HELP! Monitor won't power on in my house??

[brucelee21]

dang...I just got back from bestbuy and purchased an APC UPS/Surge Protector/ Battery Back up device http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...20&catid=20196

and tried to run the monitor off the battery supply and still nada. Plugged it into wall and nada. This is pissing me off. How much power do I need to run this monitor?? Every other electronic product works in the house except this bloody monitor....whyyyyyyyy????????

[Damnatory]

so if it turns out that my voltage is whacked, can they fix it by just flipping a switch? or do I have to wait for an electrician to come by and fix it in person?

If that is the problem, you will have to contact your power company, and wait for them to come out and adjust the power flow to your house, which will be done from the transformer that your power line runs too.

dang...I just got back from bestbuy and purchased an APC UPS/Surge Protector/ Battery Back up device http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...20&catid=20196

and tried to run the monitor off the battery supply and still nada. Plugged it into wall and nada. This is pissing me off. How much power do I need to run this monitor?? Every other electronic product works in the house except this bloody monitor....whyyyyyyyy????????

Everything else in the house may run off 120v, whereas the moniter could be 210v. I doubt it, but maybe...

[brucelee21]

If that is the problem, you will have to contact your power company, and wait for them to come out and adjust the power flow to your house, which will be done from the transformer that your power line runs too.

dang...I just got back from bestbuy and purchased an APC UPS/Surge Protector/ Battery Back up device http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...20&catid=20196

and tried to run the monitor off the battery supply and still nada. Plugged it into wall and nada. This is pissing me off. How much power do I need to run this monitor?? Every other electronic product works in the house except this bloody monitor....whyyyyyyyy????????

Everything else in the house may run off 120v, whereas the moniter could be 210v. I doubt it, but maybe...

how can you tell if the monitor runs off 210v?

[brucelee21]

from the specs it says that the power consumption is less than 110 watt...not sure what the converts to in volts.

[lynx]

Let's see if I've got this right.

Your old monitor went into powersave mode and wouldn't power on.
Now your replacement monitor won't power on either.

Do you get the idea that the problem may not lie with the monitor? Most modern monitors won't power up until they see a sync signal from the computer, part of the power-saving features.

You say that your older monitor powers up ok. Did you actually see anything on the screen, or were you simply going by the lights on the front? It may not have the power-save feature and therefore appears to work. If that's the case you need to start looking at the contents of your computer.

[harrycary]

Call you local power company. Part of what you pay for every month is for them to check into problems such as yours. It shouldn't cost you a dime unless the wiring in your home is at fault.

Then try to figure out the problem from there.

btw, the voltage/amperage/wattage requirements of your monitor will printed where the power cord comes out of your monitor or AC adapter("brick).

Speaking of which, do you have an external AC adapter(like most LCD monitors)?

If so, and you're using the same one, this could likely mean it is your culprit.

Good luck and post your solution for others.

[lynx]

Speaking of which, do you have an external AC adapter(like most LCD monitors)?

Syncmaster 995DF and 997DF are crt monitors.