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| Thread ID: 110617 | 2010-06-25 00:48:00 | second monitor is not working | goodiesguy (15316) | Press F1 |
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| 1113361 | 2010-06-25 02:12:00 | the monitor was fine at 1am this morning. what could have happened. their was no power outage as my laptop was still going. my tv was still on. i don't get it Easy really - it could have simply died - these things do happen for what seems no reason. Going fine one minute dead the next. It could have also been a power spike or surge and that caused damage, not enough to blow it right away, but once shut down that was it -- History. OR could have even happened with the monitor turned off-- as long as the power lead is going to the monitor it can receive a surge and do damage. Having surge protectors are fine, but most of the cheap ones are just that -- cheap rubbish, one spike can kill them, leaving you unprotected. Good surge protectors are not the cheap ones, whats even better is a UPS - they cut in at the slightest sign of a power problem, either a surge, or brownout and run off the battery till the power comes right again, or you turn them off manually so as not to drain the battery. Once again not cheap -- but worth every $$. Our UPS's have MANY times saved the PC's from damage. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1113362 | 2010-06-25 02:14:00 | the one i'm using is a decent one. i'm unsure of the brand. wow i just checked and i need 2 plug my main monitor into the surge protection box as its just in a normal multibox. the monitor was like 5 or 6 years old and was second hand. dammit |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1113363 | 2010-06-25 02:22:00 | the one i'm using is a decent one. i'm unsure of the brand. wow i just checked and i need 2 plug my main monitor into the surge protection box as its just in a normal multibox. the monitor was like 5 or 6 years old and was second hand. dammit Have a look and see what it is, and post back. Then you will know if its a good one, Oh -- how much was it ? (approx) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1113364 | 2010-06-25 02:28:00 | its an ARLEC model no:PB45 series 2. i have no idea how much it was. my parents baught it a few years back (2007ish). it has 4 plugs | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1113365 | 2010-06-25 02:43:00 | its an ARLEC model no:PB45 series 2. i have no idea how much it was. my parents baught it a few years back (2007ish). it has 4 plugs had to locate the Arlec Catalog -- But Is this it ? (www.imagef1.net.nz) | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1113366 | 2010-06-25 02:44:00 | yup | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1113367 | 2010-06-25 03:08:00 | Hate to inform -- but its only a cheap Surge protector. While it might be Ok for some cheaper appliances, I wouldn't trust those types for expensive computer equipment - maybe a cheap printer only. While they are better than nothing, from memory those types are only worth about $25 - $30 from places like the warehouse. Once again, better than nothing, but a semi good power surge or spike will go right through them. These sort (www.imagef1.net.nz) are slightly better, and start at around $90 -- (priced from DSE) The UPS power supplies we have here are not top of the line by a long shot, but they do work good as they have saved PC's / Monitors from damage several times, they cost approx $300 each. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1113368 | 2010-06-25 04:56:00 | ok, i'll look into buying a new surge protector. its weird now having one black and one silver monitor. the dell one was black and suited nicely. oh well. we can't have everything perfect | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1113369 | 2010-06-25 05:15:00 | (I'm only JOKING OK) -- Mask off the actual screen and spray paint the rest black to match :lol: :p Call it "Monitor Modding" On more serious note "la la la la" :D Any computer component or Monitor can fail at any time -- Murphys law usually dictates it happens at the most inconvenient time. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1113370 | 2010-06-25 05:20:00 | yeah it happend at the most inconvenient time | goodiesguy (15316) | ||
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