Re: Monitor playing up

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From: Patrick Dunford
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 04:33

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> The monitor on my kids computer is playing up. Every few seconds, 
> sometimes 5 sometimes 30-60 or anywhere in between, the monitor makes a 
> clicking sound, like static electricity. The screen flicks with each 
> click, looking like it gets 80% smaller then back to full size again. 
> The screen flick takes about 1.2 a second from normal to reduced to 
> normal again.
> 
> Compaq V75 monitor bought 2nd hand through tech rentals quite some time ago.
> 
> Any ideas?

power supply restarting itself?

is this what is called "hiccupping"?

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