Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s -intermittent 'blip'

Right, I finally managed to dismantle the monitor and take some pictures, although sunlight wasnt available and am not taking the monitor on holiday to Spain in order to do so So the flash has caused some glare, ces't la vie !

The problem isnt limited to any particular video card or computer. I am not sure whether this fault warrants too much effort, especially as generally the monitor is working ok.

Ok I have tried to upload photos but am getting lots of errors at the moment, will try again later....

Re: Samsung Syncmaster 171s -intermittent 'blip'

Thank you for the quick reply retiredcaps. I will endeavour to take some suitable photos.. (sunny day.. I think I remember what those are, Im sure Ive seen one once). I will have to guess as to the example ( link shows ole 404 ).

Regarding the fan.. yes I tried this first after visual inspection of the video, power and inverter boards proved inconclusive. I am not convinced thats it an obvious thermal problem as the momentary 'blip' seems random and not become better or worse ( I may be missing some as I cant stare at...

Thank you for the opportunity to ask for help with this problem, which is driving me a little crazy.

The monitor itself is in excellent condition, it powers up, displays fine with no screen blemishes etc. However randomly, maybe 3/4 times a day, it will just switch to standby (green>orange led) for maybe a second, then come back on as if nothing had happened. I have visually checked inside, everything looks like new, no browning/heat damage, no unhappy looking caps, the soldering looks fine. I am not blessed with much more than a multimeter and a soldering iron.

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Hi forum,

Please forgive my ignorance, I have never posted a message in any forum before, for some reason its all a confusing blur to me. I'm not saying I'm old fashioned but where do I stick the stamp?

Why am I here? Google seems to direct me here. I try to keep things from the waste bin if possible