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Dell E173FP: Screen Washes out

Ok, this is kind of tricky to describe... here goes.

The monitor was working fine then all the sudden when I turned it back on the screen had green bars running vertically on the screen (kind of looked like bars on a window). Then in a span of 15 to 30 seconds the screen gets really fuzzy and progressively washes out to a white color. It is like the color is going away one pixel at a time. When I turn it off and back on it refocuses itself to a quasi-clear state and then does the same thing again. At times there was a rainbowish ring in the upper left quadrant of the screen.

Thats the best I can do any assistance would be awesome!

Thanks, Kyle

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1. Check in systems manager, device manager, to see that the monitor is clean, with no ? mark or ! point.

2. Reinstall drivers..

3. check all connections to monitor for fit. Unplug and check the connectors for grit or crud.

4. Get a new monitor.

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