Anyone have a E151FPb monitor?

Question

I was just given this monitor from my in-laws, but doesn't work...I hooked it up to my PC (XP O/S), the screen lights up but nothing else...help me please before I yell at my in-laws :smileyvery-happy:   thanks, Gunny

JAlanH · Answer

You may need the driver for this monitor, I have been looking for the driver since our CD is bad & can't find it on the Dell website.

adsource · Answer

Oh yeah, here's a link to all the user guides you should ever need:  http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?k=E151FPb&ira=False&s=gen&ec=&l=en&cat=all&cs=&c=us

adsource · Answer

Here's a link to the driver:   Unplug the monitor from the computer then turn it on and let it do the self test. Hope this helps! Good Luck

magisoft · Answer

Have one that just started doing the same... if I do the self-test procedure, it comes on intermittently - then back to the white screen... Any suggestions?

Phocuz · Answer

well i also had this problem... at first it would be fixed by a simple off and on. over time it became gradually worse, and finally stopped working at all. my dad checked it and said it had something to do with the internal wiring. dunno if that hepls u but after he worked on it its been working fine... :D

adsource · Answer

I took mine apart and found some cold solders on the circuit board.  I re-soldered them and put it back together.  It's been working ever since.  It's been about three months now. Good Luck   :smileyhappy::smileyhappy::smileyhappy:

Phocuz · Answer

yeah... thats what i meant but the 'wiring' :P sry about that its just some soldering problems :P

Nyvhek · Answer

Could anyone who's successfully repaired a solder joint report on where exactly the culprit was? I plan on taking a closer look inside mine, but the search would be more productive if I had some idea of where to look. Thanks.

Phocuz · Answer

well my dad and i didnt know which one it was exactly, we just did most of them and checked till we got it working... took ur liks 30 mins

adsource · Answer

I think it was just probably random bad solders that occurred during the manufacturing process. Just look for any spots that look very dull, a good solder should be shiny. There may be several of them.

Good Luck

LucasMcHunter · Answer

My screen is constantly going white as well, and now banging on it doesnt work anymore. Unplugging it seems to be the only way to get it to work but now it's working for shorter and shorter times. How do I open it without butchering the casing so I can check the soldering? Thanks and gig em!

Kaatje · Answer

I had the same problem with my E151FPb display presenting an intermittent white screen, with the frequency and duration of the problem increasing over time.   It was due to a cold solder joint located on the back side of the main circuit board. I didn't note the exact pin, but recall that it was one of the terminals on a small coil. Since it's possible that you may experience solder issues at other locations, I suggest that you just inspect the joints on the back (green) side of the circuit board. You'll be looking for one or more joints that present a noticeably dull or 'crinkly' appearance. It may help to use a magnifying glass, and it's best, of course, to use a really bright light. In my case, the joint was 'crinkly,' and it caught my eye right immediately, without a magnifying lens, but I pretty much knew what to look for.   By the way, the case isn't too hard to open. Just take your time and be gentle. All I needed was a standard Phillips screwdriver, needlenose pliers and a thin-bladed putty knife (to separate the case halves at the seam). Again, be gentle!   Finally, be sure that you've installed the display driver (R51561.exe) and restarted your computer. You can find the driver at: < ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell> Message Edited by Kaatje on 10-08-2006 04:35 PM

Kyle1050 · Answer

To fix the white screen prolbem, you just need to resolder one of the coils on the large yellow circuit board. The coil is a toroidal coil located on the upper right part of the yellow board(looking from behind the monitor). It is surrounded by white insulating paste so it is easy to find. Go to the back side of the board, find the two solder joints for the coil then resolder them. If the white screen problem is not gone after resoldering, there may be other bad solder joints but this coil is the most likely place that turns bad so always resolder it even if its solder joints do not seem to look bad. Bad solder joints do not always look bad.

tr4 · Answer

I tried this on a friends newly bad monitor and I was able to revive it. Thanks

KnaubJaub · Answer

It may not even be a re-soldiering issue. There is an inset clip connector behind the green PCB circuit board that might be coming loose. In re-soldering it, you would need to remove the green board and re-seat it. If the connector behind the board has come loose, re-seating it would probably fix it.

Try gently pressing on the Genesis chip until you hear the connector behind it clip into place. Re-assemble and test. If it still doesn't work, then go about re-soldering.

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