# odd lcd sceen problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 20, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-lcd-sceen-problem/384896 "2006-12-20T06:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-lcd-sceen-problem/384896/1 "2006-12-20T06:03:08Z")
My new LCD laptop (asus 6000 xp) has developed an odd colour problem. The most saturated blue has turned red and the most saturated black shows up as purple. A less saturated blue or black shows up normal. This results in some odd photos and text. Is it likely to be a driver or hardware problem and how can I tell ? (the graphics card is a GeforceGO 7300). I can return it under warranty but if I can fix it myself it would save a month or so without a computer. ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-lcd-sceen-problem/384896/2 "2006-12-20T13:01:33Z")
I mentioned it in a thread here at the dope, and was told to check my cable plug on the monitor to make sure one of the pins wasn’t bent or broken. I checked; fixed the pin; problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-lcd-sceen-problem/384896/3 "2006-12-20T14:50:33Z")
If it was a driver issue, the commencement of the problem would usually coincide with the installation of new drivers or possibly other software (unless you have automatic (and quiet) updates set up); if this just started happening one day but was fine the day before, I don’t think it’s likely to be drivers. It could be something to do with colour profiles or _driver settings_ - you could try digging around in the display properties dialog (particularly the Advanced) section, and looking for a ‘reset defaults’ button, but I think it sounds like a hardware problem really. ---
**Author:** ![brk913](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/838e76/32.png) [@brk913](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brk913)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-lcd-sceen-problem/384896/4 "2006-12-20T15:10:18Z")
Try booting the computer in safe mode (this will stop the video driver from being loaded) and then you will know if it is a driver or hardware issue…