Archive for September, 2009

Viewsonic 15 monitor quit working?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 6:50 am

Jonathan Asked:

got a viewsonic va1912w lcd monitor its around 3 years old i got it brand new for christmas 05 i believe anyway its worked fine till the 7th of july when the computer shut the monitor off after 10 or 15 minutes of inactivity and now when i turn it on these lines will come up flickering with a noise then it will go off other monitors will work with my computer and i tried another power cord from another monitor same thing any help?

Reply:

It could be that your screen has stopped working and is not functioning as is. It could also be the graphics card inside your computer. It depends what graphics card it is. If it is built into the motherboard, then that may be a problem to fix as it may involve replacing the entire motherboard. If it is a separate device such as a Nvidia graphics card, you could take it out and see if anything has burnt or if the fan is not working. thus it could be an overheating problem. If you bought the card recently then take the box back. You may need to buy a new graphics card.

It can be hard to tell which of the problems it is but, it is most likely your graphics card, these are much cheaper to replace than LCD screens.

Email me if you need any additional help.

regards