robby

Help - yesterday my display darkened for no reason at all, any pics or pages with dark colours are almost black. The colours are there but very dark, white seems grey. I've tried control panel, checked display but everything seems ok, turned brightness to full on monitor but it's still dark???????????

Also tried to install Mcafree virus software but the cd rom wont detect the disk, if i try to play a game the screen sometimes freezes and i have to switc off and on.

I had a virus a few weeks ago but formatted the HD, dis it possible its still in there somewhere? do i have to get a new HD? could the virus damage the graphics card, etc

Helppppp

Wizzbang

What monitor are you using ??

If you can, use another display to make sure it isnt your graphics card


WizzBang

robby

hi Wizz, i have a 17" CTX monitor, unable to get hold of another to test against, seems to be a coinsidence though with the games freezing and the CD rom probs, thought maybe the virus had reappeared?

robby

hmm, just adjusted the brightness with the graphics card setting in control panel - display, brightness better but colours now out?

chiark

has your graphics card got colour correction and gamma correction on it by any chance?

robby

its got brightness, gamma, contrast adjustment
it's a NVIDIA RIVA TNT 64 graphics card if that means anything

Foot_Tapper

Robby, have you tried uninstalling adaptor, remove software.
Reboot, into 16 colours vga , then reinstall.

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like the monitor contrast/brightness control has gone to pot. Borrow another monitor to verify.

robby

well i can now adjust the brightness on the monitor but the dark colours are too bright now, if i get a clean white the grey is also too white for instance