My Screen Turns all white

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Hey I have an Dell LCD flat panel 14' Moniter that came with my Dell
Dimension Desktop.
While I'm just browsing stuff on the internet or playing games or not
even at my computer and the screen is on it just turns all white
instantly. Does anyone know if something is wrong with the cable or
the screen itself?
Thanks
 
Hey I have an Dell LCD flat panel 14' Moniter that came with my Dell
Dimension Desktop.
While I'm just browsing stuff on the internet or playing games or not
even at my computer and the screen is on it just turns all white
instantly. Does anyone know if something is wrong with the cable or
the screen itself?
Thanks
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Probably the LCD itself. You might try (gently) wiggling
the video cable/connector at the monitor and
ever-so-slightly pressing in around the frame of the case in
case there is a contact inside that is intermittent, to see
if it returns the picture (but you dont' mention how long it
stays that way), but ultimately if it's under warranty you
probably need that warranty.
 
My Computer is no longer under warranty and the time on how long the
screen stays white differs. If I tap the screen lightly as soon as it
turns white it may change back, if not it usually stays white for and
hour or two after I power down the screen.
 
My Computer is no longer under warranty and the time on how long the
screen stays white differs. If I tap the screen lightly as soon as it
turns white it may change back, if not it usually stays white for and
hour or two after I power down the screen.
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Taking apart an LCD monitor is a fairly involved process,
but if/when the problem becomes frequent enough that you
can't tolerate it any more, that might be the time to start
taking the monitor apart to see if any connections look bad.
As far as replacing components inside, probably not cost
effective for this type of problem, unlike replacing an
inverter or lamps for the more common eventual failure of
those parts.
 
One thing I would do is to take the leads out and re-insert them...
the contacts may have become tarnished (oxidised) causing connection
problems.

Tapping the monitor points to that being the fault it seems, try a
different monitor or try the monitor on another computer to prove the
point.

Davy
 
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Taking apart an LCD monitor is a fairly involved process,
but if/when the problem becomes frequent enough that you
can't tolerate it any more, that might be the time to start
taking the monitor apart to see if any connections look bad.
As far as replacing components inside, probably not cost
effective for this type of problem, unlike replacing an
inverter or lamps for the more common eventual failure of
those parts.
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