Dell 1708fp high volts sparking

spark and fire test..not with that greenlee. it has a internal fuse for 240 volts. your Honda Accord transform low-voltage (12 volts) electrical power to high-voltage (around 50,000 to 70,000 volts) and pass that onto the spark plugs.
you will smoke it and yourself.

You should be able to go to the manufactuerers web site and download the necessary drivers

upgrade the display driver

do you have the proper connections and why don't you just get a mac monitor?

Similar to 1707: http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy352/budm/Dell%201707FP%20Rev%20A01/

Boards: www.lcdrepair.us

Basic LCD monitor and TV troubleshooting guide:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r5093881-lcd_flat_panel_tv_troubleshooting_guide
http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting
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
Parts: www.shopjimmy.com
Capacitors kit: http://lcdalternatives.auctivacommerce.com/Default.aspx he can make you a set of caps.
Or www.digikey.com, just make sure to use caps with low ESR, 105c, high ripple current and long life rating such as PANASONIC FM or FC series.
Please post back what you find.
Please leave rating if it helps.

the ignition coil changes low voltage from the battery (12 volts) to high voltage (about 50,000 volts) to fire the spark plugs and ignite the fuel in the engine cylinders and drive the piston down

It can be fixed for pretty cheap (Under $50) if you're not afraid to do a little tinkering. It is either the inverter board or the ccfl tube. Parts are cheap on ebay and service manuals are available on dell's support site. All you need is a small phillips screwdriver. Good luck.

Bob, I would suggest doing the FLASHLIGHT TEST, But you already see the image on the DARK LCD Panel. You could possibly even watch a 8-12 minute video clip from youtube on LCD monitor disassembly and repair, but it would sure put a terrible strain on your eyes not having those 2 thin, horizontal cold-cathode-fluorescent-tubes emitting their nice bright, white light. If the displayed images on the unit were BRIGHT,SHARP,with good color definition then you might care to venture inside your monitor to make an inspection of the switch-mode-power-supply Electrolytic filter capacitors to make note if any of them exhibit swollenitius. Yes, Bob, you too can join the crowd of thousand's of users whoose tubes fail to light up anymore..due to poor quality far-east manufactured Electrolytic capacitors and or poor soldering of components to their respective circuit board. I won't provide you with any further info because you only described a symptom and no "WHAT SHALL I DO NEXT" question... I will leave you with some clues as to what to search for. www. badcaps.com, ccfldirect.com, also lots of stuff here on fixya, dell.com , www. lcdrepair.com , swollen caps, ....With a little knowledge, $20-$30 you could end up with a working monitor, or at least a spare "in the closet" unit if you go get a new one
to replace non working unit. Do what you want, guy. It's your dime. Bye for now. I'm louie12fix on fixya or lmistyrel @aol

COIL PACK IS YOUR PROBLEM HERE

 all you should have to do to unlock the controls is press and hold the Menu button for about 10-15 seconds. That should unlock all of the controls.