20 Most Recent ViewSonic VG2230WM LCD Monitor Questions & Answers

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There are almost always plastic clips along with the screws. I'd recommend buying a plastic pry bar. You can google for them online and they cost $1 or so.

Hello,Unfortunately, the lcd panel is toast. Check with the manufacturer and see if you are still in warranty. If so, they will fix it free of charge. If not, then you may be able to find a replacement lcd panel from a third party source. I have ordered from laptopscreen.com before with no problems. They may be able to assist with this. If all else fails, then just replace the monitor with a new one.Hope this helps!Joe

You will need to adjust your monitor settings in the NVidia control panel. You can get to this by right clicking somewhere in a blank spot on your desktop and then selecting it from the menu. You will want to go into the Display section. If you aren't able to see that section, change from "Standard" to "Advanced" settings at the top of the screen.

Look for bad caps with bulging/leaking tops as shown in my pictures here:
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/VIEWSONIC/Viewsonic%20VG2230WM/

Basic LCD monitor and TV troubleshooting guide: http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide http://www.fixya.com/support/r7406380-tv_training_manuals Failed TV and Monitors pictures: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/

Learn about bad caps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague Parts: www.shopjimmy.com Parts: http://interliquidparts.com/

Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/ he can make you a set of caps for you.

Or www.digikey.com just make sure to use caps with low ESR, 105c, high ripple current, long life rating such as PANASONIC FM or FC series.

Buy a new monitor

Hello,

You have one of two things wrong. One the new power supply board may be bad, we have seen quite a few power supply boards purchased on Ebay that are just as bad as the ones people are trying to replace. They send them to us for repair along with the original board and both have bad capacitors installed. Many of these boards are coming in from PC recyclers that are just striping monitors for parts and not rebuilding the boards before the sell them. Check the tops of the capacitors for bulges if you find any them the board is bad.

If the board is in fact good then the cause is bad florescent back light bulbs in the display panel. When the fail they pull to much current trying to light up and this trips the over current circuit in the power supply board which shuts the power supply down to prevent damage and this turns off the display. The bulbs can be d but this will be a very involved project. You can do a Google search for instruction on this process but keep in mind this bulbs are very fragile and thin, easy to break.

I hope this helps. If you have any questions just reply to this answer.

BuddyMc

probably your power supply. Is it a cord direct from plug in for is there a box between where you plug it in and then a small round end that goes into the monitor. This would be the good news. If it plugs in direct then that means the power sopply is in the monitor itself which means more expensive to fix

Hi there.
I have recently written a tip about this vertical/horizontal line problem. I suggest you give it a read and let me know how it goes. You can see it here: http://www.fixya.com/support/r9352105-fix_colored_vertical_lines_lcd_display

Slasher_X

I take it you are talking about the monitor menus. If this is the case, suspect a bad monitor. Try another monitor to see if it works. That will tell you for sure.

See my tip here: http://www.fixya.com/support/r9352105-fix_colored_vertical_lines_lcd_display

This is the typical problem with this model, bad caps, as hsown in my pictures here: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Viewsonic%20VG2230WM/

Basic LCD monitor and TV troubleshooting guide: http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide http://www.fixya.com/support/r7406380-tv_training_manuals Failed TV and Monitors: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/

Learn about bad caps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/ he can make you a set of caps for you.

Or www.digikey.com just make sure to use caps with low ESR, 105c, high ripple current, long life rating such as PANASONIC FM or FC series.

You got the cables plug in in the right connection to the tv.

Are you using:
Cable/Antenna
AV cable ( the ones with red,yellow,white color)
HDMI cable

or any device that connecting to the tv?

Unit has a hardware failure and needs repair or replacement.

Hello there,

i have seen the single Vertical Red line about one pixel wide from the Top of the monitor to the bottom of the screen , the problem is the Screen it self is going out and it would cost more to repair then getting a new one i am sad to say .

i hope this information was helpful

don't forget i am only one person and i may not have all the information about this problem .