Question about Dell UltraSharp 1701FP 17" LCD Monitor
Hi guys, I just got a free lcd panel from a friend who broke it recently. Its been dropped and the screen is cracked, but when I plug it into my laptop as a secondary monitor, I don't see anything on the broken lcd panel. The power buttons just kinda blink randomly - green for the power and amber of the brightness contrast buttons. I am pretty good at experimenting with electronics, so I did open the case up, and found out that the inverter is dead. For this reason, I have another inverter borrowed from a CCFL kit, and I found out that the tubes to burn, and you can see the white glow. But now that the screen glows, and I have the controller board hooked to my laptop as a secondary, when the board is powered up, I still don't see any image, and the LED's on the power button controller just blink randomly. Anyone got a remedy or solution for this?
Solution to a blinking orange power light indicator.
Checking procedures.
1. Check the fuse on the inverter board labeled F1. If it is opened then your inverter board has a problem. That's why the fuse is opened.
2. Remove the white wide cable connecting the main board and inverter board. Next plug the D-sub cable and power adapter and test. If the 2 green light indicators are solid green then your problem is positively coming from your inverter board.
Solution in fixing the inverter board:
In my case, the fuse was opened. So I first resoldered all the legs of the 4 transformers. Eight legs each transformer. Resoldered also the capacitor at the back of the inverter board. Checked the 2 diodes labeled (D3 and D13). One of them was shorted. So replaced it using Radioshack 3A 400piv. It is quite bigger in value but I just want to make sure it can handle the load of current.
Tip in checking a diode, it should always open using a digital tester.
That's it. re-assemble then test it again.
Roan
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Posted on Jul 13, 2009
Hi my name is joel joely from etech vanuatu limited. my dell LCD monitor is just blinking power light on with orange light and also power switch not working if turn it on or off no display on screen.
my email address is [email protected]
thanks
joel
Posted on Sep 11, 2008
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My dell LCD monitor screen is just blinking(power light) can I get help just for troubleshooting from anyone on line?
I have the exact same issue. No one on the Web seems to have an answer besides buy a new monitor. Bummer.
Hello, I have the same issue as joel joely. The monitor I have is the Dell 1701FP (black) and it was donated to me. It worked fine for about 6 months and then started acting as if it were going into sleep mode but I could not get it to come out of sleep mode by moving the mouse or pressing keys on the keyboard. The green light stayed on but the further right light turned amber AND the power button would not turn it off. Although it is not a fix, my work around was to unplug it and plug it back in after a few seconds and VIOLA the screen came back on and I could see my desktop again. I'm still researching what causes this and if there is any permanent fix.
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