10-14-2009, 10:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-14-2009, 10:14 AM by Steve Torres.)
Opening your monitor is never a good idea. The voltages inside could kill you. Also, if your monitor isn't working but your computer does, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES REMOVE OR RESEAT YOUR CPU (processor). If you don't use the proper ESD protection you could fry your CPU and/or your motherboard causing you to have much more expensive problems.
With the monitor problem, try making sure that your refresh rate isn't to high as this might cause the internals to overheat. Unless you recently put in a new video card in or installed new video drivers I would not do ANYTHING to the computer itself. If the refresh rate doesn't help it may be a problem with the internals of the monitor. If that is the case DO NOT open up the monitor! Some of those internals can hold a charge of 15,000 to 30,000V for days even after they have been disconnected. Don't risk it! Do what you've been doing until you can go get a replacement or you can send it in to be fixed.
What black lights? Could be you weren't getting enough power to the monitor?
With the monitor problem, try making sure that your refresh rate isn't to high as this might cause the internals to overheat. Unless you recently put in a new video card in or installed new video drivers I would not do ANYTHING to the computer itself. If the refresh rate doesn't help it may be a problem with the internals of the monitor. If that is the case DO NOT open up the monitor! Some of those internals can hold a charge of 15,000 to 30,000V for days even after they have been disconnected. Don't risk it! Do what you've been doing until you can go get a replacement or you can send it in to be fixed.
What black lights? Could be you weren't getting enough power to the monitor?