I have an ilo 15" LCD monitor. It was bought at Wal-Mart in Dec. 2005 and worked perfectly until March 2, 2006. Then the screen started going black. It seemed to happen more when there were a lot of graphics or pictures on the page it was displaying but it has also happened when it's only displaying my blank desktop. The only way to get it back to normal is to turn the monitor off and back on. I tried changing the resolution from 1024x768 to 800x600 like it says in the manual for troubleshooting but it didn't help. I also changed the screen refresh rate from 70 Hz to 60 Hz and that helped some but it still happens, just not as often. Any ideas?
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One possible problem could be the screen backlight is faulty. Is the screen totally black or can you faintly see images. If it goes totally black, it could have something to do with the monitor power supply. Another cause could be your computer's video card. iLo is a Wal-Mart branded product. I was unable to find any contact information, but your best bet would be to contact the manufacturer and see what they say. You might be outside the warranty period, so it may be cheaper to just buy a new monitor. To make sure it's just the monitor, hook it up to another computer and see if the problem occurs.
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It sounds as though you may have bent a pin when you hooked up the monitor cable to the computer. Try unhooking it and look in the 15 pin plug. THe pins are very thin and can bend easily. If you have a bent pin, use a pair of thin needle nose pliers the straighten it out. If this is not the case, there is a good chance that you bought a bad monitor. Unfornuatly all you can do for that is to take it back and get another. Sorry that I am not more help.
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To much work in taking apart the lcd just to get to the sheets. best way to go just on ebay and search the excat part number for a replacement LCD or look for a dead laptop with a dead screen. if you can tell me the excat part numbers needed i might have a lcd avaible. email me at kirbykirbykirby3@hotmail.com
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My first reaction to your problem was to suspect your graphics card.  I guess because of the fact that a bad video signal typically causes problems such as vertical lines and dark bars at the top of the screen.  \n\nNow, that's not to say that your monitor isn't experiencing difficulties....  But, I would try adjusting my screen resolution and also the refresh rate in your display settings.  If the problem changes significantly or goes away, I would blame the graphics card since it was my inital intuition anyway.  \n\nAlthough, before making any definite diagnosis it would be a good idea to try another monitor with your graphics card, or your monitor with another graphics card.
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You may need to reinstall your video card or monitor drivers.  Check your floppies and CD's for them, if you don't have them, then check the manufacturers' websites out.  You can usually find your model information on the rear decal of your monitor and on the video card itself.
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I suggest you get a new monitor. Try asking LG about it. They might replace it for you for free. I suggest you go on newegg and get something else. Not an LG. Lifes better without it. AKA: Goldstar. Do you have Screen Screw on your pc. Its a software that messes up your screen. Go to the top left corner of your screen to unlock it. If its not that get a new monitor. Don't dump the old one in the trash because you could be fined money. LCD monitors are made of toxic. By the way first try getting some alcohol and cleaning the connectors on the monitor which connects to your VGA or DVI port. Do the same to your Graphics Card. Then get a new VGA or DVI cable and connect it. If that doesn't fix that then trash it. Good Luck
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LCD monitors won't handle high refresh rates.  Your video card should be set to 60hz otherwise the LCD monitor will simply shut down and refuse to turn on (blink power)
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Does your monitor do or show anything at all? Or is it completely dead. Check the cords and make sure they didnt fall off. When you turn the computer on do you get a boot up screen and then it goes dead? If so the monitor is ok. The monitor driver my be corrupt or deleted itself, or you might have a bad video card. Try this turn the computer and the monitor on and unplug the monitor cord from the back of the computer if the monitor is ok you should get a message on the screen telling you that it is disconnected from the computer, if you get this message then the cord or the video card or driver is bad. If you have a friend with a computer ask them if you can borrow their monitor. Disconnect your monitor and reconnect it using their cord if it still wont work your cord is fine if it works you then need a new cord. If it still wont work connect their monitor and see if it works if it does then you need a new monitor if it does the same thing that yours is doing, then it is something else and not the monitor or the cord. If their monitor doesnt work either then it could be the the video card or the driver. To see if it is the driver or the video card since you cant check it in the device manager because your monitor isnt working do this. Notice where the cord plugs into the back of the computer,open the computer up hopefully you have a plug in video card (plugs in slots on the board and can be removed) the other kind is a onboard video card which is built onto the board. If you have a removeable card be carefull and pull it out of the computer. Start the computer up and let it run for a couple of minutes then turn the computer off this will clear a corrupt driver from the system bios. Turn the computer back on if the card is ok it and the driver is bad it will ask ask you if you want to reinstall the driver click yes it will the ask you from where click MS web site also click on the C drive make sure that you have it so it searches all the C drive. It will then do a search and if it finds the driver it will ask you if you want to install it, click yes, after you are done, restart the computer if the monitor still doesnt work more then likely the video card is shot.You can find a decent one for around 60-70 dollars at Best Buy. If you have an onboard card then you have no choice but to try a new card. There should be a slot on the board for it just make sure when you plug the cord back in to plug it into the new card and not the onboard connection. As for copying the files dumbbutt4321 hit it on the head go to radio shack and by cross over cables they plug into the usb connectors!!