Jump to content
We promise no intrusive ads, Please help keep the community alive
Consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker / add to whitelist / purchasing VIP.

I'm Having Monitor Issues... :(


killalldude

Recommended Posts

Hey guys. So basically this is what's happening at startup:

 

Startup

 

This weird 'fade away black out whatever you call it' has been happening for about a month now. I didn't really care about it because all it did was add a few extra seconds to startup... But now the same thing happens when I play Sims 3!! :mad:

 

Sims 3

 

I can hear the sound, but the screen is just black! I've tried updating my graphics card drivers and did a virus scan, none of these solved my problem. I played TBOGT and this doesn't happen. I don't know if it's a problem with the monitor or the video card, or possibly something else :eek:

 

Any help would be appreciated, I miss my Sims... :cry:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hmm... who makes your monitor and how old is it?

 

I had an <5 year old Samsung LCD flatscreen that did a similar fading-to-black thing a lot, but not in any specific game (it ended up going permanently black and being completely broken for no reason, turned out it was just a common fault in that monitor)

 

Have you seen if any other people have reported this problem, such as on the monitor company's support forums? It might be a common issue with that specific model, like my old one.

 

That's all I really know.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

As a matter of fact it is a Samsung, and on the back it says it was manufactured in December 2008. I just tried it on my parents computer and the same thing happens at startup, right after the manufacturer logo screen. I suppose this confirms that it's a problem with the monitor itself.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I looked into that, but I don't run crossfire so that doesn't really apply to me. However, I did open CCC and ran TS3, and for some reason it worked! Then I closed the Sims, closed CCC, and restarted the Sims and now it works. However I still have that random "fade out" at startup.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

It must be a graphics card/driver issue

 

He said he tried the monitor on his parents' computer and the same problem occurred. So it might be the monitor? If you got an old monitor (hell, even a CRT) lying around, try it and if the problem shows again it's probably the graphics card.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

It takes two to tango ;)

 

The monitor probably doesn't like some instruction coming from the graphics card, which fortunately you've been able to disable in the Catalyst control panel for now when playing the sims. I'd start saving for a new screen just in case it does die, though :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



×
×
  • Create New...