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Monitor Color Scheme Gone Haywire

9 years ago

My church's computer monitor started displaying everything with a heavily red tint. Changing monitors, and cables, made no difference. We followed the monitor adjustment menus and now it's slightly better, though with a green tint.

Would this be a hardware issue? The connector is hard wired to the motherboard and I don't see a card that can be changed.

Might connecting a monitor to the DVI port be the solution?

What do I try next? It's an HP Envy desktop, model 700-214.

TIA,

R3

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mike_kaiser_gw

9 years ago

You could try rebooting into safe mode but I'd suspect a hardware failure since you've tried a different monitor and the problem repeats. Since the video card is built into the motherboard, then the "repair" is to replace the motherboard and that's probably not cost effective.

Assuming you have a free PCI slot, buy an inexpensive video card and disable the onboard video. You should easily be able to find one for under $30.

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User
9 years ago
Have you rebooted the computer?
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zep516
9 years ago
Safe mode does not load a video driver, it just loads a basic driver with limited functionally. You might try a system restore an get lucky. It's also possible the video driver needs reinstalled or up dated.

I also don't understand your comment

"Might connecting a monitor to the DVI port be the solution?"

That's the only video interface available on that machine (It's a long white or black connector) besides the small blue vga connector. So where are you connecting to now ?

If you can't make any headway then mike's suggestion for video card is the way to go.
randy427
Original Author
9 years ago
The monitor is connected to the VGA port now. I was wondering if connecting a digital input monitor to the DVI port might have different results.

We rebooted several times, so it looks like a new video card might be the best way to go.

Thanks for your comments.
zep516
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I'd try the DVI port an see what the results are.

The old-school VGA connector is a cable of last resort. ... Don't use VGA,
not if you can help it. While it is capable of fairly high resolutions
and frame rates, it's an analog signal. You're not likely to get a
pixel-perfect image with today's LCD monitors (hence why you'd use DVI).
justme4now
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Changing monitors and cables not helping is a clue.

I had this problem some years ago on another computer.

Heavy on the red and with finagling, some green.

It was a bad capacitor.

If you can, open the case, look for a swelled or leaking cap.
randy427
Original Author
9 years ago
Both the monitor and mother board had DVI ports so I tried a DVI cable and it worked. I didn't see a blown cap, but wasn't looking for one at the time. I'll open it up again. Thanks.

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