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Hi, I have had an AL1711 acer monitor for a couple of years now, and it never made any problems, until two weeks ago. Whenever I turned it on, the picture would be there for two seconds and then go out, although the monitor would stay on( the light is green). I would then need to turn it on 10 more times till it would have a constant picture, which would last till I turned it off again. Yesterday, when I turned it on, it started displaying weird lines and malfunctioning, as well as only showing for two seconds and dissapearing again. I've checked everything and it works, as I am writing now on a CRT monitor and nothing is wrong. What is wrong, and can I fix it?
I have exactly the same problem as described here. I think that Acer should issue a recall, or at least make an offer to upgrade to a new monitor at a "reasonable" cost, and by that I do not mean 20% off full price! I am not about to add a new inverter or any other items but what I will do is go to another brand and them complain all over about the problems with these monitors. If you won't fix them then to heck with you. I have exactly the same problem as described here. I think that Acer should issue a recall, or at least make an offer to upgrade to a new monitor at a "reasonable" cost, and by that I do not mean 20% off full price! I am not about to add a new inverter or any other items but what I will do is go to another brand and them complain all over about the problems with these monitors. If you won't fix them then to heck with you.
this happened to me untill the monitor stopped coming om all together. now when i plug in the power the greel led blinks for a while, then goes out? its someone elses monitor. please help as i do not own the monitor!!this happened to me untill the monitor stopped coming om all together. now when i plug in the power the greel led blinks for a while, then goes out? its someone elses monitor. please help as i do not own the monitor!!
Same problem. The monitor would display for 3 seconds before entering sleep mode with green LED still on. By sleep mode I mean the monitor is totally off, because if it's a black screensaver, the color displayed would be slightly brighter (Try it in a dark room; screensaver vs off@sleep mode). No matter how many times I switch off and on the monitor, the display would only stay for 3 secs before disappearing.
Initially suspected it was due to display optimization through nVidia Control Panel. Then I hooked the monitor to another CPU. Same problem. Deduced this is monitor problem, i.e. nothing to do with CPU or software setting.
This is really bad. Just lost alota confidence in Acer products.Same problem. The monitor would display for 3 seconds before entering sleep mode with green LED still on. By sleep mode I mean the monitor is totally off, because if it's a black screensaver, the color displayed would be slightly brighter (Try it in a dark room; screensaver vs off@sleep mode). No matter how many times I switch off and on the monitor, the display would only stay for 3 secs before disappearing.
Initially suspected it was due to display optimization through nVidia Control Panel. Then I hooked the monitor to another CPU. Same problem. Deduced this is monitor problem, i.e. nothing to do with CPU or software setting.
This is really bad. Just lost alota confidence in Acer products.
AnonymousMay 18, 2008
Had to switch the pc on a few times to get the picture on the acer monitor, then a week later just a blank screen all the time. Had to switch the pc on a few times to get the picture on the acer monitor, then a week later just a blank screen all the time.
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I have had one of these acer al1711 fail - goes blank after 10 minutes. When warm goes out after 2 or 3 seconds . I have another OK unit and swapped the two logic boards around. 1 board is the video driver other is power invertor. This did NOT fix the problem.
The issue is with the LCD itself or the Lightsource. I cannot make out an unlit image anywhere!
I may try to see if I can swap the lightsources around!
This is possibly an inverter. When the monitor goes out, examine the LCD to see if you can see a faint image of the video being displayed. IF so, replace inverter. If not, possibly a bad LCD or video circuitry.
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A white screen indicates the power supply board is not putting out the correct voltages to properly power the monitor, just the back light. This type of issue is caused by a failure of the filter capacitors on the power board. You can rebuild your power supply board and bring the monitor back to life by just replacing the the bad capacitors. The problem is that model the Acer AL1711 could come with 1 of 4 different power supply boards install depending and the date manufacturer and supply on hand. If you want to repair the monitor if you could open the unit and get either the model number of the power supply board or send a picture of the board to me I will be glad to help you repair the unit and get it back up and running. You can contact me to send the information at [email protected]
I just had this problem at work and what I did was I powered up the computer and went into the menu. I went to the 2nd to last button and selected the reset. It's working perfectly now. I do not know if it will last but it's easy and free.
We have repaired a couple of these. R1 on board normally burnt also C6 and C22 bad on inverter board. Replace these and it will probably work. R1 is 10 ohm. Capacitors are 220uf 25v.
Hi. I have no experience with an AL1711 but this sounds very much like the power supply problem that affects the AL1715.
If you understand electronics then you need to check the power supply for faulty components (there were two faulty capacitors in my AL1715). Replacements should cost about 10p each and however much time it takes.
Unfortunately if you're not into electronics then there's really not much you can do.
If you do take the back off then please post whether you can see any faulty components.
Old request but . . . .
If you have the monitor connected and turned on, reboot the PC. It's possible that Windows will see both the monitor and sound capabilities and reinstall drivers for both.
This monitor has "back lights" that are essentially like flourescent lights. These are high voltage lights and can easily fail. since you are getting some light initially, I would suspect a defective part that heats up a bit right away and then fails. I would try to replace the entire backlight board. This is the small board on the side (usually).
Dan
My Acer AL1711 packed up last week, I bought a new Acer and noticed they have a 3 year warranty. Give Acer a call on 0870 853 1000, and they`ll do a warranty repair with free pick up and return - great service! Not sure if you need proof of purchase or not, luckily I had mine.
I have exactly the same problem as described here. I think that Acer should issue a recall, or at least make an offer to upgrade to a new monitor at a "reasonable" cost, and by that I do not mean 20% off full price!
I am not about to add a new inverter or any other items but what I will do is go to another brand and them complain all over about the problems with these monitors. If you won't fix them then to heck with you.
this happened to me untill the monitor stopped coming om all together. now when i plug in the power the greel led blinks for a while, then goes out? its someone elses monitor. please help as i do not own the monitor!!
Same problem. The monitor would display for 3 seconds before entering sleep mode with green LED still on. By sleep mode I mean the monitor is totally off, because if it's a black screensaver, the color displayed would be slightly brighter (Try it in a dark room; screensaver vs off@sleep mode). No matter how many times I switch off and on the monitor, the display would only stay for 3 secs before disappearing.
Initially suspected it was due to display optimization through nVidia Control Panel. Then I hooked the monitor to another CPU. Same problem. Deduced this is monitor problem, i.e. nothing to do with CPU or software setting.
This is really bad. Just lost alota confidence in Acer products.
Had to switch the pc on a few times to get the picture on the acer monitor, then a week later just a blank screen all the time.
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