>> It sounds to me as a "gaussing" problem. Older monitors used to have this
>> problem and had a "degaussing button" to take care of it. I do not know how
>> this problem is dealt with on new monitors.
>
> What is Gaussing and what can be done about it. I seem to have discovered
> tah the trouble has to do with IE5. IE's been on the machine for a long
> time, and I've never had trouble, but it des look like this thing could be
> coming from there.
Gaussing, in this case, is a generic term used to describe monitors which
are having difficulties induced by a magnetic field. See:
<http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n30485>
But your description, of a pseudo-randomly not quite changing resolution
modes, doesn't sound like a degaussing issue. That is is more often
characterized by a persistent "splotching of colors" at particular locations
or a "bowing" or "bending" of part of the display.
Newer monitors, without a button for degaussing, usually are self-realigning
and essentially deguass themselves everytime you turn them on. See:
<http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n17607>
I could be wrong, but I'd say it sounds more like you're heading into a
failure of your internal monitor's power supply or high voltage source.
Although, there's something to be said for random fluctuations in the
earth's magnetic field.
<http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n16182>
If you leave in a region prone to earthquakes or volcanoes, and this is a
new behavior, you might leave town for a week or two. ;-)
mikel
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