Do you have a DEGAUSS button on the monitor? If so, give that a try. Are you getting the flicker even BEFORE getting into Windows? Do you have another computer you can connect the monitor to... to rule out either the video card or the monitor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ SirTroth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ICQ: 1717439 ~ YAHOO: SirTroth ~ SKYPE: SirTroth ~ XFIRE: SirTroth ~ AIM/AOL: SirTrothX ~ http://ut2004.sirtroth.com ~ MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx (For MSN Chat) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 00:03 To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Samsung Monitor flickering Hello all, I turned on my computer after returning from a two day trip and the monitor is flickering. I don't know what the problem is. I had powered down the computer, but not the monitor, before we left. I turned on the computer, and I get an intermittent screen flash. I'm running XP Home, and the monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 205BW. I've rebooted, and tried to boot in safe mode. There is no separate video card. It's two years old. The symptoms are; monitor power button is showing a short flash, then a long one, followed by the screen flash. The sequence repeats itself again and again. I'm using an old monitor now, hoping there is an easier answer than buying a new monitor tomorrow. Thanks, HB ************** Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=htt p://ad.doubleclic k.net/clk;211531132;33070124;e) --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------- __________ NOD32 3836 (20090207) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------