Dell 2005FPW stand (fixed now)

[ITPaladin]

I am packing this stand back into the Dell box on the styrofoam and I push the post down thinking that was what I needed to fit it back in.
That was wrong so I tried to lengthen it again but I can't push the button in to raise the thing. I tried lightly knocking it on my desk.
I can't fit this back in the box like this.

 

[SynthDude2001]

It helps if you exert some downward pressure on the stand while you're trying to press that button.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Yes, push down on the screen from the top, then press the back button and it should release so you can raise it. It's a bit tricky at first but you get the hang of it, and they're using the same stand/mechanism on all of their adjustable screens so once you can do it on one (eg a 1704fp), you can do it on all of them (eg 2005fpw, 2405fpw, etc).

 

[ITPaladin]

thanks that was easy...sigh..I wish I didn't have to get rid of this 2 - 3 weeks after buying it.
It was nice having two monitors but I need $$.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: ITPaladin
thanks that was easy...sigh..I wish I didn't have to get rid of this 2 - 3 weeks after buying it.
It was nice having two monitors but I need $$.

Yeah, owning two can be an expensive endeavour.

If you want to run dual monitors and have them more or less match up, a 17" LCD with an adjustable stand works great as a second screen to the 2005fpw.

I run a Samsung 710T (also DVI) next to my 2005fpw, and they match up almost perfectly - pixel size is virtually identical, and the height is almost the same - 1050 pixels vs 1024 pixels. Besides, I think I'd find two 2005fpw's side by side to be too wide 😉 .

 

[ITPaladin]

chickens, eggs, hatching...you know the drill.
I have the HP A7217A CRT that was cheaper than the Dell, but I couldn't stop the Dell order in time.