the whole desktop/website/etc would shift right about 1/16 inch and then immediately back. I say was because since I've been up today it hasn't happened. Maybe it cured itself.[I also believe in the Easter Bunny]

Thanks again
O'Dell

wildboar · 03-10-2003, 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by O'Dell
Thanks, guys, for the ideas. My problem was that the whole desktop/website/etc would shift right about 1/16 inch and then immediately back. I say was because since I've been up today it hasn't happened. Maybe it cured itself.[I also believe in the Easter Bunny]

Thanks again
O'Dell

Yep, that is similar to my problem. I think it is an ATI issue that seems to level out with the newer drivers. When I used my KVM to shift over to my old PII server, with an old Rage card, never saw the problem, so I am fairly confident it is a video card issue...

PS: when I moved my rig under the table it seemed to minimize the occurence. It could be related to EMI...

Bagged71 · 03-11-2003, 01:03 AM

make sure your refresh rates are not to low

03-09-2003, 04:31 PM	#1
O'Dell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 13	Monitor??? I built a new system about 4 weeks ago-P4 2.8, P4PE, ATI 9700, etc. Everything runs great[excluding the high temp readings] except for one little problem Every few seconds the display jumps slightly in the horizonal plane. This is really distracting. I'm now running at 3.2 gig, but the problem started before I overclocked and hasn't gotten worse. The 9700 is not overclocked. I'm using an old Samsung 20 inch [Syncmaster 20GLsi] that I really like. Could it be that the monitor is getting weak? These Samsung's have always run forever in the past. Is there a tweak that could cure it. Any help would be appreciated.
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03-09-2003, 04:43 PM	#2
speechless Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 50	That doesn't seem like a monitor problem to me... Maybe a mis-configuration somewhere? Then again, I'm not very familiar with Samsung monitors being that I use Trinitrons.
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03-10-2003, 01:54 PM	#3
O'Dell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 13	Thanks for the response. I'm just hoping I can adjust something on the ATI card. It didn't happen with my old NVidia system.
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03-10-2003, 02:00 PM	#4
[AB]\|G\|war [AB]Supporter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Utah.. Posts: 1,063	If your talking about the "shimmering" that goes on with the 90xx cards,try using your DVI connector that came with your 9700 card ,that should reduce the lines..Theres no other fix for this.... __________________ [AB]3DMARKS TEAM EVGA 680i SLI mobo...Vista Ult 64bit-XP Pro Intel Core2 E6600 @ 3.6..Zalman 9700LED Evga 8800GTX ULTRA!!!! HP W2207 22-inch Wide LCD Monitor Sound Blaster Live! AeroCool 650W ZeroDba 2 GB.. Gskill @1000 4-4-4-12 Raptors 10k 16mb
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03-10-2003, 06:12 PM	#6
O'Dell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 13	Thanks, guys, for the ideas. My problem was that the whole desktop/website/etc would shift right about 1/16 inch and then immediately back. I say was because since I've been up today it hasn't happened. Maybe it cured itself.[I also believe in the Easter Bunny] Thanks again O'Dell
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03-11-2003, 01:03 AM	#8
Bagged71 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hellville Posts: 608	make sure your refresh rates are not to low __________________ Right
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