viewsonic theft deterrence feature - problem

aardvark · 7 Jun 2006 at 16:30

ok, so i got a new pc at work and after an hour or so the monitor now has this warning on the screen:

this computer is not authorised for use with this lcd display
please use the perfectsuite program to disable the theft deterrence feature.

pretty annoying and the IT people (how setup and gave me the pc this morning don't know how to fix it.
someone else in the building had this problem and apparently its a question of turning off the machine and booting up whilst holding a button, but i can't find him.
any help - or is this not allowed?

aardvark · 7 Jun 2006 at 16:33

wait a second - its gone now, and all i did was turn the monitor on and off again - bizzare

aardvark · 7 Jun 2006 at 16:40

no i spoke too soon - it comes back.

aardvark · 8 Jun 2006 at 09:47

don't worry about it - i've fixed it and informed the IT people how to fix it in the future - lol typical.

Kyo · 8 Jun 2006 at 10:21

so what the fix exactly?

aardvark · 8 Jun 2006 at 10:25

turn off the power to the monitor (at the plug) and turn it back on whilst holding the power and menu up buttons - after a few seconds a message comes up saying the settings have been reset.

not much of a theft deterrence - more like a pointless irritation

Blackstar_solar · 8 Jun 2006 at 13:00

aardvark said:
not much of a theft deterrence - more like a pointless irritation

Unfortunetly like so much computer security

HangTime · 8 Jun 2006 at 23:50

It's hardly much of a deterrent anyway even if you couldn't circumvent it so easily - can you really imagine some burglar breaking into your home, filling his swagbag and then recognising your monitor as one which a theft deterrent and so leaving it behind?

I don't think so. The fact that a screen can't be used by anyone else if it gets nicked isn't much consolation if you don't have it anymore in any case.