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Windows 7: External Monitor flickering!

03 Apr 2010  
bkrazy

Windows 7
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External Monitor flickering!

Hello,

I am using a new Lenovo y550P laptop and having problems with the external monitor. When I plug my external PIXO LCD monitor via the vga port, I get a constant flickering. I have tried installing and reinstalling all the graphics drivers for video card (geforce gt 240m), adjusting the refresh rates, tried 3 different vga cords, 2 seperate LCD monitors, and using different power surges with and without the laptop adapter, all to no avail. Please help!

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03 Apr 2010  
IggyAZ

Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit)
867 posts
Surprise, Arizona
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by bkrazy View Post
Hello,

I am using a new Lenovo y550P laptop and having problems with the external monitor. When I plug my external PIXO LCD monitor via the vga port, I get a constant flickering. I have tried installing and reinstalling all the graphics drivers for video card (geforce gt 240m), adjusting the refresh rates, tried 3 different vga cords, 2 seperate LCD monitors, and using different power surges with and without the laptop adapter, all to no avail. Please help!
Hi and welcome
Have you tried changing the refresh rates.?
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03 Apr 2010  
bkrazy

Windows 7
2 posts
 
 

@ iggy:

Yes I have. I've tried the 4 refresh options it gave me. The lowest settings (60 hz) causes the monitor to flash extremely fast while the highest setting (75 hz) reduces the flickering to about once every 2 seconds.
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04 Apr 2010  
IggyAZ

Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit)
867 posts
Surprise, Arizona
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by bkrazy View Post
@ iggy:

Yes I have. I've tried the 4 refresh options it gave me. The lowest settings (60 hz) causes the monitor to flash extremely fast while the highest setting (75 hz) reduces the flickering to about once every 2 seconds.
I guess I have no futher suggestions other than to uninstall the drivers for the graphics and see if Windows 7 picks a better one or try a basic VGA and work back up to the latest. Sorry.
Hopefully someone else may have a solution cause I'm stumped.
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04 Apr 2010  
pebbly

win 7 ultimate
6,007 posts
nottingham
 
 

hi bkrazy, are you able to use the HDMI port,if so do you still get the flickering?
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