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Smiley1123 · 25th Jul 2010, 08:04 PM

Today I went out and bought myself an HP computer for some gaming, along with lots of photo editing. When I took it out and it said to lie it on a flat surface and to put your hand at the base and pull up the screen with your other hand. for some reason my screens not popping up. I feel so stupid...i'm usually so good at the "techie" stuff. is there a switch or button that im missing? or maybe the screen is just broken?

if anyone has any suggestions that'd be awesome. thanks!

Swamp56 · 25th Jul 2010, 09:09 PM

I have an HP monitor as well. It's hard as hell to open, and I struggled with it a couple times.

djt820 · 26th Jul 2010, 04:33 PM

My hp monitor just broke the other day. xD

Techcompu2 · 26th Jul 2010, 10:02 PM

I will say this about HP monitors, if it has a glowing blue power button, expect it to quit working at some point. ours, and a friends quit working by turning on for a sec, then going black.

Swamp56 · 26th Jul 2010, 11:48 PM

Mine has been going strong for about a year, and I've had no problems. It has a blue power button that lights up on the underside.

Techcompu2 · 27th Jul 2010, 10:40 AM

ours was the same way. we had a matching computer that had the same style power button, and it outlasted our monitor for a couple years

Smiley1123 · 27th Jul 2010, 02:00 PM

Ok after a lot of pushing and frustration I finally got it open (in fact I'm typing on it right now)

I really hope that the blue power light underneath doesn't give out anytime soon (or ember light when its off) I like it as a "nightlight" when I sleep :P

Techcompu2 · 27th Jul 2010, 03:17 PM

the power button worked fine for us, it was the rest of the screen that stopped working. but maybe yours will work longer than ours did

Kenko · 28th Jul 2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Techcompu2

I will say this about HP monitors, if it has a glowing blue power button, expect it to quit working at some point. ours, and a friends quit working by turning on for a sec, then going black.

What a vague description of the monitor.

Anyways, I have an older HP monitor (6 years old) and many years ago (3? 4?) the inverter suffered a very common capacitor failure where the monitor would turn on and off repeatedly. For reference the power light is green. It is possible to very carefully get the monitor to stay on if you baby it (warm it up with no signal before applying an all white signal).

I got it out of the computer garbage heap at my university, where many identical monitors ended up when their capacitor failed. Supposedly it's a $2 fix, but I can't be bothered.

Techcompu2 · 29th Jul 2010, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenko

Quote:

Originally Posted by Techcompu2

I will say this about HP monitors, if it has a glowing blue power button, expect it to quit working at some point. ours, and a friends quit working by turning on for a sec, then going black.

What a vague description of the monitor.

Anyways, I have an older HP monitor (6 years old) and many years ago (3? 4?) the inverter suffered a very common capacitor failure where the monitor would turn on and off repeatedly. For reference the power light is green. It is possible to very carefully get the monitor to stay on if you baby it (warm it up with no signal before applying an all white signal).

I got it out of the computer garbage heap at my university, where many identical monitors ended up when their capacitor failed. Supposedly it's a $2 fix, but I can't be bothered.

true it is vague, but there isn't much else to describe it off the top of my head. not without looking it up for the exact one.

in any case, ours would turn on when you plugged it in, then after 3 seconds, the screen went black, and the power button started lighting up in a strange way (not flashing, but randomly blipping/looked like a mix of some of the transitions found in powerpoint)

2nd Aug 2010, 11:15 AM

HP has problems.

My HP Mini Netbook's screen just fell off randomly. All the screws came out from opening and closing it.

Why have a netbook that's going to break from opening and closing it? Now I have to go find a place that will fix it for cheap money because I am too afraid to do it myself, I have to take the entire thing apart just to screw in the screen again. :|

But that's my problem..not yours..

