Red monitor screen what to do

The monitor is one of the most important devices for working with a personal computer. With its help, all the necessary information located in the system unit is obtained. Sometimes situations arise that the monitor fails or starts to work incorrectly. For example, stripes of different colors may appear, either vertically or horizontally. There are few reasons for their appearance. These are either problems with the monitor itself, or incorrect operation of the system unit. In any case, the red screen must be removed.

REFERENCE! Before you start looking for possible problems and ways to solve them, it is advisable to connect the screen to another system unit. This will help narrow down the possible causes.

What a defect might look like

There are several types of screen defects:

• Stripes of different widths located vertically or horizontally;
• Only half of the monitor display is displayed. This can be either the right or left side;
• There are ripples in the image;
• White or multi-colored stripes: yellow, red, pink or black;

IMPORTANT! To identify possible causes and choose the right way to solve them, it is very important to know exactly what defects are present, how the stripes are located and what color they are..

Why is the screen red

There may be several reasons for this defect to appear. All of them are divided into hardware or software.That is, some are caused by the breakdown of some computer component, while others are caused by the absence or errors in the operation of the software.

The main reasons include:

• "Motherboard." Usually the board breaks due to manufacturing defects. As a rule, motherboard failure only in extreme cases leads to streaking on the display. Resistors located on the motherboard may also break;
• Matrix. This device is quite fragile. Excessive air humidity or mechanical stress can cause its breakdown;
• Graphics adapter. The video card is responsible for transmitting the image to the display. The adapter, like any other component of the system unit, is subject to various negative influences and may break. Very often it overheats or becomes clogged. Sometimes during operation the wires come off;
• Plume. The image is transmitted to the laptop screen using a cable that is connected to the motherboard. Very often during operation it becomes pinched, causing mechanical damage;
• Missing graphics adapter drivers. Problems with them arise after reinstalling the operating system or an incorrect installation;
• Incorrect device settings. This may be incorrectly set display resolution or settings that are performed on the device itself;

How to return the correct color rendition?

Some problems can be fixed on your own. What to do?

• Drivers. If the source is missing or incorrectly installed video card drivers, they need to be installed or reinstalled;
• Monitor resolution. If the culprit is incorrect settings, then you need to set the system-recommended resolution;
• Video card.First you need to make sure that the problem is in the graphics adapter; to do this, you need to place it in a guaranteed working system unit. If the stripes persist, then the reason is definitely in the graphics adapter. The device should be carefully inspected for any possible accumulation of dust or dirt. If they are present, the card must be thoroughly cleaned. If these manipulations do not help, you need to take the adapter to a workshop or buy a new one;
• "Motherboard." If the board fails, you won’t be able to do anything on your own and will have to contact a service center for help;
• It is also worth checking all connections. For example, the appearance of stripes can be caused by a poor connection between the mouse and the connector on the system unit;
• Plume. It is quite difficult to repair at home. Therefore, it is worth turning to professionals;

If none of the options help, or the monitor or system unit is already old, then the easiest way is to purchase a new device.