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hi i relly need help my monitor is showing brown lines all across it .....its completly covered with them i dont know whats causing it ......is there any thing i can do to find out whats causeing them someone help please....

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Boot the PC, keep tapping F8 until you get options, choose safe mode, the screen icons will be bigger, but you just want to see if the brown lines are there

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Boot the PC, keep tapping F8 until you get options, choose safe mode, the screen icons will be bigger, but you just want to see if the brown lines are there

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booted into safe mode brown lines are there as well

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Has the monitor got a reset button, or menu button

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there are 4 buttons on the side with menu options

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Look for a reset option

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i dont know what the reset option looks like.....there is contrast and colour settings and other options that i dont understand

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Can you try the monitor on another PC, or try another monitor on your PC

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i have a friend that will let me do it but it wont be for a few days

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Which make and model is the monitor

Do you know the make and model of video card

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its called samton i have serched the web for this make but cant find it

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This lot?

http://www.samtron.c...product_01.html

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thats the one how do i check to see what model i have

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Items in blue which are underlined are clickable to give more information about the process

Download and install Everest Home Edition

Run the programme, click + next to computer then summary

Look on the right for display / video adapter / Monitor

Look at the manufacturer’s site for the suitable drivers for your Operating System

If you are unable to find them, please post the make and model here before you download anything

Please set a system restore point before you install anything

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video adapter.......intelR 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV graphics controller 64MB.................monitor......plug and play monitor....NoDB HDBXA09228