I even have a 70 watt transmitter in my office (Ham Radio, 144 MHz) and it doesn't affect my wife's Gateway monitor ;)
Perhaps shielding might be something worth looking into. If you monitor cable doesn't have a "balun bump" (the round-ish bump you see on a lot of monitor cables) pop down to Radio Shack and get a split-core balun... it'll run you about $5 and you snap it on your monitor signal cable close to your PC. If, however, your monitor *does* have the balun bump, you might double check that your power system is propperly grounded. Just some thoughts and ideas for free, good luck! Hatton Humphrey > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:54 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: I hate Gateway.. > > > For what it's worth, my main workstation has a Gateway Monitor (about 2 > years old) and I've never had this problem. I also have a home LAN with a > cable modem and the cable modem (RCA model) site on the self above 2 other > monitors and I have never had this problem. I have just about > every kind of > cable in my office you can imagine. CAT5, RCA, Coax, and I have a TV tuner > card that has an FM reciever. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Horwith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: I hate Gateway.. > > > actually, if your cable modem is near your machine, it can putz-up > things...I ex[erienced that once. Anything with an > electomegnetic field can > effect a machine. > > ~Simon > > Simon Horwith > Macromedia Certified Instructor > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > Fig Leaf Software > 1400 16th St NW, # 500 > Washington DC 20036 > 202.797.6570 (direct line) > www.figleaf.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: I hate Gateway.. > > > So, after 2 years and replacing 7 monitors, one video card, > re-formatting > the hard drive, one motherboard, three memory chips, two CD-RW drives, and > one DVD Drive... the same monitor problem that I have been having cropped > up again. ( It turns a purplish tint.. usually this means that > one of the > guns inside the monitor is not firing right. I have also had it turn a > yellowish tint. This problem is intermittent ) > > I spoke to person one on Monday. The guy was on the ball and knew what > he was talking about. "This just doesn't happen to 7 monitors" and he > started drilling me about my environment "Do you have a radio near your PC > / What about your speakers / A microwave / etc.. " and my > hardware/software "Do you have a scanner or digital camera / > Let's see if > we can get the problem to happen in safe mode." > We came to the conclusion that if I could not get the problem to happen > in safe mode, then it must be a software issue somewhere. The only > potential environmental flaw is that I'm in a Condo, and the monitor is > located against the wall of a neighboring unit. Do they have a microwave > or stereo against the same wall? Possibly; it is not uncommon for my room > to be thuddin' to the bass from there stereo. > > After an hour of playing solitaire in safe mode without being able to > reproduce the purplish tint, I re-start normally. Things are fine for a > few hours and the problem starts happening again. I reboot in safe mode > and the problem starts occurring there. Since I have successfully seen > the problem in safe mode, I call back (Monday call number two) > and speak to > a different rep. Not as bright as the first guy, but not so bad. We > discuss moving the computer and plugging it into a different > circuit to see > if that has an affect. > > I move the computer today (Thursday) and it has no affect (As I > expected). So, I call back and speak to a guy. I was cursing a > lot when I > got off the phone--unusually for me. He tells me that it is a video card > issue and he is going to send me a new video card. "What makes you think > it is the video card" and he says "Because I have been doing this > for three > and a half years." > After some conversation where I say things like "The last time the video > card was replaced it had no affect on the problem" and "If this is a > software issue, why would replacing the monitor fix it for 3-6 > months. Wouldn't the problem always be there?" he finally tells me that > the problem might be my cable modem. > "Why would the cable modem affect the video" asks Jeffry > "Because your internet connection is always on and it is always writing > to the hard drive and it corrupts all your files." says Gateway Tech > Huh? I never heard that before, and I think it's the most ludricious > thing I ever heard of. > How is being connected to the internet any different than being > connected > to a LAN? ( You just use a different protocol ) There should only be > writing to the hard drive if someone is accessing it or you are accessing > stuff out there that is being brought local. : grumbles, grumbles: > > So, now I've plugged in my 'backup monitor' and am working fine w/o any > video problems. This has happened so much that I bought a backup monitor > just in case. > > > > -- > Jeffry Houser | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: Reboog711 | ICQ: 5246969 | Fax / Phone: 860-223-7946 > -- > Need a Web Developer? Contact me! > My Book: Instant ColdFusion 5 | http://www.instantcoldfusion.com > My New Book: ColdFusion: A Beginner's Guide February 2002 > -- > Far Cry Fly, Alternative Folk Rock > http://www.farcryfly.com | http://www.mp3.com/FarCryFly > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
