My emachine LCD monitor power button and screen flashes off (I can see the emachine logo flash as well) and on while making a low beeping noise like an alarm continuously, but will eventually power up and the noise will stop. It may take 15 minutes or hours for the monitor to turn on. This problem did not start until a recent storm that knocked the entire neighborhood's power off, although my computer wasn't on at the time it seem to have gotten hit in some way. Will someone please help me?

SOURCE: emachine 15' lcd monitor

Hi,

Your query - "can the monitor work with an older HP computer?"

Normally yes, assuming that there is no hardware fault. The message is an indicator that somehow the settings of the display of the old HP computer does not match that of the Emachine 15' LCD monitor.

Perhaps what you can do is to run the old HP PC in Safe Mode (press F8 before Windows starts), using the arrow keys, select top mode setting in the Menu which is Safe Node, hit enter. Windows should then start and normally should be viewable no matter what settings the monitor can handle. On Safe Mode Windows, right click on any clear area of the desktop, click on properties, Settings tab, move the Screen resolution to the left most position, set the color quality to the lowest possible choice. Click on Advanced button, click on Monitor tab, set Screen Refresh Rate to lowest possibler, OK, OK, reboot.

Hope that this be of some help/idea. Pls post back if things worked out or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards

SOURCE: eMachines TFT LCD Gone Black

I have a E17TR (17") version that a friend gave me (free) a few months back, and just this morning it failed in the exact same way.

My theory is that the image is there but that it is just not being illuminated (so that I can see it). Such a case would suggest a problem with the Backlight or the Inverter.

I have found two web pages (from a company selling LCD repair parts) that can explain better than I.

http://www.lcdparts.net/CCFL1.aspx

http://www.lcdparts.net/DesktopInverter.aspx


Hope this help (the pages educated me).

Now if I can just figure out how to open the case; I took out the 4 screws (on the lower end of the back panel), but it just will not open in any way that seems logical . . . .


Gary

SOURCE: eMachines monitor keeps flashing the On Screen Display menu.

if it is the button. you would have to open the monitor and fix it that way, and i dont suggest doing that yourself, unless you are familiar with electronic components. take it to a repair shop. call around and get an idea of who would do the best job for the best price.

Let me know :)