-=PCTechTalk=- Magnetic Problem

Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new speakers
for his PC and set 
the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute (after
reading 
instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of the
monitor all bled 
together into various hues, then after a reboot they (the
"hues") kind of 
piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper.  When
you go into OE the 
top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE, but is
there any way to 
fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo 

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Hi Glo,
I think shuting down the computer and unpluging the 
monitor for a while shoud clear the problem.

IHTH

Mike the mod
******* Mike's  REPLY SEPARATOR *********

On 2/16/2007 at 7:16 PM Glo wrote:

Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new speakers
for his PC and
set 
the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute (after
reading 
instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of the
monitor all bled 
together into various hues, then after a reboot they (the
"hues") kind of 
piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper.  When
you go into OE
the 
top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE, but is
there any way to=
 
fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo 



--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Glo, if your rebooting without turning off the monitor have
them turn off 
the monitor and turn  it back on.  I am assuming it is a
tube type monitor. 
If this does not work a tv repair can degauss it with an
electromagnet. 
Most tube monitors and tv have it built in to do it
automatically.
Hope this helps,
Bob T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glo" <redowlnpgcable.com>
To: "PCTechTalk" <PCTechTalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 8:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Magnetic Problem


> Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new
speakers for his PC and 
> set
> the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute
(after reading
> instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of the
monitor all bled
> together into various hues, then after a reboot they
(the "hues") kind of
> piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper. 
When you go into OE 
> the
> top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE, but
is there any way 
> to
> fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Glo,
    Tell your friend to look through the monitor's menu for
an item called 
"Degauss".  Degaussing attempts to remove unwanted
magnetic buildup from the 
tiny wires and screen (called a 'mask' or 'aperture grill')
that sit just 
behind the phosphorus on the inside of the front of the
screen.  Of course, 
what your friend did was magnetize them.      ;O}

    If the monitor in question does not have this feature,
turn it off and 
unplug it for at least 24 hours to allow the capacitors
inside to fully 
discharge.  Then, turning it back on may naturally degauss
it.  If that 
still doesn't do the trick, most puter shops have a device
that they use to 
manually degauss them.  I have no idea how much they would
charge for this 
service, however.

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glo" <redowlnpgcable.com>
To: "PCTechTalk" <PCTechTalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Magnetic Problem


> Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new
speakers for his PC and 
> set
> the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute
(after reading
> instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of the
monitor all bled
> together into various hues, then after a reboot they
(the "hues") kind of
> piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper. 
When you go into OE 
> the
> top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE, but
is there any way 
> to
> fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo 

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Degauss it.  Go to the screen setup, or there may be a
separate button for it.
Regards,

Bob - "The Keyboard Cowboy"

Cincinnati, OH
Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, February 16, 2007   9:48:41 PM
--==<<0>>==--

On Friday, February 16, 2007, 7:16:33 PM, you wrote:

G> Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new
speakers for his PC and set
G> the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute
(after reading 
G> instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of
the monitor all bled
G> together into various hues, then after a reboot they
(the "hues") kind of
G> piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper. 
When you go into OE the
G> top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE,
but is there any way to
G> fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo 

G> --
G> <Please delete this line and everything below.>

G> To unsub or change your email settings:
G> http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

G> To access our Archives:
G> ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
G> http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Not to worry, shut it off and it will restore itself. Scared
some kids when
they applied a magnet to a monitor at school - they did not
do that again.

Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bouncefreelists.org
[mailto:pctechtalk-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Bob - "The Keyboard
Cowboy"
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 11:49 PM
To: Glo
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Magnetic Problem

Degauss it.  Go to the screen setup, or there may be a
separate button for
it.
Regards,

Bob - "The Keyboard Cowboy"

Cincinnati, OH
Scottsdale, AZ

Friday, February 16, 2007   9:48:41 PM
--==<<0>>==--

On Friday, February 16, 2007, 7:16:33 PM, you wrote:

G> Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new
speakers for his PC and
set
G> the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute
(after reading 
G> instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of
the monitor all bled
G> together into various hues, then after a reboot they
(the "hues") kind of
G> piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper. 
When you go into OE
the
G> top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE,
but is there any way
to
G> fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo 

G> --
G> <Please delete this line and everything below.>

G> To unsub or change your email settings:
G> http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

G> To access our Archives:
G> ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
G> http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/
--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/


--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Thanks for all the suggestions, this was the first we tried
and it worked! 
I'll save them all however, in case I run into someone again
whose curiosity 
gets the best of him <G>.  Cowboy Bob suggested
"Degauss it.  Go to the 
screen setup" but I couldn't find it, where would that
be?  I'm looking on 
my own computer but just realized an LCD monitor wouldn't
have gausses 
(gausi?), --would it?  ~Glo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob T
To: pctechtalkfreelists.org
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:39 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Magnetic Problem


Glo, if your rebooting without turning off the monitor have
them turn off
the monitor and turn  it back on.  I am assuming it is a
tube type monitor.
If this does not work a tv repair can degauss it with an
electromagnet.
Most tube monitors and tv have it built in to do it
automatically.
Hope this helps,
Bob T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glo" <redowlnpgcable.com>
To: "PCTechTalk" <PCTechTalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 8:16 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Magnetic Problem


> Hi Group, here's a good one: a friend bought new
speakers for his PC and
> set
> the subwoofer on top of the monitor just for a minute
(after reading
> instructions not to!).  The colors along the top of the
monitor all bled
> together into various hues, then after a reboot they
(the "hues") kind of
> piled up in the upper left corner on the wallpaper. 
When you go into OE
> the
> top border is all kind of gray.  It's not HORRIBLE, but
is there any way
> to
> fix this other than a new monitor? ~Glo

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/





-- 
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/690 - Release
Date: 2/16/2007 
2:25 PM 

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/

Glo,
    No, an LCD doesn't use the thin wires, so there's
nothing to degauss. 
:O)

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never
asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glo" <redowlnpgcable.com>
To: <pctechtalkfreelists.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 1:46 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Magnetic Problem


> Thanks for all the suggestions, this was the first we
tried and it worked!
> I'll save them all however, in case I run into someone
again whose 
> curiosity
> gets the best of him <G>.  Cowboy Bob suggested
"Degauss it.  Go to the
> screen setup" but I couldn't find it, where would
that be?  I'm looking on
> my own computer but just realized an LCD monitor
wouldn't have gausses
> (gausi?), --would it?  ~Glo 

--
<Please delete this line and everything below.>

To unsub or change your email settings:
http://ww
w.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk

To access our Archives:
ht
tp://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/
http://
www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/