Flashing black lines on second monitor.

CoreyLowe

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Okay so i have a problem thats gone on for the past month and its really starting to get on my nerves, My second monitor start getting black flashing lines and the whole screen kinda flashes too, it happens when a game loads, or when i highlight something, or when i watch a movie, Etc. Sometimes it even just randomly does it. Anyone have any ideas?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Athlon II x2 2.8MHz (2 Cores)6GB DDR2 1600 RAMHIS - ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3
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Custom Built PC
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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AMD Athlon II x2 2.8MHz (2 Cores)
Motherboard
ASUS M4A785-M
Memory
6GB DDR2 1600 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
HIS - ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3
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VIA HD Audio?
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Acer LCD Monitor 17" + Polyview V17D 17"
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 60 hertz
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Hitachi HDS721616PLA SCSI Disk Device 160GB Split into C: and D: Partitions

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Okay so i have a problem thats gone on for the past month and its really starting to get on my nerves, My second monitor start getting black flashing lines and the whole screen kinda flashes too, it happens when a game loads, or when i highlight something, or when i watch a movie, Etc. Sometimes it even just randomly does it. Anyone have any ideas?

Maybe the first place to check is the device manager, for updated drives.

The second might be the event viewer, to see if any problems are reported.

Third might be perfomance monitor in the control panel under adminstrative tools.

Can it actually be the monitor?
 

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Windows 10, Home Clean InstallIntel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB)...6 gbATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
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Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
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Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
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Fan
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Dell USB Keyboard
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Dell Premium Optical USB
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DSL 2.85
It could be =/ Though i truly hope not.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Athlon II x2 2.8MHz (2 Cores)6GB DDR2 1600 RAMHIS - ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II x2 2.8MHz (2 Cores)
Motherboard
ASUS M4A785-M
Memory
6GB DDR2 1600 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
HIS - ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3
Sound Card
VIA HD Audio?
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer LCD Monitor 17" + Polyview V17D 17"
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 60 hertz
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721616PLA SCSI Disk Device 160GB Split into C: and D: Partitions

WDC WD32 00AAKS-00L9A SCSI Disk Device 320GB 16MB Cache
PSU
575W Logysys PSU
Case
Sunbeam Transformer
Cooling
6 Fans - 1 x 120mm, 3 x 80mm, 1 x 220mm, 1 x 90mm PCI Slot
Keyboard
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Trackball (Wired)
Internet Speed
12MB/s Cox Communications
It could be =/ Though i truly hope not.

Well most likely it is software, the source of most of the problems, reported here. Check out the areas that I outlined, then we can see where we should go next.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10, Home Clean InstallIntel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB)...6 gbATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
What make & model of monitor? Does it have a menu button on the monitor to change the refresh rate ?
 

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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
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PC/Desktop
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Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
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SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
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Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
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19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
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1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
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6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
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430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
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All Generic Full Towers
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Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
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Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
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Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
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Fast Cable InterNet
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AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
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IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
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Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
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Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
monitor is in my spec its a polyview v17d and no my pc controls its refresh rate, ive tried, 60,70,75. Should i force one?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64AMD Athlon II x2 2.8MHz (2 Cores)6GB DDR2 1600 RAMHIS - ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built PC
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD Athlon II x2 2.8MHz (2 Cores)
Motherboard
ASUS M4A785-M
Memory
6GB DDR2 1600 RAM
Graphics Card(s)
HIS - ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB DDR3
Sound Card
VIA HD Audio?
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer LCD Monitor 17" + Polyview V17D 17"
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 60 hertz
Hard Drives
Hitachi HDS721616PLA SCSI Disk Device 160GB Split into C: and D: Partitions

WDC WD32 00AAKS-00L9A SCSI Disk Device 320GB 16MB Cache
PSU
575W Logysys PSU
Case
Sunbeam Transformer
Cooling
6 Fans - 1 x 120mm, 3 x 80mm, 1 x 220mm, 1 x 90mm PCI Slot
Keyboard
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Trackball (Wired)
Internet Speed
12MB/s Cox Communications
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