Recent content by tehlaserwolf

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    Monitor pulses, picture, black, picture, black. Can't turn off unless plug pulled.

    That's the problem! Despite ruling out the usual suspects, it could still be a number of things :/ I was overjoyed when I figured out how to repair my pump, a fairly inexpensive item to replace, and now I have to deal with something 4 times the price! Ugh! Thanks for your input, I'll check out...
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    Monitor pulses, picture, black, picture, black. Can't turn off unless plug pulled.

    Longer than 3 years. :( The monitor is only 100 bucks to replace. But I can't afford even that. If it's a simple solder job I could fix it for free :/ I don't have any testing equipment at home. Are there any well known places that can test stuff for me?
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    Monitor pulses, picture, black, picture, black. Can't turn off unless plug pulled.

    Well, for some reason, I can't reply to you mr blockhead, so hopefully you see this. I can't get a menu to show op because it keeps pulsing. You can't even turn it off with the power button. So I'm not sure how to do a factory reset without the ability to show a menu. It almost acts as if it's...
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    Monitor pulses, picture, black, picture, black. Can't turn off unless plug pulled.

    The monitor in question, acer s230hl. Here's the problem. About a year ago, I turned my computer off to move into an new apartment. When I set everything up, my other monitors turned on fine, but this one flashed on for a second then black screen. It went back and forth like this for about...