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We recently had a power surge at my company when a storm rolled through. No lighting just a surge. The Monitor has a blue on switch witch blinks but the screen stays black. I've swapped out the monitor with another and that one was fine. I also tryed this monitor on another PC and it still didn't work.
I flipped a breaker on my breaker box doing some troubleshooting on another problem and when I turned the breaker back on my Samsung SyncMaster 932B screen was black and the blue button on the lower right side was blinking.I have no picture. I re-booted the computer and checked all my connections but it still does not work.I flipped a breaker on my breaker box doing some troubleshooting on another problem and when I turned the breaker back on my Samsung SyncMaster 932B screen was black and the blue button on the lower right side was blinking.I have no picture. I re-booted the computer and checked all my connections but it still does not work.
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Could have blown some capacitors inside the monitor. I just fixed one today that had no power, the blue ring around the power button didn't even light up when plugged in. I open it and found 3 bulgingcapacitors on the power/inverter board. They were all 25V 470uF rated capacitors. Went to radioshack and found 2 35V 470uf, got them at $1.29 each, then I found 1 50V 470uF out of a dc car power adapter for an ipod, it was as close as I could find. Replaced the 3 broken/bulging ones with the new/salvaged ones, put it back together, plugged it in and the blue light came on when I pushed the power button. Plugged it in to my laptop with vga cable, and it works great.
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Yep, power spikes kill. Power spikes kill all. Power spikes kill all forever. Replace all and get a new surge protector that costs at least $99. If you never need it it is called insurance. I am in FL the capitol of lightning. High priced surge protectors are cheeeeep when lightning is there.
You always want to put a surge protector on all the small and big electronics for if you do not if lighting come in it would burn everything up. You might have had lighting come in and that is why some of your stuff is having problems now. If you own the home get a whole house surge protector. It will save you in the long run because if there is surge from the power company or from lighting then all your stuff will be protected.
It might be too late for it seems lighting has already got to it. We have had some pretty bad storms and if you do not have surge protection then that is what is wrong it is fried.
If this happened after a storm, the monitor may have been subjected to a power surge, which unfortunately might have killed it.
If you have another monitor (or a friend who has one) try plugging that other monitor into your computer. If the second monitor works, yours will need to be replaced as the input was probably destroyed by the power surge.
If the second monitor also doesn't work, there may be a problem with your computer, most likely with the power supply (this is the part most often damaged by a power surge). You may want to have it examined by a professional computer repair person at that point.
Hi! Most modern monitors have on/off switches that are NOT actual power controlling devices. (i.e. they simply tell an IC chip to cut power to the display section while leaving the rest of the power supply energized.) In the earlier monitors, when you flipped that power switch, you actually cut AC power to the whole unit. Now, with today's faster computers, LCD and plasma displays, instant-on is the norm. Regardless if the button is physically damaged(usually pressed too hard) or the circuit is defective, unless you are a tech you'll have to take the unit in for repair. Is the monitor under any type of warranty? Was there a storm recently? Do you use a surge protector? If the display was damaged at all by the storm, there is a very good chance you'll be covered by the surge protector warranty.(that's what you paid for)---hope I was of assistance---Rick
Hi,
I'll hope for the best and assume the simple fix first. Check the plug at the back of the monitor to insure it wasn't pulled out slightly. Sometimes, moving something around can cuse the plug to lose proper connection.
Also, check the power source to insure that you have power to the unit. We had a lightening storm recently and the power strip surge protector did it's job. I turned it back on and everything powered up again.
I hope this helps... Good luck!
Be sure that the power cable and the video cable are plugged into your monitor, the power cable is plugged into a good outlet, and the video cable is plugged into your computer. It's possible that you simply have a loose cable.
If everything is installed correctly, and if the screen is completely blank (no "cable disconnected" or "test mode" messages), then it sounds like your monitor is simply dead. Since there was a heavy wind storm recently, it was probably hit by a power surge. If you don't already, I recommend that you use a surge protector for all digital equipment.
Your system was not affected because the PSU can prevent power surges. Your monitor's backlight has went out due to surges in electricity to your monitor. Unfortunately, you can not replace the backlight. I would suggest you buy a new monitor. 19" LCD Monitors has have went down dramatically in the past month.
I flipped a breaker on my breaker box doing some troubleshooting on another problem and when I turned the breaker back on my Samsung SyncMaster 932B screen was black and the blue button on the lower right side was blinking.I have no picture. I re-booted the computer and checked all my connections but it still does not work.
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