Re: monitor diagnostic program?

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From: Steve Bell
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00

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Rob wrote in message <7j5ru3$4sd$1@centipede.wantree.com.au>...
>anybody have a program that can give my monitor a bit of a thrashing?
>ie diagnostic, recently my monitor was flickering blue, i gave it a big
wack
>on the top and its stoped now.
>but i would like to know if its just intermident, as im going to try and
>sell it so i dont want it comming back.
>
>thanks
>rob
>


Test software such as the Nokia Ntest is only useful for checking
convergence, geometry etc, it will not force vibration sensetive faults.

Unless you had a loose VGA cable, the chances are you have a dry joint in
the monitors video circuitry, a common problem. As time goes on it may or
may not come back.

Steve Bell

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From: "Steve Bell" <service@bell-electronics.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Re: monitor diagnostic program?
Date: 1999/06/03
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