\nP.S. once again I have read answers from people that DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. You can NOT switch a hardrive from 1 computer to another without formatting it.. The reason being is that EVERY CPU has a unique identifier on it that installs it self into the BIOS and on to the hardrive. It matches the CPU and hardrive together. Because of this a hardrive will not work if you take it out of one computer and put it into another one without formatting the drive. You have to erase that unique identifier off the drive so that when you switch them the CPU will do its thing and put the id on the new drive so it will match up again! I wish that all you BACK YARD so called computer geeks would leave this stuff up to those of us that actually spent months and alot of money going to school to learn computers and and take tests to get certified. All you manage to do is f+ck up the peoples computer more then it is already!!!!!!!                                                                            GOOD LUCK!!!!\n                             ZEUS
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Try the power settings on your computer. \n--or--\nif you have another pc, try connecting the monitor to that\n--or--\nupgrade your OS. ME is the worst OS by MS.
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Try turning on the monitor, see if it is plugged in right.  If none of that works don't hit it with a sludge hammer, bring it into a computer store.
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Check the driver of your Display Adapter.\nIf it is correctly installed, check the Memory of your Display Adapter. And if it is an old one, check how much colors it can support. Some times, the card may not support millions of colors. So you have to go for a new AGP Card\n\nCheers\n\nShab!
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Black--or blank ?  \n\nIf it's black, then It sounds as if the power saver function might be on the fritz.\nUsually, striking a key or wiggling the mouse brings the last image on the screen back up.  Does the monitor have a small light on the front that is green when the screen is active? If that light turns yellow when the screen goes black, that tells you that the power saver function is on.  \n\nIf it's blank [not black], then I don't know what to tell you.  Call tech support and try not to lose your temper with the overseas representatives.
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the graphic lighting is probably going bad on it if it is 10 years old. They don't last forever. The only thing you can do is get a new monitor.
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Ok, probally you have a low screen resolution. To fix this (for Windows XP, but it is similar to other versions) go to the desktop, right click. Go down to properties and click on it. Then click on the tab "Settings". In the bottom left hand corner, there is a section with screen resolution. Make sure the slider is over to the more side. Click OK. Your screen should flicker and go black for a second. Then come back on. If it dosen't come back on, it will when it goes back to the old resolution (15 seconds).
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Is there anything on the monitor when you turn it on or is it just completely black?\n\nIt could be a number of things. It could be your fan or your connection or maybe your RAM is damaged. Normally if your hard drive or memory dies, you would not be able to turn the computer on at all or you get a message on your monitor saying an error occurred trying to read your drive.\n\nI have an emachine too, I usually do my own fixes, but I would open the motherboard up and watch what the circuits are doing when you try to turn it on. If you had a short circuit from a power outage and you dont have a surge protector, then its possible it damaged your hard drive or your memory.\n\nEDIT: Yes, 4 years is usually the lifetime of a desktop computer, especially an emachine. You will have to take it to the technician and figure out whats wrong with it because I read the other DETAILS and it sounds like your hard drive has fried or some part of your motherboard has been damaged. You will need to install a new hard drive. Normally when your hard drive gets fried, the data is not retrievable. A technician can tell you whether or not they can save the data, but it will cost you A LOT trying to recover all your data from your hard drive. You should always backup any important data every few months to a CD-RW in case this stuff happens. A computers lifetime is very random, but 4 years is usually when something goes wrong.
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You need a new monitor. Plus that is a fire hazard if it has a short in it. \nIf you have set your resolution settings and it didn't work, did you try setting the specs on the monitor itself.\nFind a different monitor and see if you still have the problem, if you do, its beyond your monitor.\nHowever like  i said before replace it before it burns your house down.
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With the rapidly falling prices of monitors, it doesn't make good dollar-sense to get it fixed.\n\nI think even 'back in the day', Dell only had a 3 year warranty on monitors.  It's much shorter now. :)\n\nYou can go to http://support.dell.com and put in your tag ID to get more info.\n\nAlso, check Newegg for prices on a new monitor.