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Technical & Scientific => Hardware => Topic started by: A Bit of Fruit on January 19, 2007, 09:11:30 AM

Title: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: A Bit of Fruit on January 19, 2007, 09:11:30 AM

I went upstairs to find my monitor emitting a burning smell. Now it wont turn on and making a repeating noise. Whats going on?

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: ober on January 19, 2007, 09:32:28 AM

It's fried.  Go buy a new one.  Seriously.  :(

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: micah on January 19, 2007, 12:05:19 PM

a "burning smell" generally means that something is burning.

1) unplug from wall

2) ???   :dunno:

3) go buy a new monitor.

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: hans on January 19, 2007, 02:06:40 PM

too much pr0n. shame on you.

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: ober on January 19, 2007, 02:32:24 PM

:rofl:

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: jkim on January 19, 2007, 03:17:22 PM

One of the monitors at home stopped working one day while my mom was using it.  There was no burning smell, but it just wouldn't turn on.  I never did figure out exactly what was wrong with it.  Luckily, it was still within warranty, so we were able to return it for another one.

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: micah on January 19, 2007, 04:34:50 PM

I blew out an old crt monitor once by plugging it into a non-grounded, non-surge protected outlet.  I heard a pop and that was the end of it.

although, I did catch a blender on fire once trying to crush ice!

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: A Bit of Fruit on January 19, 2007, 10:23:50 PM

just got home from buying a new Phillips LCD ...pretty awesome

Title: Re: Monitor wont turn on, making weird noise
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on January 20, 2007, 08:27:34 AM

Price?

Specs?