Blinking Monitor

[Michael Mauzey]

I have a new Dell Dimension 8250 computer. Every
so often my monitor will go black for a second and then come back on and
then 5 or 6 seconds later it will do the exact same thing ... then it won't
happen again for several hours. I contacted Dell and they had me do a bunch
of tests and ended up sending me a new monitor .... but it does exactly the
same thing as the first monitor. I have installed the
latest drivers for this monitor from Dell and for my video card (but it
happened before I installed the new drivers for both monitor/video card
too). Dell support sucks! Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot.
--
Michael Mauzey
239 SE 3rd Avenue
Canby, Oregon 97013-4415

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Michael,

Did they replace the cabling as well? Sounds like one cord has a frayed wire
in it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
...
> I have a new Dell Dimension 8250 computer. Every
> so often my monitor will go black for a second and then come back on and
> then 5 or 6 seconds later it will do the exact same thing ... then it
won't
> happen again for several hours. I contacted Dell and they had me do a
bunch
> of tests and ended up sending me a new monitor .... but it does exactly
the
> same thing as the first monitor. I have installed the
> latest drivers for this monitor from Dell and for my video card (but it
> happened before I installed the new drivers for both monitor/video card
> too). Dell support sucks! Any suggestions?
> Thanks a lot.
> --
> Michael Mauzey
> 239 SE 3rd Avenue
> Canby, Oregon 97013-4415
>
>
>
>

[Michael Mauzey]

Sorry, but your expertise is over my head ... i don't know what you mean by
cabling ... the connection between the monitor and the computer itself?
Thanks ...

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
Hi Michael,

Did they replace the cabling as well? Sounds like one cord has a frayed wire
in it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
...
> I have a new Dell Dimension 8250 computer. Every
> so often my monitor will go black for a second and then come back on and
> then 5 or 6 seconds later it will do the exact same thing ... then it
won't
> happen again for several hours. I contacted Dell and they had me do a
bunch
> of tests and ended up sending me a new monitor .... but it does exactly
the
> same thing as the first monitor. I have installed the
> latest drivers for this monitor from Dell and for my video card (but it
> happened before I installed the new drivers for both monitor/video card
> too). Dell support sucks! Any suggestions?
> Thanks a lot.
> --
> Michael Mauzey
> 239 SE 3rd Avenue
> Canby, Oregon 97013-4415
>
>
>
>

[Malvern]

From my days in radio communications, I had the same thought. The cable or
cord between the back of the computer and the back of the monitor. Many
wires in there, any one of which can get broken or shorted out with a too
severe bend of the cable. It is best to have the straightest run of that
cable between the two. Another consideration: those multiple-pinned plugs
are notorious for getting bad or broken pins. Same result and need for
cable replacement.

Malv

"Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry, but your expertise is over my head ... i don't know what you mean
by
> cabling ... the connection between the monitor and the computer itself?
> Thanks ...
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Michael,
>
> Did they replace the cabling as well? Sounds like one cord has a frayed
wire
> in it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a new Dell Dimension 8250 computer. Every
> > so often my monitor will go black for a second and then come back on and
> > then 5 or 6 seconds later it will do the exact same thing ... then it
> won't
> > happen again for several hours. I contacted Dell and they had me do a
> bunch
> > of tests and ended up sending me a new monitor .... but it does exactly
> the
> > same thing as the first monitor. I have installed the
> > latest drivers for this monitor from Dell and for my video card (but it
> > happened before I installed the new drivers for both monitor/video card
> > too). Dell support sucks! Any suggestions?
> > Thanks a lot.
> > --
> > Michael Mauzey
> > 239 SE 3rd Avenue
> > Canby, Oregon 97013-4415
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Both the power cabling and the video cable.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry, but your expertise is over my head ... i don't know what you mean
by
> cabling ... the connection between the monitor and the computer itself?
> Thanks ...
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Michael,
>
> Did they replace the cabling as well? Sounds like one cord has a frayed
wire
> in it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a new Dell Dimension 8250 computer. Every
> > so often my monitor will go black for a second and then come back on and
> > then 5 or 6 seconds later it will do the exact same thing ... then it
> won't
> > happen again for several hours. I contacted Dell and they had me do a
> bunch
> > of tests and ended up sending me a new monitor .... but it does exactly
> the
> > same thing as the first monitor. I have installed the
> > latest drivers for this monitor from Dell and for my video card (but it
> > happened before I installed the new drivers for both monitor/video card
> > too). Dell support sucks! Any suggestions?
> > Thanks a lot.
> > --
> > Michael Mauzey
> > 239 SE 3rd Avenue
> > Canby, Oregon 97013-4415
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

[Donald Link]

Might pay to call them back and ask for a video card replacement since the
monitor has been eliminated.



"Michael Mauzey" > wrote in message
...
> I have a new Dell Dimension 8250 computer. Every
> so often my monitor will go black for a second and then come back on and
> then 5 or 6 seconds later it will do the exact same thing ... then it
won't
> happen again for several hours. I contacted Dell and they had me do a
bunch
> of tests and ended up sending me a new monitor .... but it does exactly
the
> same thing as the first monitor. I have installed the
> latest drivers for this monitor from Dell and for my video card (but it
> happened before I installed the new drivers for both monitor/video card
> too). Dell support sucks! Any suggestions?
> Thanks a lot.
> --
> Michael Mauzey
> 239 SE 3rd Avenue
> Canby, Oregon 97013-4415
>
>
>
>