Remove cover I am trying to remove the cover of a viewsonic VE710b LCD monitor. I see no screws on the outside. The only possibility that I see is removing the outside frame from the monitor, but I feels like I am going to break it if I do.

If Windows Device Manager doesn't deliver try VIEWSONIC.COM. You can find drivers, firmware and manuals there.

If it's too dark to see the menu to adjust the brightness, it's a bad backlight - send it back!

Does it do the same when use it with other PC, otherwise you may have failing DC filter caps that gining you unstable DC which can give you intermittent problems.
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Viewsonic%20VE710B/

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Look for bad caps (bulging/leaking tops) first as shown in my pictures, common problem.
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Viewsonic%20VE710B/
Please post back what you find.
http://s807.photobucket.com/home/budm/allalbums
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
http://www.badcaps.net

Change a set of caps in the power supply/inverter sections, see failed VE710B here: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Viewsonic%20VE710B/

conodenalore, It's probably the power supply has failed or at best partially failed. Tech will most likely need to evaluate it. If possible connect a KNOWN GOOD monitor in it's place to PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that the PC is good. You should also visit youtube and see some 8-12 minute video clips of LCD monitor disassembly and repairs of the top 2 causes of true monitor failures! Then get back here to fixya with your plan of action to effect a repair to your monitor. Only you can determine what to do! I'm louie12fix on fixya or lmistyrel @aol.com Bye for now.

Hi there!

Please refer to Page 7 of your VA1703w user manual for help on mounting this monitor, if you do not have the manual available, you can get it online here: http://www.viewsonic.com/assets/022/7368.pdf

From what I can tell, you may be re-using the screws that you remove during the listed procedure.

Is it an HP or a Viewsonic screen ?

Either way, looks like a power supply problem to me, some Viewsonic screens are known to have a problem with their inner power supply card, If your screen is still under warranty I suggest you don't lose time analysing the problem and just make them come and fix/replace it

Check and make sure that there is no speaker, power supply or UPS around your monitor.