Re: Inverted colours (in negative)
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:18:47 -0700
R-J-Duke wrote:
No change unfortunately - they were all unchecked already. Could it be an internal problem perhaps?
It could be a hardware problem with the video chip. Usually the way I test this sort of thing on laptop (where you can't just swap out the video card for a known-working one) is to boot with a rescue cd using a different operating system, like Knoppix. Knoppix is a Linux distro that runs from cd. You need a fast Internet connection to get it from www.knoppix.net and third-party burning software to burn the .iso. Then just boot with the cd you made. If the colors are wonky under Knoppix, then you know for sure the hardware is at fault.
Other suggestions:
1. Since this is a sudden change, do a System Restore to when things worked in case this is a software setting.
Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore
"Restore my computer to an earlier time"
2. Many OEM machines have their own hardware diagnostic programs on the hard drive. If you have one of these machines (like a Dell), run their diagnostic utility and see what it shows.
3. And of course, ask yourself The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't?
Malke
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