Monitor Problem

Drea

Hoping someone can help but not sure anyone can.

My mum tried to switch on her computer today to find that her monitor isn't working anymore. It just has a completely blank screen and no light where there should be one. The button is unable to press in even. The computer sounds to be going on as normal although obviously we can't check this.

Is there anything we can do or is it a case of having to get a new one?

Thanks

Shazmar_2

Check cables, borrow another monitor cable and try it, borrow another monitor and try that. Try your mum's monitor on another computer. Do the simple stuff first before spending anything.

Drea

We don't have another computer, or monitor

I have a laptop unfortunately. Thanks though.

mini_huny_money

Hi Drea

not stalking you

When m lappy screen went blank I plugged it into the upstairs PC so that I was using the laptop thru the PC, after a few days the laptop screen worked again

Just a thought but might this not work in reverse????

You 2 are having a fair old time with your computers:D

Drea

mini_huny_money wrote: »

Hi Drea

not stalking you

When m lappy screen went blank I plugged it into the upstairs PC so that I was using the laptop thru the PC, after a few days the laptop screen worked again

Just a thought but might this not work in reverse????

You 2 are having a fair old time with your computers:D

Stalker

I didn't know you could plug laptops into PCs? Hrm must investigate.

totalsolutions

> not sure anyone can.
Proved you wrong..

Most laptops have a "monitor" socket on the side. Plug in the faulty monitor to this. Having done that you may need to press a function key (F1-F12) on the laptop to switch the video to the secondardy screen. Locate the Fn fey press and hold the F4 key or the key with a square in it.

However to me it just sounds the that power switch has jammed/stuck. Easy fix, but flat screen monitors are cheap now.

Drea

totalsolutions wrote: »

> not sure anyone can.
Proved you wrong..

Most laptops have a "monitor" socket on the side. Plug in the faulty monitor to this. Having done that you may need to press a function key (F1-F12) on the laptop to switch the video to the secondardy screen. Locate the Fn fey press and hold the F4 key or the key with a square in it.

However to me it just sounds the that power switch has jammed/stuck. Easy fix, but flat screen monitors are cheap now.

Thank you we switched the screen from my laptop to the monitor but yep, I think you're right and it's the power button

My mum is taking it to bits right now :rotfl:

Drea

Well... she's trying to take it to bits, but can't get into it

Marty_J

Drea wrote: »

Well... she's trying to take it to bits, but can't get into it

If it's a CRT monitor, they can store up quite high voltages, so I'd advise against trying to take it apart unless your mother knows what she's doing.

Drea

Marty_J wrote: »

If it's a CRT monitor, they can store up quite high voltages, so I'd advise against trying to take it apart unless your mother knows what she's doing.

It's an LCD, we got it open but it's like a circuit board for the buttons at the front rather than a normal button so I reckon it's for the bucket

Strider590

Things to check are obviously the power lead (swap it with the PC power lead).

It won't be the button.....

It wont be the VGA cable either (you'd still have a standby light).

It's more than likely the power supply, which is normally mounted inside a metal case on the back the LCD as you open the outer case. Id place money on it being the electrolytic capacitors in the PSU, bulging or leaking (look them up on google). But you'll need soldering skills to replace them.

Can I ask? do you turn the PC off at the mains after use (after shutdown)? power supplies for PCs/Monitors really hate this on/off power cycling, as the "inrush current" can damage them eventually given time.