Do all Microsoft programs not respond? my monitor blanks off and on whats the deal with that? is it just that it's made at dell? with the rest of a problematic machine?
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yumaparkie, You mean to tell me you haven't been to YOUTUBE to see all the video clips of Dell E172FP, E173FP lcd monitors being repaired?? Do that first, then come back here if you still need help.
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donna,james,y , Problem could be far worse than a "sleep-mode" that has caused their "cold-cathode-fluorescent-lamp" back-lit LCD display to go to black or even blank n black failure mode. Problem is so bad that if U. S. government started investigation of LCD monitor failure (e.g. Toyota cars) half of monitor manufacturers would vaporize overnight. But we are only dealing with $100-$200 units here. Not a $14k-$26k vehicle. Do some reading in my fixya profile Pgs.16 and up and in my old "louie12fix" profile and you should find everything and more about what is wrong with lcd monitor and what to do. Good luck with repair. Follow links to other web pages to see pic's of monitor innards and what makes them work and also causes them to fail. All the lcd monitor tech's here on fixya already have good idea of this failure mode. Bye for now. 12fixlouie
pdshapiro, Learn flashlight test in my fixya profile to determine current state of shutdown of units "switch-mode-power-supply"... Then do more reading and visit some of the web links mentioned in my many responses to other owners of Black or Blank n Black screen monitors. You will find out all you need to know and all options if you read my older (late 09 posts) responses to other owners of same or similar sympton ccfl back-lit lcd monitors. JUST DO SOME READING FIRST. Then come back to this post and give it a rating if it steered you in the right direction. Bye for now. 12fixlouie
wunder558, Check the back of the monitor for correct model number and DOM. Is it an E171FPD ? Could be bad (failed) "lay on floor or internal "switch-mode-power-supply" !! This unit could be 5 - 6 years old!!! Have you checked cost of new same screen size lately? What is approx total "ON" hours unit has seen during it's lifetime? Are all connections (cables) still tight? If you are technicially inclined, visit some sites that deal with refurbishing LCD monitors with new "cold-cathode-fluorescent-lamps" and "inverter" power supplies that light them up. Do some reading in my FIXYA profile to understand the technology you are dealing with. The technology behind your monitor NO DIFFERENT than any other CCFL back-lit LCD monitor. Come back to fixya to let us and everyone else know what you decide to do about your black or black and blank lcd monitor. 12fixlouie All the information you need to make decision can be found on FIXYA.
dpelrod727, Yes, the "switch-mode-power-supply" is in "partial" or "full" SHUTDOWN mode. Reconnect E172FP to a fully booted KNOWN good PC with the win-desktop as the displayed screen. Check with flashlight to see if your LCD panel is both BLACK and BLANK, or just BLACK by holding a bright flashlight 1" from screen at different angles even though the screen appears to be blank. If very faint image of desktop is seen then your SMPS is still half alive. Here are your options in either case. 1. Trade in for new. 2. Try Dell for a cash+old swapout for a Refurbed unit. 3. Check out www.ccl-la.com/badcaps, www.badcaps.net, www.lcdparts.net, and YOUTUBE long video clips dealing with LCD monitor disassembly and LCD repair. could be helpful in making decision on what to do. I'm 12fixlouie If this was helpful rate on fixya.
Dave, You failed to state if these monitors are LCD/FPD or are they old tube type? I'm going to assume that they are of the flat screen lcd type. all monitors of the lcd type need what is called 'backlighting' to display the video information. In your case, maybe the inverter power supply board has detected a fault and go's into immediate shutdown mode. the inverter supply is what lights the long slim cold cathode fluorescent tubes (2) that are used for lcd backllighting in 98% of all small screen lcd monitors. There isn't a lot you can do about these types of failures. You can check with Sampo and see if they have a swapout program where you send old monitor plus some cash and they send you a refurbished ( new tubes+inverter board ) monitor. I myself kinda lucked out when a co-worker brought in his Dell lcd. we opened it up and found some bad capacitors that couldn't take the heat generated inside the case. Yes we unsoldered and replaced them with new and it worked. But that was pure luck. could have been a lot of other things wrong too. you might want to surf around and check out slectronics.net/ or other sites that deal with monitor CCF tubes and inverter repair. the lighting technology you are dealing with is similar to the new 'curlie-que' energy saving-screw-in light bulbs! Hope this helps you out some. I'm lmistyrel @ aol or louie12fix on fixya.
Luckily I'm not in it for the money so here's your answer. (Sorry drumbanger.)
When it goes black, look at your power button. Is it still green? If so, the backlight display is bad. If the power light has turned orange, you're most likely looking at a power/inverter problem. Sadly, if you don't have another monitor that you can swap parts out with, you're looking at a new monitor. But with the economy on the downslide, replacements keep getting cheaper! Research online and you'll find some fantastic deals! Rate me if you find this helpful.
A quick search of google told me that SSMMgr.exe is a program used by Samsung for monitoring the health status of your printer. It shouldn't be hanging your system though!
The first step would be uninstall and reinstall of the printer software and drivers, checking the samsung support site for the latest driver version if there is one and reinstall of the printers supporting software should fix it. Failing that you should be able to re-install the printer drivers without this SSMMgr.exe software monitoring program - more than likely just a simple bug in the software that came too light after a recent Microsoft Update or some other software Install or possibly an irregular printer event has disrupted its ability to monitor itself properly. Most printers have a flashing light or similar indicator when they're low on ink or out of paper or other, anyway the program SSMMgr.exe is the cause not RAM install, though it is possible that vital info for the program was stored on your previous RAM chip that could have been lost during your recent RAM removal and install, or was it install extra RAM only. No reseat or removal of any previous RAM chips occurred, did it?
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