External monitor putting a shadow to everything?


  1. Erratic Fox
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    External monitor putting a shadow to everything?


    I'm really hoping it's not my screen and just my VGA cable. It does it to everything on the screen. Anyone know the cause of this?

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  3. Dude
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    Could be the cable. try reseating it and change your resolution and refresh.
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  4. Erratic Fox
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    Dude said:
    Could be the cable. try reseating it and change your resolution and refresh.
    How do I change the refresh rate?
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  6. Dude
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    Zevoxa said:
    Dude said:
    Could be the cable. try reseating it and change your resolution and refresh.
    How do I change the refresh rate?
    Look here
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  7. Erratic Fox
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    None of that worked. I guess I'll go buy another cable sometime soon. Thanks though.
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  8. Dude
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    Try checking your vid card too, look at the connector and clean if necessary and reset it. Good luck!

    Also try your monitor settings, sometimes a factory reset does wonders.
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