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Installed new sound card = my screen is yellow :/
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:07 am
by Mogul
Weird, I got my soundcard in the mail. Opened the system case, plugged it in, turned on the system, and my screen is tinted yellow. I quickly realized that it wasn't a monitor problem after I fooled with the monitor's menu (the colors were fine in it). And I tested it on a different monitor as well.
Also, the screen remains tinted in the BIOS/startup screen as well, so it's definitely something to do with my video card refusing to output certain colors or something.
Tried removing the video card, removing sound card, reinstalling drivers, etc.
Any ideas on what this could be or how to fix it?
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:28 am
by dzjepp
YOUR COMP CONTRACTED YELLOW FEVER
srry, couldn't resist
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:54 am
by ^misantropia^
Make sure your video card and sound card are as far apart as physically possible inside your computer case. Does the screen remain yellowish when you remove the sound card altogether?
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:13 am
by CheapAlert
oh noes! you broke a pin in your monitor cable!
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:49 am
by Doombrain
your monitor cable is buggered.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:13 pm
by Mogul
misantropia -- I already mentioned that I tried removing the sound card.
Cheapalert and doombrain -- I already mentioned that I tried two different monitors.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:20 pm
by Mogul
New information: I put in my friend's video card, and my computer didn't want to start up after that, which I fixed by resetting numerous times. Color was fine.
After putting my card back in, screen was yellow again.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:08 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
that settles that.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:12 pm
by Doombrain
Try another monitor cable
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:36 pm
by Grudge
Broken contact in VGA/DVI port on your graphics card.
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:05 pm
by Mogul
fixable?
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:04 am
by Deathshroud
With a new vid card, yes.