My 17" computer screen goes black and starts to emit a strong smell is monitor done in? Time for a new one?
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The strong smell indicates that the hardware of the monitor is having trouble with electric power or video signals sent to it.You have to repair it or replace it because serious effects might happen.The monitors' wires and components may burn or maybe the electrical circuit in your house  turn off suddenly because a single disturbed part in an electrical circuit can affect the whooole circuit as well.
24877
Ok, this is going to sound weird, but get a powerdrill and tape 2 magnents to the drill bit.  Rev it up all the way and then move it coloser to the computer.  It will "degause" the monitor.  This is handy if your monitor doesent have a built in degauser
455635
How old is the 15" monitor?  If it is an older monitor, there may be a bad/loose connection in the cord that connects to the computer.
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1) Of course there is the obvious - Is it plugged in?  \n2)  Make sure the cable (I'm assuming it is not a laptop) is plugged in all the way to the computer box.\n3) Try the monitor on another computer if you can.\n4)  If a laptop - try holding down the Function key - labeled "Fn" usually - and hit the F5 key at the same time - this is a toggle to tell your computer to use another video device when you have one plugged in.  You could be toggled to turn off your monitor and look for one plugged in.  Keep holding and hitting F5 to get back to using your monitor.\n5)  If a laptop - it could be from static electricity build up - it is more common than you think.  The solution is hard to beleive but it does work.  Unplug all cords to the laptop - everything.  Then remove the battery.  Now hold the power button on for 3 minutes.  What takes place at this point is - while you hold it down, the power button is pulling all the static electricity from within.  Replace the battery and connections after the 3 minutes. Amazingly if you do this process you will notice a big difference on your screen clarity.\n6). Your graphics card may be bad, try connecting another monitor to your computer.  At times the graphic card may come loose, try pushing it down on the motherboard.\n7).  The monitor may be broken - it is not uncommon that monitors become broken.\n8).  The motherboard may be bad, but usually more than the monitor would probably be affected. \n\nI hope this helps - best of luck if you are having any issues.
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You're going to have to supply us with a lot more information - is it plugged in?  Is your computer on?  Do you have the right cable?  Has the monitor worked before with other PC's?  Have other monitors worked with that PC?
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Just press any of the keys on the keyboard. Even then if ur monitor is not on , then check the power button of monitor.\nHope it will solve the problem
716291
Well years ago when monitors were as big as houses and as heavy as one (remember those?) I had one that did this. The power button went bad.\nKept using it for a couple more years with a wood screw in there keeping it on lol! It was one of the first 17" or something, that was pretty cool back then lol!\nSaw your question and this came to mind :0)\n\nThe link below is for the drivers that might help you, sounds like a hardware problem though......
853033
Next time it goes blank, try pressing the menu button, if the menu comes up, suspect the video card.  If the menu doesn't display, replace your monitor.  Of course, check the cable connections first.
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Check that the monitor cable is correctly connected.\nIf it is, then get a new monitor from some place with a good returns policy - just in case the problem is with your graphics card!!
744774
It may be the display adaptor hardware in your PC? I assume its integrated into motherboard so do you have (or can borrow) a PCI display adaptor to test this theory? or better yet another computer or laptop you can test the monitor with to see if its the problem or its your PC... Good luck!
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if using windows go to your display or monitor properties screen, and look for something that says refresh rate and turn it up untill the lines go away, if that doesnt work your monitor might be going bad
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Ok you have three possible causes... \n1. Check and see if the monitor is puged in all the way, this is probaly the most common one! Loose fitting connections.\n2. Your monitor might be going on ya, also a common one.\n3. Your actual monitor port (computer side) is gone or going... now, in responce to that. If you have an off board card, thats cool, because you can just go to your fav computer store, and get a new one. But its if on board, or intergrated, thats RIGHT TO THE MOTHER BOARD, and well, that means new mother board.... However, you should take it into compusa to get a teck to look at it,  (Being a teck myself, the best way is to have a "Computer nerd" look at it).  NEVER TAKE ANYTHING TO BEST BUY.... EVER... you'll be sorry!
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get a new screen, theres not much you can do for damaged pixels, though next time make the screen-saver turn on faster.\n\nhow old is the monitor?
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I have the same issue with mine, I am not sure of what can be done yet, as I have taken mine apart and checked all the connections / cables pertaining this this LCD problem. However,Your laptop can still work with an external monitor. So for a short term fix you need to acquire another monitor / LCD Monitors are reasonably priced now.\nUntil we find the real fix....
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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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I'm thinking it's a power supply in the monitor.  You might want to try another monitor to assure yourself that the problem is indeed with the monitor.
401649
Sounds like you bonked something opening it up and the power supply got messed up. I was trying to work on an old Gateway and the motherboard started to smoke :0, guess some computers weren't made to open up.