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Posted on Mar 25, 2017

Samsung LE40 m8 tv used as 2nd computer monitor

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have a Samsung LE40 m8 tv used as 2nd computer monitor on a Dell Dimension 9150.
My graphics card specification supports this.
(It's a ATI Radeon X600)
The issue i have is that i cannot run media centre on the the Samsung while running the desktop on the 1st Dell monitor.
When i attempt this, all icons on the Dell monitor flash repeatedly and freezes - cannot control this unless you press control+alt+delete.


I have looked for Monitor Drivers but cannot locate any for this model of Samsung.

Any suggestions or advice wouild be greatly apprecaited,

Kind regards,

Dion Hartnett
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Anonymous

  • Posted on Oct 30, 2008

SOURCE: Samsung screen goes black, comes back on and graphics are scrambled

check for defective and leaking electrolitic capacitors

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 07, 2009

SOURCE: my tv wont turn on now

sounds like you fried your digital board or power supply not sure need more info on what tv is doing

Anonymous

  • 53 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 18, 2009

SOURCE: computer Image

the picture quality is better on smaller monitor due to higher resolution i.e the image can only be reproduced at a maximum resolution as specified by the by the manufacturer. for instance 1366x768 for the 460p

Anonymous

  • 27 Answers
  • Posted on May 17, 2009

SOURCE: added as 2nd monitor, color PINK

Check the cable...are any of the pins damaged, bent or missing? Can you access the Monitors control panel and reset its settings to factory default?

Anonymous

  • 732 Answers
  • Posted on Nov 08, 2009

SOURCE: My Samsung 943N LCD monitor will work for 1 second

becky_bitz, Do this first! It is only a "rude&crude" evaluation of the state of the monitor's "switch-mode-power-supply" Reconnect 943N to a fully booted KNOWN GOOD pc that has WIN-desktop showing. Then and only then, turn on the 943N and note what happens. After the screen goes BLACK, shine a bright flashlight at the lower left corner to try and see if the WIN-START button can be seen or other desktop icons are being displayed even though the LCD panel appears to be black! If you see a very faint image the SMPS is only in partial SHUTDOWN and is still powering the VGA/LCD interface board to display the images. If you see NOTHING, then SMPS is in full SHUTDOWN mode. In either case, your monitor's SMPS is trying to save itself from a catastrophic, nonrecoverable failure.(smoke,fire) Becky, fear not the those last two words. In fact your words "work for 1 second" means that the 943N is a good candidate for repair even if to keep as a working spare! To help in your decision making process you should pay a 30 minute visit to YOUTUBE and search out and view some of the longer video clips of "LCD monitor disassembly" , "LCD monitor repair" and also visit some websites you find here on fixya. www.ccl-la.com/badcaps.htm , www.lcdparts.net , www.badcaps.net are just a few that will point out what is causing your "cold-cahtode-fluorescent-lamps" to fail after 1 second. If you still need help then do a comment to your original post and I will try to help you. lmistyrel @ aim.cm or 12fix louie on fixya. If this was of some help please rate on fixya.

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