1907FPVt, bad capacitors on PCB

I have a monitor at work that is exhibiting the same symptoms.  I just now took off the 4 screws in the back, but at this point I am lost as to HOW to get this thing apart without breaking it.  Would you mind sharing how you got into this thing?  I'd be curious to see if I have the same problem you do, and if so,  I bet we can find a way to get these suckers fixed.

Thanks!

After removing the four screws on the back, flip the monitor face up with the buttons closest to you.  Look along the bottom edge and you will see two places for a small, standard screwdriver to pry with.  They are approximately 1.5 inches in from the outside edges.  This will loosen the front bezel.  Be carefull of the ribbon cable that attaches to the buttons.  There is a small piece of electrical tape that holds the buttons to the front bezel.  Go ahead and peel that off and pop out the small board with the buttons.  Now, from the front, look along the edge of the LCD.  There are several black plastic tabs to push outwards, working around the edge to free the back plastic.  Once the back plastic is free, you will see several screws to remove until you can get to the PCB.  You'll also have to remove the fasteners to the VGA and DVI connections.  The PCB is 7" X 5 1/4".  The capacitors blown are C824/C825.  They are bulging and slightly leaking. 

I found what appears to be compatible capacitors at Digi-Key:

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/42207-cap-1000uf-10v-elect-he-radial-uhe1a102mpd6.html 

Hope this helps

Thanks for the excellent directions and very quick response! 
I have the exact same 2 caps that are bulging and barely leaking at the top.  Looks like the ones you found would be a great replacement for the bad ones, and given their size should be pretty simple to put in place.  On DigiKey I saw an estimated ship date of 10/18.  I hope I'll remember how to put all these screws back in by then!

Wow, that's a long ship date... Good luck.  I'll go ahead and order half a dozen of those capacitors to try myself.  I left the PCB out and put the rest of it back together with the exception of popping the front bezel back on.  I only have to keep track of nine screws instead of a bunch more. 

I received the backorder capacitors I'd ordered through Digi-Key last week.  I installed them and the monitor is working fine now.  I had ordered 4 extra in case I run into this with other monitors.  The cost of the shipping was far more than the price of the capacitors.  I will try Newark next time I need to order such a thing.  I'd recommend replacing these to anyone having similar problems with their monitors. 

This thread is awesome! You are both awesome! Thank you for posting this information and finding this solution. I had one monitor die under warranty, so I didn't bother looking up solutions. The 2nd monitor (both purchased at the same time with the same system) just died yesterday. Dell would not even consider any sort of replacement or credit even though it was the same problem. Bad bad customer service, I have since built new systems to replace my Dell's since their support is now basically worthless. Ordering the capacitors now, just tore my monitor apart in less than 5 minutes with your advice and it is the exact same problem. Thank you!!

This is the answer!

You're very welcome.  I was looking for help myself, but I'm glad to be of some assistance.  I've since worked on a couple other Dell monitors that were not the same issue.  The problem with this particular model (1907FPVt) seems common.  The forum came through in this case.  Cheers. 

Great fix. picked up 4 capacitors for less than $6.00 at Radio Shack and had my monitor working in less than an hour. The only trouble I had was trying to get the spring and black button over the metal slider while putting the cover back on.