i think my monitors gone wierd

[Oracle]

my monitor has suddnly died and whenever i plug it in it makes a very strange clicking noise and doesnt turn on, the monitor is a daewoo model number cmc-1511bn what dya thinks gone wrong i have a back monitor but it cannot do anyhitng above 640*480 otherwise its brain frying refresh rates

ta for n e info u can supply

Oracle

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P3 600e @ 660 (6*110)
128mb 100mhz sdram
abit be6-2
matrox g400 max (160/213)
voodoo 3 2000 pci (166)
soundblaster 16pci
4.3gb seagate udma 33
15.3 wd udma 66
creative modem blaster 56k ext
win 98
ie5
direct x 7.0a
pd 6.10beta
tgl 1.3
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[Jorden]

Sounds dead to me... Why don't you try it on another PC? (Or on another videocard, if you have one (or several )?)

Jord.

[Oracle]

i think u may be right ill plug it in and wathc the sparks fly

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P3 600e @ 660 (6*110)
128mb 100mhz sdram
abit be6-2
matrox g400 max (160/213)
voodoo 3 2000 pci (166)
soundblaster 16pci
4.3gb seagate udma 33
15.3 wd udma 66
creative modem blaster 56k ext
win 98
ie5
direct x 7.0a
pd 6.10beta
tgl 1.3
....................

[Rik]

This sounds the same as a problem I had with an ADI Microscan - the clicking noise and the blackness. Mine needed an output transistor replacing, which is quite pricey.
It might not be worth repairing such a model, so this might be an excuse to treat yourself to a nice new monitor.

[Jon P. Inghram]

AIEEEE!!!! My KDS Avitron AV-195T monitor's been making quite a few clicking sounds when it turns on or off, and occasionaly while it's on. And sometimes when it does it while it's on the screen'll cut out a little, as if it tried to turn off. Looks like it's time to have it replaced/fixed.

Hmm, just noticed that this is in the Gaming forum... Me thinks it needs to be moved to General Hardware.

[This message has been edited by Jon P. Inghram (edited 13 September 2000).]

[Rik]

...so, Jon, do you turn your monitor off when you play games and use sound only? ;-)

[ayoub_ibrahim]

the clicking sounds are probably morse code saying "I'm dying".seriously though,hope it's not too expensive a problem.

[SteveC]

I think I'll join the 'knackered monitor club' - my 21" dell 2128 at home decided it cannot do 85Hz last week - I get weird horizontal jittering - any other resolution seems fine, at the moment.
Also, on monday, my 17" IBM P72 wouldn't do anything but 'chirp'

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Cheers,
Steve

"Life is what we make of it, yet most of us just fake"

[Jon P. Inghram]

It's still working ok, just makes a bunch of clicking/snaping/popping sounds when you turn it on or off, and the occasional snap+blink while it's on.

We already called, and they say a new one'll be out in a week. With any luck it'll be one of the newer flat-screen versions of the same monitor, since ours has been out of production for a while.