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BLACK BARS ON PC SCREEN

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I locked my pc screen and went for a bath, I came back and there is black bars either side of my screen 

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have you tried turning it off and on again?

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Maybe a resolution problem? Go into settings and check on it to see if it's at native resolution or not.

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2 minutes ago, Digital_ said:

Maybe a resolution problem? Go into settings and check on it to see if it's at native resolution or not.

Its at native 

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Is your connection connected properly? I didn't put my cord in properly and it had black bars once.

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Just now, Digital_ said:

Is your connection connected properly? I didn't put my cord in properly and it had black bars once.

Just took it out, cleaned it and put it back in. The text in windows is now really fuzzy looking 

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Well then. Might be a faulty cable then. How old is the cable you're using and also what kind of cable is it?

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Just now, Digital_ said:

Well then. Might be a faulty cable then. How old is the cable you're using and also what kind of cable is it?

I'm using a VGA cable and I have had it for about 9 months or so. I spent a bit on it for durability 

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5 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

I'm using a VGA cable and I have had it for about 9 months or so. I spent a bit on it for durability 

What exactly did you clean that cable with? 

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

Compressed air 

Do you have any other VGA cables you can use to test if it's a faulty cable? You should really consider upgrading to a better cable btw. That is if you can support it like a HDMI, DVI, DP, etc.

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2 minutes ago, Digital_ said:

What exactly did you clean that cable with? 

 

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Do you have any other VGA cables you can use to test if it's a faulty cable? You should really consider upgrading to a better cable btw. That is if you can support it like a HDMI, DVI, DP, etc.

Give me a min and then I can check 

 

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8 minutes ago, Digital_ said:

Do you have any other VGA cables you can use to test if it's a faulty cable? You should really consider upgrading to a better cable btw. That is if you can support it like a HDMI, DVI, DP, etc.

I have tried an HDMI cable, I had to resize it. It works. I will try VGA but I have installed latest driver 

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17 minutes ago, Digital_ said:

Do you have any other VGA cables you can use to test if it's a faulty cable? You should really consider upgrading to a better cable btw. That is if you can support it like a HDMI, DVI, DP, etc.

VGA cable still doesnt work 

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

VGA cable still doesnt work 

There is a chance that there is a problem with your vga port itself in which case just use a different port.

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39 minutes ago, Digital_ said:

Do you have any other VGA cables you can use to test if it's a faulty cable? You should really consider upgrading to a better cable btw. That is if you can support it like a HDMI, DVI, DP, etc.

Got a new VGA cable and its black bars again

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22 minutes ago, Digital_ said:

There is a chance that there is a problem with your vga port itself in which case just use a different port.

Tried on my motherboard as well with both cables still the same problem 

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Honestly, you might just want to stick with HDMI. VGA is an analog signal and is really seen as a poor choice in general as far as video is concerned.

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Just now, TrifectaIII said:

Honestly, you might just want to stick with HDMI. VGA is an analog signal and is really seen as a poor choice in general as far as video is concerned.

I've only got 1 HDMI port on my TV

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

I've only got 1 HDMI port on my TV

This might be the time to go buy another one then :)

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Just now, Digital_ said:

This might be the time to go buy another one then :)

I've only just bought this tv 

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Just now, GeorgeKellow said:

I've only just bought this tv 

I meant the cable.

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Just now, Digital_ said:

I meant the cable.

I just did buy a new cable, my supermarket sells them, I live two mins away from it xD

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