25th Jul 2010, 08:04 PM	#1
Smiley1123 It's just another day... Full Member Gender: FTM Orientation: Girls Out Status: Mom, some friends, ask and tell Location: New York City Age: 16 Posts: 482 Join Date: Jul 2008	HP desktop monitor problem :( Today I went out and bought myself an HP computer for some gaming, along with lots of photo editing. When I took it out and it said to lie it on a flat surface and to put your hand at the base and pull up the screen with your other hand. for some reason my screens not popping up. I feel so stupid...i'm usually so good at the "techie" stuff. is there a switch or button that im missing? or maybe the screen is just broken? if anyone has any suggestions that'd be awesome. thanks! __________________ There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it moveAlways gonna be a uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to lose

25th Jul 2010, 09:09 PM	#2
Swamp56 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( I have an HP monitor as well. It's hard as hell to open, and I struggled with it a couple times. __________________

26th Jul 2010, 04:33 PM	#3
djt820 Brutally Honest Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: DICKS EVERYWHERE Out Status: Like A Cock Slapping Your Face Kind-of Out. Location: SoCal Age: 19 Posts: 1,282 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( My hp monitor just broke the other day. xD __________________

26th Jul 2010, 10:02 PM	#4
Techcompu2 EC Addict Full Member Gender: ♂ Orientation: ♂+♂=♥♥♥ Out Status: Most people, but I still activly hide it from some Location: Tennessee Age: 19 Posts: 659 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( I will say this about HP monitors, if it has a glowing blue power button, expect it to quit working at some point. ours, and a friends quit working by turning on for a sec, then going black. __________________ "C'mon, Cody. You're acting like an angry evil mutated chipmunk that just had it's sword stolen." "If a fudpucker could puck fud, how much fud could a fudpucker puck if a fudpucker could puck fud."

26th Jul 2010, 11:48 PM	#5
Swamp56 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Boston, MA Age: 21 Posts: 2,166 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( Mine has been going strong for about a year, and I've had no problems. It has a blue power button that lights up on the underside. __________________

27th Jul 2010, 10:40 AM	#6
Techcompu2 EC Addict Full Member Gender: ♂ Orientation: ♂+♂=♥♥♥ Out Status: Most people, but I still activly hide it from some Location: Tennessee Age: 19 Posts: 659 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( ours was the same way. we had a matching computer that had the same style power button, and it outlasted our monitor for a couple years __________________ "C'mon, Cody. You're acting like an angry evil mutated chipmunk that just had it's sword stolen." "If a fudpucker could puck fud, how much fud could a fudpucker puck if a fudpucker could puck fud."

27th Jul 2010, 02:00 PM	#7
Smiley1123 It's just another day... Full Member Gender: FTM Orientation: Girls Out Status: Mom, some friends, ask and tell Location: New York City Age: 16 Posts: 482 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( Ok after a lot of pushing and frustration I finally got it open (in fact I'm typing on it right now) I really hope that the blue power light underneath doesn't give out anytime soon (or ember light when its off) I like it as a "nightlight" when I sleep :P __________________ There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it moveAlways gonna be a uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to lose

27th Jul 2010, 03:17 PM	#8
Techcompu2 EC Addict Full Member Gender: ♂ Orientation: ♂+♂=♥♥♥ Out Status: Most people, but I still activly hide it from some Location: Tennessee Age: 19 Posts: 659 Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( the power button worked fine for us, it was the rest of the screen that stopped working. but maybe yours will work longer than ours did __________________ "C'mon, Cody. You're acting like an angry evil mutated chipmunk that just had it's sword stolen." "If a fudpucker could puck fud, how much fud could a fudpucker puck if a fudpucker could puck fud."

2nd Aug 2010, 11:15 AM	#11
Lady Gaga Guest Posts: n/a	Re: HP desktop monitor problem :( HP has problems. My HP Mini Netbook's screen just fell off randomly. All the screws came out from opening and closing it. Why have a netbook that's going to break from opening and closing it? Now I have to go find a place that will fix it for cheap money because I am too afraid to do it myself, I have to take the entire thing apart just to screw in the screen again. :\| But that's my problem..not yours..

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