Re: Monitor text colour on boot is magenta instead of white
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On 2013-09-19 06:18, Curt wrote:
> On 2013-09-19, Craig L. <craig@gtek.biz> wrote:
>>
>> If your monitor connects via a VGA connection I'd be highly
>> suspicious of the VGA connection. I've done it to myself many
>> times. Look carefully for bent pins or the connector not screwed
>> down all the way. I wouldn't think a BIOS setting got changed
>> unless it was done intentionally.
>
> Seems like a hardware problem to me. Would there be a BIOS setting
> for magenta text?
>
> He did relocate the machine and reconnect everything, so maybe
> something got jiggled out of place, not reconnected properly, or
> damaged in the process.
>
> I remember when my video card started going south; I saw all sorts
> of colors. It was quite beautiful until it became impossible to
> live with.
>
I happened to have an extra VGA cable; so I swapped them -- and voilà
problem solved. I may also in time install a better graphics card
than continue to use the built in card in the Foxconn mainboard -- or
even replace the Foxconn mainboard which I have never been enamoured
with. Thanks Craig and Curt.
Regards, Ken Heard
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