I walked in my office one morning and noticed that my screensaver (HP vs19b) was not on. I always leave it on, so immediately I checked the computer. Then I noticed that the power light on the lcd was not on. It's always either blue or orange. I tried pushing the power button several times, but nothing happened. Went through troubleshooting steps: Check cables, plug directly into wall socket, change power cable. Nothing worked. So, I went and got another monitor which works fine. I wanted to know if self repair was even an option. The monitor was great when it worked and gave no warning signs of quitting. I figured it's got to be something with the power suppy and I've been doing online searches but haven't come up with much. Any help and/or advice would be appreciated!
2007-11-08 04:03:06 · 2 answers · asked by frokey99 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
It's probably the power supply. It's probably a capacitor. This is a radioshack job, and you'll need to have experience handling a soldering iron, though.
2007-11-08 04:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by John L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows?
It probably is not the panel or backlight, so it is most likely reparable, but who knows what has actually gone, how hard it will be to find and how difficult it will be to get a replacement part.
Do not leave the monitor on all the time. If you are too lazy to hit the power button at the end of the day then use power management.
2007-11-08 13:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