I suddenly started having problems with my monitor. My screen gets very bright and fades out all text. It also seems to have locked up my mouse when this happens. After about a minute the screen will start coming back as normal from top to bottom as if nothing was wrong and the mouse will work...everything will be fine. This has happned twice in the last few days. Dont know if it is monitor or if it could be a different problem such as video card.

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Robert, no one here can tell you if it is the monitor or video card.. You have to 
do some troubleshooting yourself, buddy.  Plug a different monitor in to it.. Then 
YOU tell me which one it is.. :)

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I guess that I should have worded this differently. Could the video card cause a problem such as this?


On Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:37 am, appleoddity wrote:
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>Robert, no one here can tell you if it is the monitor or video card.. You have to
>do some troubleshooting yourself, buddy. Plug a different monitor in to it.. Then
>YOU tell me which one it is.. :)
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Certainly.

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Since the Mouse Locks up, my bet is the Computer is the Problem. Swapping out the Vid Card would be a another step.

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Yeah, if the mouse is locking up then it is a PC problem.. But, from the original 
description, it sounds like a possibility that he can't even see the mouse, and may 
assume it is locked up.  So, that was why I suggested trying a different monitor, 
as that would be the easiest first step.. :)

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Good to have some known working spare Computer Parts around when troubleshooting.:)

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