Black circles and black smears

Gotemba,

Do they appear in safemode? Are you using the blue VGA or the white DVI?

* Click Start- Turn Off Computer- Restart
* At the blue Dell, tap F8 to bring up the Windows boot menu
* Scroll to and select Safe Mode, press the Enter key
* Select the first or only operating system, press the Enter key

Gotemba,

* Turn off the monitor
* Plug the monitor power cord directly into the wall socket to remove any surge protectors or APCs from the troubleshooting equation
* Unplug the monitor video cable from the back of the computer
* Turn on the monitor
* The floating dialog box should appear on-screen (against a black background). As it floats around, do the black smear and circles appear in it? If yes, the monitor is defective

Gotemba,

out of warranty.
* Let me check this.

Please provide me with the following information in a private message, not on the board -
Name:
Shipping address:
Phone:
Service tag number:
Order number:
20 digit PPID number on the back of the monitor:
Reason: Black circles and black smears in safemode and STFC