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applegrove

(118,667 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:40 PM Sep 2012

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Cat walked across my keyboard and now the white on my computer screen is an eerie, ghostly, pale

teal color. No white at all. Anyone know how I go back to white? Actually it is my one big monitor that has the teal background. My laptop is fine.

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Cat walked across my keyboard and now the white on my computer screen is an eerie, ghostly, pale (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2012 OP

Have the cat walk backwards across the keyboard Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #1

LOL! applegrove Sep 2012 #2

Always works for me>........ Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #3

You have been blessed. Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #4

Check your Fn Keys? Sentath Sep 2012 #5

The wire was lose. Apparently it is some kind of warning that the wire applegrove Sep 2012 #6

Ohh, like the power cable? Sentath Sep 2012 #7

The connection between the computer and monitor actually. Not the power. Yes a warning. Now I know applegrove Sep 2012 #8

I have numerous cats discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #9

That's exactly what happened. applegrove Sep 2012 #10

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Have the cat walk backwards across the keyboard

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:49 PM

Sep 2012

applegrove

(118,667 posts)

2. LOL!

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:49 PM

Sep 2012

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. Always works for me>........

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:54 PM

Sep 2012

Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)

4. You have been blessed.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 09:18 AM

Sep 2012

All shall become clear. Do not, repeat do not piss off our feline overlords.

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

5. Check your Fn Keys?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 01:00 PM

Sep 2012

Do you have keys that do something .. different* if another special key is held down?

* funky, stupid, weird, etc.

applegrove

(118,667 posts)

6. The wire was lose. Apparently it is some kind of warning that the wire

Reply to Sentath (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 02:14 PM

Sep 2012

linking to the computer is lose.

Sentath

(2,243 posts)

7. Ohh, like the power cable?

Reply to applegrove (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 05:07 PM

Sep 2012

Yeah, that'll make it go into a lower power mode, where the lighting behind the screen is dimmed and less white.

applegrove

(118,667 posts)

8. The connection between the computer and monitor actually. Not the power. Yes a warning. Now I know

Reply to Sentath (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 07:49 PM

Sep 2012

how talented my cat is.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)

9. I have numerous cats

Reply to applegrove (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:29 PM

Sep 2012

The standard 15 pin vga connector can easily loosen where some of the contacts but not all loose their connection. This will cause the colors displayed to be different than usual.

applegrove

(118,667 posts)

10. That's exactly what happened.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:30 PM

Sep 2012

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