Dell U2410f problem

[ELPS]

Hi everyone. Just purchased a used Dell 2410f monitor. It was cheap and now I know why. First time I plugged it in it worked fine for a few minutes then desktop disappeared and would only display a blank coloured screen. Can unplug and plug it back in but comes up with a coloured blank screen again ( colour can change from one unplug to the next.) Have read the '2 seconds to black" post but my screen never goes black, just to a colour. Shone a light at the screen but can see no desktop through the colour. The screen menus all work and show up fine on the screen.
Have noticed if I leave the screen over night and plug it in, I get the desktop picture for about 30 seconds then will disappear to a coloured screen again so think it is also temperature related. Any ideas what could cause this? Could it be the power board caps causing the problem? Thanks

[selldoor]

Re: Dell U2410f problem

Was it purchased as faulty?
Does another screen work ok on the PC.
Does the PC need drivers for the screen?
Try adjusting the resolution.
How is it connected HDMI VGA or what and can you try something else.

Good clear pictures might help

[ELPS]

Re: Dell U2410f problem

Hi Selldoor
No. it was purchased as a working unit of the Net
Have tried the monitor on three different PCs with the same result. All PCs I tried had working monitors.
Have downloaded the Dell driver but made no difference
Have tried all VGA, DVI and DisplayPort. No change.
Have played with the menus but makes no difference
I have not taken this unit apart. I was interested to know, with all the discussions on various websites and repair kits that are available regards to capacitor failure, whether the problem I have may have something to do with a faulty power board? I understand it is probably more complicated than this but thought someone here may have had a similar problem crop up with their monitor in the past. Thanks