Hey, when I went to tech school we had the 6 rules of Troubleshooting:
1 Recite Ohms law...show the device who's boss
2 Add a tube or IC...This shows you know more than basice Electronics Principles
3 Drop device from 6ft height onto a concrete floor. Below 6ft is too short a distance and you may mar a wood or linoleum floor with the device.
4 Remove a tube or IC that doesnt look used
5 Waive the Manual at the device
6 Read the manual

So, you are close to rule 3...just too high! You need to be at about 2meters to conduct that test!

Is any lateral movement allowed during the 6' drop test? What if the test were run with a 1 yard lateral hammer throw (as suggested earlier) towards a brick wall at an impact elevation of 3 feet?


On a more serious note. Supposing that my motherboard might have some issues, I really really wish someone would respond to my question about external hard drive backups; that I also posted in this Hardware Forum.
Please, somebody... anybody... help

Hard Drive Backups?

The rules only state a vertical drop, no horizontal...but anything can help. The only question I would as is if this is a newer monitor that handles DDS and Power off commands through the video cable. If the cable is defective or damaged (which a hammer toss would do) you could have a loose wire.

Without actually seeing this, its hard to diagnose. The "Bzzt" bit is what leads me to believe loose wire or connector.

Please note that the Open Window Gravity Test is only compatible with older systems running Windows 98 or earlier and it is no longer supported by Microsoft

Alternatively, you might like to try a different power lead first! Swap the power leads for the monitor and PC base unit and see if it makes any difference.

Just wanted to let everyone know that Blinky finally blinked out... it has one line of lit pixels running down the middle. Thank God it wasn't Mother B.

Man is it hard to type this post with only one line of pixels.

You can have it for $3.00, and $423.86 shipping and handeling.

Originally Posted by CLEVER_LOGIN_NAME

You can have it for $3.00, and $423.86 shipping and handeling.

Sounds like a good deal but I'm not in the market for any broken monitors, thanks

Fortunately, the market is now flooded with great deals on TFT 'flat panel' monitors so it won't cost much to get yourself a fancy upgrade And those on a tighter budget can buy a CRT monitor for about the same as a packet of cigarettes. I've got some good bargains on TFT monitors on my UK auction site but, unfortunately, it would cost about $100 to ship it to you!

My wife commandeered a free 17" CRT from her office. Sweet!

I just realized I have never ever purchased a monitor for myself??? Somehow I've always been given an old one for free. I bought my first PC in 1996, too. This new monitor puts my score at 5 now.

BTW, I was in a big-box/strip-mall retail Computer store last week and they had brand new 15" CRT's for $70. Thats a much lower price than what they went for in '96.

LOL, well done !