MY MONITOR IS COCKED.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 9th, 2005, 18:01

I came back from holiday the other day to find out that my monitor had mysteriously "B0rked" itself for no apparent reason. My mother claims it was working fine one night, then the next morning it just wouldnt switch on. There were no loud pops, the power light doesnt even come on. I tried another power lead to see if the cable was at fault, nope.

So I'm using my old one now..
Jinxx's "hueg-as-x-bawkz" monitor is upstairs in storage. I now also notice ALL of my 3D games (Ala HL2, Act of War, Guild wars) stutter and freeze at any moment they see fit. Entire scenes from HL2 were dissapearing, and all I could see was the flat 2D background texture.

My dad theorises.. *Puts on thick glasses*
"Maybe the 3D bit of your card broke, and shorted the fuse on the monitor?"

Any idea's, my friends? D:
*Sways from side to side in teh fear*

Post by **deject** » July 9th, 2005, 18:26

hmmm, that definetly sounds like a power issue. First of all, try it out in a different room (meaning try a different power circuit of the house) and try it in another house, to make sure the problem is not faulty wiring. If none of that solves the problem, then I hope your monitor is under warranty. The insides of your monitor contain capacitors that hold huge voltages even after it's been unplugged for weeks. Under no circumstances try to repair it on your own.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 9th, 2005, 18:42

deject wrote:hmmm, that definetly sounds like a power issue. First of all, try it out in a different room (meaning try a different power circuit of the house) and try it in another house, to make sure the problem is not faulty wiring. If none of that solves the problem, then I hope your monitor is under warranty. The insides of your monitor contain capacitors that hold huge voltages even after it's been unplugged for weeks. Under no circumstances try to repair it on your own.

hmm
well try plugging somthing in that socket. if that works, its probably fine. if there was somthing wrong with how the plug socket was wired, it wouldnt of worked to start with(if you realy wanted to take the patress off the wall and check the L is on the brown/red wire and the N is on the blue/black. give them a teenyl tug and if they dont move you are fine(and turn off the mains at the board first)). if you damaged the cable in the wall it would of gone bang and nothing would work. if it is on its own circuit for some reason and nothing works on that plug check the fuse hasnt blown/tripped.99% sure its the moniter to be honest. personal guess is an internal fuse has blown, dunno where it would be on some board inside there maybe. never been inside a tv/moniter. and dont attempt to fix it yourself, now that i have read what deject said

oops

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 9th, 2005, 18:50

most likely a monitor issue.

if it has a hard switch (as in 240V of pain) it's quite easy to blow them up. (R.I.P 2 iiyama VMpros)

northernwifeb3ta · Post by **northernwifeb3ta** » July 9th, 2005, 19:00

find out who the manufacturer is

get on their website

send them an email with the serial number

get replacement.

my housemate did this and he got a brand new one. they are usually aware of problems with certain models.

hope that helps. don't worry.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 9th, 2005, 21:11

Well the circuit works fine, as the replacement monitor I'm using is working on it right now. Alllsssooo, that monitor is very very old. Jinxx (whom I got it from) informs me that it's been passed from person to person more times than an STD at a joint meeting of the girl guides and paedofiles annonymous. (My words, not his..)

Monitor is fucked then?

deject wrote: The insides of your monitor contain capacitors that hold huge voltages even after it's been unplugged for weeks. Under no circumstances try to repair it on your own.

Rollocks.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 9th, 2005, 21:24

Also please note my problem with running 3D applications. Have updated graphics card drivers.

Post by **deject** » July 9th, 2005, 23:12

Do you experience any common power fluctuations? Power sags could cause your entire PC to bork, so that may explain the dead monitor and graphical corruption.

One thing to do is make sure the fan on your videocard is working properly. Graphical corruption is a VERY BAD SIGN. I wouldn't put much hope into saving the card.

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 10th, 2005, 1:35

That there monitor did have a hard power switch, but was also capable of power saving mode (despite it's age), that might have been the issue, but I would have expected it to blow much sooner if it was going to be that.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 10th, 2005, 1:38

could be the old classic

power saving on - Turn monitor off then on - disable power saving.

that'll blow a monitor hard and fast :D

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 10th, 2005, 1:42

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:power saving on - Turn monitor off then on - disable power saving.

that'll blow a monitor hard and fast :D

Could be, could be...

I don't think it'll be to do with with power in the house, 'cause the power on the plug that it was on here was fairly problematic with other stuff i've owned before now and that thing just kept on steaming through happily.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 10th, 2005, 12:17

In review:
Monitor is dead
Check graphics card fan

Right?

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 10th, 2005, 12:21

Grimmie wrote:Monitor is dead

I think the monitor could be repaired to okayness, but you'd be best struggling with what you've got and looking to buy something new with lovely warranty.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 10th, 2005, 13:01

Jinxx wrote: I don't think it'll be to do with with power in the house, 'cause the power on the plug that it was on here was fairly problematic with other stuff i've owned before now and that thing just kept on steaming through happily

how so? sounds like the nutral and live wires might be switched to me, dont know about moniters but i know that can realy screw with pc's over time. it will still work seemingly ok until the thing borks up. i would avoid using the same plug for a pc at least

Post by **deject** » July 10th, 2005, 17:05

Grimmie wrote:In review:
Monitor is dead
Check graphics card fan

Right?

That's the best diagnosis I can give.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 10th, 2005, 21:45

In such case - NOW STARTS THE QUEST FOR GETTING GRIMMIE A DECENT MONITOR/GRAPHICSCARD!

*Dons beard and wizzard hat and +1 Mace of pixels*

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 10th, 2005, 21:51

deject says 6600gt, berk says 9800pro

Berk says high end iiyama crt or tft, Jinxx says dell tft.

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 10th, 2005, 21:56

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:deject says 6600gt, berk says 9800pro

Berk says high end iiyama crt or tft, Jinxx says dell tft.

Jinxx also say 9800 Pro, but Dell TFT too much cash for poor Grimgrim and would advise also on the Iiyama CRT front.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 10th, 2005, 22:12

cashy also says 9800pro, but is using a 14inch 'time' moniter so my opinion is not valid for that

Post by **deject** » July 11th, 2005, 5:43

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:deject says 6600gt, berk says 9800pro

Berk says high end iiyama crt or tft, Jinxx says dell tft.

Either one will do good. I recommend the 6600GT only because it is marginally faster in more games than the 9800 Pro. Also, for a few dollars more, a 6800 standard may be a good option to consider, especially if you aren't opposed to overclocking.

As for monitors, I don't keep up on them much, because They're one of the few components that I keep for years. I'd just make sure you get a high quality one that you can live with for about 3 years or so.