[CaseMan]

one day my computer was making a loud noise (sounded like my fan over working itself and i shut off my computer).. then when turned on again the screen was horizontally expanded.. and was not able to decrease its size(even after reinstalling my video card drivers).. i can veritcally increase and decrease the size but it is stuck horizontaly stretched.

what steps should i do to figure out what the problem is?
what can i do to fix it?

specs-
ati 9800 pro
2700+ amd athlon
512 ram

[JKnPA]

I would suspect your video card or monitor.
Can you try the monitor on another computer???
Remove your cable...... check both connectors for bent/broken pins.
Check your Power Supply voltages.
Read entire link below.............

http://www.fonerbooks.com/video.htm

Good luck....

[CaseMan]

the cord going into my video card only has 14 pins and is missing one from the middle column...
i have another moniter is the house that i can try.. i just have to get my hands on it

[CaseMan]

problem solved ====== moniter going out the window

[Static_11]

im curious on how a pin can fall out while connected.. ?

[SpoiledBoar]

my monitor is missing one ping in the middle and it is still working

[RicoDirenzo]

Heck, I guess that 15th pin is just redudndant! The noise is interestng. A loud continuous beep from the mobo speaker during operation generally inidcates that the CPU is overheaded on a Award or phoenix bios. So the noise may have been a frying capacitor in that monitor which I assume is a CRT not a LCD?