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September 3rd, 2005 23:00
Monitor blinks
My monitor Dell 1800FP Digital is behaving strangely. It will go black for a few seconds than come back on than go black and than come back on. My system says that the monitor is operating normally. I have done a virus scan and a spyware scan an both have come up negative. This on/off routine is not a constant thing but happens sporadically. My cable connections are tight. The cables have not been touched in the 3 years that I have the machine. What could cause my LCD monitor to behave this way? Thanks.
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Posted April 4th, 2008 14:00
My monitor has been doing the same thing. BUT now its doing it consistantly and I can't do the recommended steps for the resolution. Do you have any other suggestions?? I have unplugged my monitor, rebooted my computer, ect. It has happened before but only when I have turned my monitor off for the night and when I turn it back on in the morning, it does it. Before, it has stopped but it isn't now.328
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Posted April 8th, 2008 01:00
KaylaL.Kennedy,
Have you tried on another PC?
Does the issue appear in safemode?
* 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
Does the monitor pass the Self-Test Feature Check (STFC)?
* 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 red/green/blue/white dialog box should appear on screen against a black background. If the image does not appear, the monitor is defective
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Posted September 5th, 2008 22:00
I have the blinking monitor now. Dell 2001FP monitor, Deminsion 8300, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, bios V 4.34.20.22.A1, Win XP Pro Ver 2002 SP3. It happens at high resolution but does not happen in Safe Mode or happen when I reduce resolution to 800x600 (32 bit color).
I have checked connections (disconnect and reconnect) and rebooted numereous times. I have not changed my video (or other drivers) lately that may have caused this problem. Running McAfee in background and run scan every night and never found any problems other than tracking cookies from websites I have visited.
Other than leave it in low resolution is there something else I can try.
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Posted September 8th, 2005 15:00
Milleruszk,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
Make sure the monitor is in its optimal resolution. You shoul also try resetting the monitor.
Setting the Optimal Resolution: Dell 1800FP Color Display User's Guide
For optimal display performance while using the Microsoft Windows operating systems, set the display resolution to 1280 x 1024 pixels by performing the following steps:
Jesse L (retired)