Monitor Problem
This is the first problem I encountered:
23″ Hannspree HF237HPB HDMI
The other monitor (on the right) has somewhat a yellowish tint covering the entire screen. At first, I thought it only concerns the monitor setting: the other is just brighter than the other or it has a user setting either it is on cool, warm, nature or on a customized settings. I changed all settings at the same time, making the two monitor have an identical setting. Unfortunately, it seems that I can’t fixed the problem. After that, I resorted to different troubleshooting options and here are my pieces of advice (and what I have done too) concerning people who also will encounter this same problem in the future (assuming that you have just installed only an OS, recognizing automatically the drivers and monitor itself, in this case I have it on dual boot: Ubuntu 9.10 64-Bit and Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit).
Since these are new monitors and the OS already recognizes the motherboard and its components (Audio, LAN, USB ports, etc), I need not to install the MSI Drivers and Utilities anymore. I think the problem lies within the software side. I troubleshooted first by installing the driver for the monitor (the CD included in the box of the monitor) and second the Sparkle VGA Car Driver & Utilities Installation (the one included in the box of Video card) and I configured manually the monitor setting in the NVIDIA control panel: the Desktop color settings etc., making every setting for monitor left and monitor right the same.
Access this by: right clicking on your desktop, then choose NVIDIA Control Panel
Second problem might be Video Card (in this case I have Sparkle GTS250 1024MB DDR3 256bit), including the ports VGA cable, and HDMI cable: What I did is that I first used a VGA cable to connect the monitor to the CPU, then used it to the another monitor and same with HDMI cable. Actually, there isn’t much difference to the color produced (for reference, read this article, very informative) I just tried different cable thinking that the cables or Video card is the problem. Also, if you have another PC, you could try plugging-in your Video card to this other PC too.
Third problem might be the Motherboard (in this case I have MSI X58 Pro-E) specifically the PCI Express graphic slots: What I did is that I switched the Video card to different PCI Express slots trying to see if it is the one damaged.
Exhausting every solution I have, I tried to use another monitor and plugged it in my CPU instead seeing if the problem was with the monitor itself.
The other monitor is Samsung SyncMaster 226BW
Seeing that the two monitors don’t have exactly the same color white, and also considering that they have different contrast ratio, I have concluded that the problem is with the monitor itself. That, the fault lies into the manufacturer’s hand. Luckily, the outright warranty is still there and my monitor is replaced quickly after the retail seller confirmed that, indeed, the monitor is damaged.
*Lesson learn: Please check the hardwares first before leaving the store’s premises. :p*
After few days, here’s the replacement they gave me :)
Yey for me :) Happy to help! I’ll post updates soon regarding my computer’s compatibility to 32-bit and 64-bit programs.