POWERSAVE i got given a pc from a friend and it had a dell E171FP monitor with it when i turned the power on the screen stayed blank so i pushed one of the buttons and it said it was in powersave mode and i cant get it to come out

If you have another computer, try and see if you can hook it up to that and test it. If it still doesn't work it may be dead.

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This generally is not good news, when the power comes back on it peaks causing the damage in it's wake. The power supply has been compromised and if you are very lucky you might get away with a fuse change. The monitor will need to be dis-assembled to assess the situation and hopefully it will start back up with minimal repairs. The fuse should be located near the power cord going into the circuit board.

You may want to check the power supply fan whether it works properly or not. Also, you may need to check your BIOS setup if you had done anything with it.

Hi, I don't think the problem is with your monitor. Your monitor sounds like it's doing exactly what it's supposed to do. The monitor is supposed to turn off if there's no cable attached, which means there's no signal input. When the screen goes black, does the power light stay on and turn orange? or does it go off as well? I would recommend that you lower your screen resolution to 1280x1024 or lower in the Display Properties window, then remove your primary monitor, and connect the monitor to your desktop computer. You should see it light up when connected. The monitor auto-senses when there's a computer attached to the cable and when there's a signal. If it doesn't see a signal, it goes black to save power.

i have the same issue before with my DELL 2001FP, I replace the 3 capacitor on the board that look like defective because the top is look like swolen, it should be flat. I replace it with the same value and now the it works better.

i hope this might help .

can you start it in safe mode

If it's going into powersave mode, it usually means it's not getting a signal from the video card. Try plugging this monitor into another machine or laptop and you should be able to tell if that's the issue.

hi, are you able to browse thru the LCD menu, there must be some settings for power management.. let me know?
bye

Order new capacitors and replace. I had the same problem with mine and with $4 and a soldering iron I got mine back up and running.

Check www.badcaps.net for monitor repairs...