20 Most Recent ViewSonic E70fb 17" CRT Monitor - Page 7 Questions & Answers

1. Verify the monitor's power cord is plugged firmly into the wall outlet and the back of the monitor. 2. Verify the monitor cable is firmly connected to the computer and the monitor. 3. Verify that you have turned the monitor power switch on. 4. If the power light on the monitor is not on, test the wall outlet (plug in a light or something you know works). 5. If the power light on the monitor is not on, try a different power cord. 6. If the power light is on and yellow or flashing, but nothing displays, or the display is incorrect, borrow a monitor from a friend. If that works, your monitor probably needs replaced. 7. Also, you could try your display on a friend's computer. If it doesn't work, your monitor probably needs replaced. If it works properly on your friends computer, the problem may be with your computers video output port, motherboard video chip (or video card, if you have one), or drivers.

Reset the color adjust. The User Guide is at... http://www.viewsonic.com/us/support/downloads/search_user_guides/

Drivers can be found here...

1. Verify the monitor's power cord is plugged firmly into the wall outlet and the back of the monitor. 2. Verify the monitor cable is firmly connected to the computer and the monitor. 3. Verify that you have turned the monitor power switch on. 4. If the power light on the monitor is not on, test the wall outlet (plug in a light or something you know works). 5. If the power light on the monitor is not on, try a different power cord. 6. If the power light is on and yellow or flashing, but nothing displays, or the display is incorrect, borrow a monitor from a friend. If that works, your monitor probably needs replaced. 7. Also, you could try your display on a friend's computer. If it doesn't work, your monitor probably needs replaced. If it works properly on your friends computer, the problem may be with your computers video output port, motherboard video chip (or video card, if you have one), or drivers.

See is this helps... http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1129874

While booting the PC changes resolution several times. It could be that by the monitor finally locks onto the signal, the PC changes it again so it tries to lock on again. Question is, does the video stay on when the PC finally stabilizes onto the desktop screen?

Getting the parts needed and repairing this monitor would probably not be cost effective. If nothing happens when you try to turn it on (i.e. no lights or LEDs come on) then it probably is the power suppley circuitry that is failing. If you are technically capable, you could remove the covers and look for a blown capacitor (the loud bang sounds like a capacitor).

There is little point in posting a question with no real information. Saying something is "broke", "doesn't work", "can't connect" or that you "need" or "want something" is pointless without ALL the information. What actual products are you using? Makes, models, connections...everything about your problem is necessary. We are not there with you. We cannot see what is obvious to you. Most problems occur when you try to get something to work with something else. We need to know all the things you are using and doing that ends with your issue. The issue is the last thing we need not the only thing. If you did something stupid, then tell us. We aren't going to laugh at you, we want to help you. In all likelihood we did something similar and so we know if it can be fixed. If you hope that by lying about the situation we will be able to fix your issue, you are WRONG. If you are trying to do something illegal we know about that too. We want to help you. We do not get paid for our work. We do it because we want to share our knowledge and help you. If you do not post complete information, most likely your question will go unanswered, so you wasted your time and our time reading your post.

Right click on speaker icon and it will give you choices for volume control. Your volume is prolly all the way dowmn or off.