Does your monitor have a degaussing button? Have you tried turning it off and back on? (None of that will probably work though.)
It's possible it could just be the cord, so you can try going through all those motions of unplugging it and reconnecting it. If you have one of those monitors with a completely removable cord you can try a new one. Or maybe the video card got knocked when you installed a new hdd and just /now/ decided to act up, and you can try going through all those motions (reseating, ect).
Usually this is a sign that a monitor's on its last legs, though. You can try borrowing a friend's to see if it's the culprit.
If it's out of warranty, you might as well try hitting a few times. Maybe the electron gun for green will start working again!
But hey, they have some really nice LCDs out for fairly cheap...
Re: new drive, old programs
It will be less hassle in the long run to just back up any data you need and re-install the programs.
1. check the cable end for the monitor. Make sure there are not any bent pins.
2. If your PC has an integrated video card (most have these days), skip this step. Otherwise open up your PC and re-seat your video card. This means taking the card out of it slot and re-inserting it. this makes sure you did not loosen the card while changing your drive.
3. You could updating the video drivers, but I don't think that will help. Degausing will only help if the tinge is rainbow colored.
4. Unplug the monitor and let it sit for an hour or so. this may remove the tinge, once the internal components return to room temperature.
If none of the above work: Overall, Pink or Red tinges (or blue, or green) that do not go away when the computer is rebooted is usually a problem with the CRT itself. The red gun in the CRT is usually the first to get out of alignment and usually means the CRT has jumped the Shark. but I've been wrong before.
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It's possible it could just be the cord, so you can try going through all those motions of unplugging it and reconnecting it. If you have one of those monitors with a completely removable cord you can try a new one. Or maybe the video card got knocked when you installed a new hdd and just /now/ decided to act up, and you can try going through all those motions (reseating, ect).
Usually this is a sign that a monitor's on its last legs, though. You can try borrowing a friend's to see if it's the culprit.
If it's out of warranty, you might as well try hitting a few times. Maybe the electron gun for green will start working again!
But hey, they have some really nice LCDs out for fairly cheap...
Re: new drive, old programs
It will be less hassle in the long run to just back up any data you need and re-install the programs.
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2. If your PC has an integrated video card (most have these days), skip this step. Otherwise open up your PC and re-seat your video card. This means taking the card out of it slot and re-inserting it. this makes sure you did not loosen the card while changing your drive.
3. You could updating the video drivers, but I don't think that will help. Degausing will only help if the tinge is rainbow colored.
4. Unplug the monitor and let it sit for an hour or so. this may remove the tinge, once the internal components return to room temperature.
If none of the above work: Overall, Pink or Red tinges (or blue, or green) that do not go away when the computer is rebooted is usually a problem with the CRT itself. The red gun in the CRT is usually the first to get out of alignment and usually means the CRT has jumped the Shark. but I've been wrong before.
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