This morning after starting my Dell Dimension 8100 I noticed the video
output was very dim. Looking at it more closely, it appears to a problem
with the computer (or perhaps software), and not the monitor (which is a
Dell 1702FP) since the monitor control readouts (like brightness and
contrast) appear very bright on the screen, as they should.
Any ideas what might be wrong? A bad video card perhaps or software quirk?
My kids use this computer for playing games and web surfing, and up until
now its worked very reliably.
"pat" <pkelecy@REMOVETHISinsightbb.com> wrote in message
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> This morning after starting my Dell Dimension 8100 I noticed the video
> output was very dim. Looking at it more closely, it appears to a problem
> with the computer (or perhaps software), and not the monitor (which is a
> Dell 1702FP) since the monitor control readouts (like brightness and
> contrast) appear very bright on the screen, as they should.
>
> Any ideas what might be wrong? A bad video card perhaps or software
> quirk? My kids use this computer for playing games and web surfing, and up
> until now its worked very reliably.
>
> Thanks for any feedback on this.
>
> Pat
> the only way to test 100% is to try it on another monitor if its the same
> then its either the graphics card or a setting, if the other monitor is
> fine then it's a monitor fault
>
Is the video output dim all the time, or just after your operating system
has started up?
Some video cards have a tool that can adjust brightness and contrast
independent of the monitor. Look at your display adapter's adjustment
software to see if it allows this.
Even if the internal on-screen displays work, your monitor could still have
a problem. Try it with another computer to be sure.
Dim video on Dell 8100? 
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