Thread: Please Help w/ Dell Flat Panel Monitor

Hi, I am looking for any help or suggestions for my Dell Flat Panel Monitor E173FPc. When I turn on my PC, the monitor quickly flashes on, showing my desktop and then goes to a black screen. If I power off the monitor then power it back on, the same thing happens. I see my desktop screen and the colors all look normal for that quick second before it shuts off again. Thanks for any help you guys can offer!

check all of your connections, back of monitor and pc
if no lose connections, try another monitor.
if no spare monitor, try to "reseat" video card. (remove/reinsert) touch the metal case before doing so to discharge any static electricity.
if video card is embedded, might be screwed.

It just may be that the monitor is f***ed.

Does it look OK when booting up and starts getting screwy only when you reach your Windows desktop?

Try that monitor on another computer. Also try a monitor you know to be OK on the computer that you're currently trying.

This will tell you whether it's something in the computer or the monitor.

Sweet thanks guys for all the feedback. I have checked all connections, and have also tried the monitor on another computer and it does the same thing. I think the monitor might be jacked. Thanks again guys, appreciate it!

I had the same problem 5 months ago. The monitor is shot.

Are you using the VGA port (blue one) on the monitor or the DVI (white one). I would suggest trying to use the other port and see what happens. Could just be an issue with the individual port.