- Feb 26, 2013
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Hi there!
My monitor is an LG Flatron L1900J-BF connected via DVI to an asus radeon hd 7850 dcuII gpu. The rest of my specs are:
PSU: corsair CMPSU-650TX-650W (6 years old)
MB: Asus P5E3 (6 years old)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q9300 2.6GHz (6 years old)
RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB sticks) @ 1333 MHz CL9 (new)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB (6 years old)
Case: Thermaltake Soprano RS 100 (Full tower) (6 years old)
My monitor which has the problem is also 6 years old and the gpu is new.
So this is the problem: when I was using my LG monitor it started flickering by turning on and off by itself. While this was happening I noticed that the power adapter of the monitor (the little black box) is making a buzzing sound (like some insect) and that if I hold the cable that goes from the plug to the adapter the flickering stops. What I also noticed was that the adapter was really hot. I know these things should be hot but this was extreme. Never in 6 years did this black box feel so hot. So I disconnected the screen because I didn't want it to get fried. Now I'm using my TV via HDMI and there is no flickering, no buzzing, no problems.
My conclusion: Does this mean that the problem is limited to the LG Monitor? and more specifically to the power connection of the monitor (adapter + cable)?? or is there a possibility that some other hardware piece of my old system is failing??
Question: Should I try using the adapter of my TV on the LG monitor to see if that fixes the problem?
the LG adapter has
input: 100V-240V, 50-60Hz, 1.0A Max
output: 12V-3A
while the adapter of my TV has
output: 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 1,2A Max
input: 12V-5A
So the difference is only in the ampere's not in the volt's. Will it be ok if I try this?
My monitor is an LG Flatron L1900J-BF connected via DVI to an asus radeon hd 7850 dcuII gpu. The rest of my specs are:
PSU: corsair CMPSU-650TX-650W (6 years old)
MB: Asus P5E3 (6 years old)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q9300 2.6GHz (6 years old)
RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB (4x2GB sticks) @ 1333 MHz CL9 (new)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB (6 years old)
Case: Thermaltake Soprano RS 100 (Full tower) (6 years old)
My monitor which has the problem is also 6 years old and the gpu is new.
So this is the problem: when I was using my LG monitor it started flickering by turning on and off by itself. While this was happening I noticed that the power adapter of the monitor (the little black box) is making a buzzing sound (like some insect) and that if I hold the cable that goes from the plug to the adapter the flickering stops. What I also noticed was that the adapter was really hot. I know these things should be hot but this was extreme. Never in 6 years did this black box feel so hot. So I disconnected the screen because I didn't want it to get fried. Now I'm using my TV via HDMI and there is no flickering, no buzzing, no problems.
My conclusion: Does this mean that the problem is limited to the LG Monitor? and more specifically to the power connection of the monitor (adapter + cable)?? or is there a possibility that some other hardware piece of my old system is failing??
Question: Should I try using the adapter of my TV on the LG monitor to see if that fixes the problem?
the LG adapter has
input: 100V-240V, 50-60Hz, 1.0A Max
output: 12V-3A
while the adapter of my TV has
output: 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 1,2A Max
input: 12V-5A
So the difference is only in the ampere's not in the volt's. Will it be ok if I try this?
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