Ghostly Monitor Problem

Hi all,

Short Version:
I have a Dell M991 monitor and an NVIDA GeForce MX/MX400. (Windows XP) It's running at 1024x768/60hz. The display colors are very over-saturated, my start button is glowing a radioactive green for example. Also, things are "ghosty". For example, the line of text I'm typing is under a gray shadow which extends the width of the screen, so the entire text of this post is making a series of zebra-stripes across the monitor.

So far I've updated the driver for the NVIDA, degaussed, and played with all the color settings I can find. Am I overlooking something simple? Hope so.


Extra Information:
This is not my original monitor. I have a 2001 Gateway which I have been upgrading as I go. (The processor is a 1.1ghz AMD Athlon and it currently has 1.2gig/ram.)
The original monitor has been growing slowly darker over time. I figure it's just old age.
Yesterday, I literally turned away for just a minute and when I turned back, the screen was waaaay dark. I figured the old monitor had just died. I was able, by putting my nose against the screen, to find the pointer and get offline and shut the computer down.
I disconnected the old monitor and replaced it with this Dell, which had been working just fine on my other 'puter. But now it's acting up.
So, what gives? Did I damage the Dell when I moved it across the room? I didn't drop it. Bad cables? Did I bump the card? I was on Facebook when my old monitor went on the fritz. Did I get some monster drive-by virus? AVG says no. I'm out of ideas.

 

Here's the manual for your monitor.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/49vyr/en/index.htm

 

Thanks for the link. No fix in the manual.

 

Disconnect your monitor from the computer turn monitor on and it should come up with a check signal cable warning, is this on screen graphic looking OK or are you having the same problem?

 

If you need to generate a test signal- http://www.ykwong.com/checkemon.html

 

If a desktop PC, try opening the case, remove and reseat your graphics card(if plugin).