monitor powers down and wont turn on again...for no reason!

[MrDudeMan]

well, there is 1 thing, but i dont really see how this could have caused the monitor to die...


i was trying to install a software based key logger demo on my computer. i didnt really have a reason, but i wanted to see if they actually worked.

anyways, i installed it, powered down, and the monitor just turned off. the LED went off, and it would not come back on. i unplugged it, gave it time, and still no cookies.

when the computer restarted, it gave me the "you shutdown the computer incorrectly" screen, but i know i did not do that!

i am running windows xp, and it did the logging you off, saving your stuff, shuting down and then it turned off. i dont understand why it gave me the prompt...

the only conclusion i could come to is that there was some kind of weird power surge, maybe a sag or something unusual with more amperage and less voltage (my surge protector is still working fine btw...) that caused all of my devices to get a kick square in the nuts.

anyone have a clue what happened?


btw, i put another monitor (the one im using now) on the circuit and everything is working fine, but that other monitor...its a no go

 

[MrDudeMan]

anyone?

 

[MrDudeMan]

another thing...when i try to turn it on now, the green LED flickers two or three times, but still does not turn on. you can hear a "popping" noise...kinda like what you hear when rice krispies (spelling?) are in milk...

 

[MrDudeMan]

help please

 

[Toxic]

Not an expert on monitors, but it sounds like it's dead. I had a viewsonic a few years ago that the power light would light up, then go into standby mode, but no screen would come up. VS fixed it under warranty. In my case, the CRT controller (or whatever) went bad.

 

[MrDudeMan]

hmm well i think im double screwed then...

i dont know what kind of monitor this is or where i got it haha