Gateway FPD 1730 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
Green Light, no Display - Gateway FPD1730
I picked up a FPD1730 monitor for free which was just sitting out in my apartment hallway. I suspected something was wrong and sure e**ugh there was ** backlight, but I could see faint video when I shined a flashlight on it.
A quick Google search of the inverter model # led me to a German forum which suggested replacing the fuse labeled "F1" on the inverter board. I don't have a matching fuse on hand but I bridged the connection with a wire and sure e**ugh the backlight came back on. Short-circuiting like this is definitely **t 100% safe but if you can find a 4A fuse then it's a really cheap and quick fix.
My FPD1730 is plugged in
Change the power cord before giving up on it. If changing the power cord doesn't work then, yes its probably something wrong with the monitor and being over 9 years old is OLD. New monitors are dirt cheap right now.
Color quality is lowest (4 bit), cannot change
The video driver is missing or corrupted. Go into Device Manager - Display Adapters - your video card and right click on it and uninstall the driver from there. Reboot , go to the manufacturer of the video chip and download and install a new one.
My daughter's tower was just
Power saving mode means the monitor is not receiving input.
Assuming the Monitor is working properly, the tower is not producing the input or the cable is damaged.
If the tower has another video out, try pluging into that.
Try using another cable, if the problem continues that likely means that the computer is not working properly.
The next step would be re seating the graphics card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9x097QRXeA
Simply remove then re-install the Graphics card.
The device is very static sensitive and you should be sure to ground yourself before opening the case of the computer.
If that doesn't work it's likely the computer was damaged during the repair.
Or was not repaired at all, such is not unheard of;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZFGD0WJc0
A spot developed in center
it sounds like you have a small crack on your screen that has gotten worse over time, these black areas are where the lcd crystals aren't active anymore, unfortunately there isn't allot you can do apart from buy a new screen or put up with the black lines.
Model FPD 1730 -power button shows green,but no
The backlight inverter circuits may have failed, check all the caps and the fuse in the power supply-inverter board first.
If you are going to DIY and have proper tools and know safety precaution then please read on:
Most common failures in the LCD monitors are bad capacitors (bulging top/seal or leaking) in the power supply (they should be replaced in a set), blown fuses; poor solder joints, failed inverter circuits (blown fuse, shorted transistors, shorted/open transformers), bad lamps (poor solder connections or worn out lamps). You will need to open it up and inspect the inside, see example of failed monitors to get some ideas what to look for: http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
Post back what you see inside so we can guide you further and it will help out other people in the future also.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
http://www.badcaps.net
Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/ he can make you a set of caps for you.
What is the functions of
sohan472004, An "INVERTER CIRCUIT" lights-up the thin "cold-cathode-fluorescent-lamps" inside lcd monitors by taking a low-voltage dc voltage (10 to 20 volts dc) and converting it to a high frequency 30khz to 100khz ac voltage (500 to 1100 vac) The same principle of operation is used to light-up those new style, curlieQ,energy-efficient,screw-in CFL light bulbs. Only their tiny "electronic-ballast" circuit is called a "CONVERTER" circuit.
AC to AC Hope this helps. 12fixlouie
I have a Gateway laptop
Excuse me if I'm talking below you level of expertise...
With an external monitor on a laptop you usually have to activate the plug where you've connected the external monitor cable . This requires pressing 2 keys in combination, usually a FUNCTION button + a specific function key. Yeah, they're named almost the same thing, but I'll try to keep it straight.
On your keyboard's function keys (above the numeric keys typically) should be small pictures besides the standard F1, F2, etc. which are usually in white. You're looking for the picture that resembles a monitor. On my Thinkpad the small pictures are colored blue, and the monitor is on the F7 key. It so happens that my FUNCTION button (different than the function keys we were just talking about) which is located in the lower left of my keyboard is also blue. Yours might be in a different position, but I'm giving you an idea when to look.
When you find the Function Button, press and hold this key and the correct Function key (F1, F2, whatever). You might need to press this 1 or 2 times to get the correct monitor setting. I'm not exactly sure of the order but you'll activate the external monitor, then another combination press will activate both displays, then a 3rd will do another setting, then back to the beginning. If you miss it the first time just slowly press the combination until you get what you're looking for. Be patient, and press once every 5 seconds or so, giving the computer enough time to change its settings.
Hope this helps!
Everything is plugged in and turned on. worked two
Most likely a cable or video card issue. If its a video car, try hooking it to your computers motherboard vga spot. If it works then you know its a video card. Another thing to try is to run another source to it. When its lit orange, thats a standby mode meaning its not recieving a signal from the source. Good luck.
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