Acer Aspire Monitor Issues

Fxeni · 07-19-2007, 10:48 AM

Greetings,

I'm new to this forum, so I apologize if my information is lacking in advance.

About 9 months ago, I purchased an Acer Aspire Model 5672. You can see some of the system's various specs here:

Model: Acer Aspire 5672WLMi - Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz - 15.4
Screen Size: 15.4 inches
Processor Options: Core Duo
Graphics Options: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Dedicated)
Specs: 6.6 lbs, Intel Core Duo (1.66 GHz) , 2 GB DDR II SDRAM , 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional

About a month or two ago, the monitor stopped working correctly. The monitor would turn on and have a display, but the display would have "errors" in it: small, thin rectangular blocks of solid color or white that would move and basically mess up the display depending on the current display. You could see the screen (and log on, usually) but the screen, again, would not display it correctly, as it had these "blocks". Despite this, however, it would still boot up correctly, and I could still log on my account. The only issue lay in the display. Occasionally, after a variable amount of time (anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours) the screen would go black and I'd need to restart, as the monitor wouldn't display anymore. Other times, the display would have no errors, but they would eventually appear a few minutes/hours into use.

I sent it in for repair, but based on what I've seen, the diagnostic of what was broken that came back bothers me. They claimed the LCD, inverter, LCD cable,mainboard, keyboard, and, possibly, several other components were destroyed by a liquid spill and needed to be replaced.

This doesn't make sense to me, as I never spilled any liquid on my computer. The monitor was obviously receiving power, would display, just not correctly, and the keyboard worked fine. Is it possible the motherboard is fried, as they said? I originally thought it was the video card myself, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone have any idea as to what might possibly be the cause of the display issues, or have any advice? I'm merely worried that the diagnostic that was sent back is incorrect.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Fxeni · 07-22-2007, 01:57 PM

Bump. Anyone?

maggie60 · 07-23-2007, 12:04 AM

Hi-

I am new and about a week ago bought an Acer 19" Monitor, on the front over the the right are the numbers AL1916W. I bought it from Best Buy. When I try to play Dungeon Siege 2, the mouse freezes, after a couple of minutes of play and then the game crashes to the desktop. I never had this problem with my other LCD, by the way I gave it away. Does anyone have any clues why the Acer is doing this.

Thanks

Maggie

maggie60 · 07-23-2007, 09:32 PM

I got rid of my Acer and bought a brand new Samsung, which is better and works great.

Maggie

comzcat · 05-26-2009, 08:08 PM

I too had a similar problem with my laptop display/monitor and now and now then it bounces up and down with black horizontal grainy lines until the display is not recognizable. I sent it in for repair by acer and received a new LCD screen. Now the problem still persist but in a smaller scale. This keeps up and I will fix once more and deal with it until I get a new laptop.

maggie60 · 05-26-2009, 09:25 PM

Hi-

I don't know why Acer has so many problems, for me I will stick with my Samsung SyncMaster 906BW. I have not had any problems with it at all since buying it several years ago.

Good Luck

Maggie

07-19-2007, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fxeni Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Acer Aspire Monitor Issues Greetings, I'm new to this forum, so I apologize if my information is lacking in advance. About 9 months ago, I purchased an Acer Aspire Model 5672. You can see some of the system's various specs here: Model: Acer Aspire 5672WLMi - Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz - 15.4 Screen Size: 15.4 inches Processor Options: Core Duo Graphics Options: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Dedicated) Specs: 6.6 lbs, Intel Core Duo (1.66 GHz) , 2 GB DDR II SDRAM , 15.4 in TFT active matrix , Microsoft Windows XP Professional About a month or two ago, the monitor stopped working correctly. The monitor would turn on and have a display, but the display would have "errors" in it: small, thin rectangular blocks of solid color or white that would move and basically mess up the display depending on the current display. You could see the screen (and log on, usually) but the screen, again, would not display it correctly, as it had these "blocks". Despite this, however, it would still boot up correctly, and I could still log on my account. The only issue lay in the display. Occasionally, after a variable amount of time (anywhere from 5 minutes to a few hours) the screen would go black and I'd need to restart, as the monitor wouldn't display anymore. Other times, the display would have no errors, but they would eventually appear a few minutes/hours into use. I sent it in for repair, but based on what I've seen, the diagnostic of what was broken that came back bothers me. They claimed the LCD, inverter, LCD cable,mainboard, keyboard, and, possibly, several other components were destroyed by a liquid spill and needed to be replaced. This doesn't make sense to me, as I never spilled any liquid on my computer. The monitor was obviously receiving power, would display, just not correctly, and the keyboard worked fine. Is it possible the motherboard is fried, as they said? I originally thought it was the video card myself, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone have any idea as to what might possibly be the cause of the display issues, or have any advice? I'm merely worried that the diagnostic that was sent back is incorrect. Thanks in advance for any help.

07-22-2007, 01:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fxeni Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Re: Acer Aspire Monitor Issues Bump. Anyone?

07-23-2007, 12:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
maggie60 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3 OS: Vista Ultimate in New Game Computer Velocity Micro	Re: Acer Aspire Monitor Issues Hi- I am new and about a week ago bought an Acer 19" Monitor, on the front over the the right are the numbers AL1916W. I bought it from Best Buy. When I try to play Dungeon Siege 2, the mouse freezes, after a couple of minutes of play and then the game crashes to the desktop. I never had this problem with my other LCD, by the way I gave it away. Does anyone have any clues why the Acer is doing this. Thanks Maggie

07-23-2007, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
maggie60 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3 OS: Vista Ultimate in New Game Computer Velocity Micro	Re: Acer Aspire Monitor Issues I got rid of my Acer and bought a brand new Samsung, which is better and works great. Maggie

05-26-2009, 08:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
comzcat Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Windows Vista Basic Home	Re: Acer Aspire Monitor Issues I too had a similar problem with my laptop display/monitor and now and now then it bounces up and down with black horizontal grainy lines until the display is not recognizable. I sent it in for repair by acer and received a new LCD screen. Now the problem still persist but in a smaller scale. This keeps up and I will fix once more and deal with it until I get a new laptop.

05-26-2009, 09:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
maggie60 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3 OS: Vista Ultimate in New Game Computer Velocity Micro	Re: Acer Aspire Monitor Issues Hi- I don't know why Acer has so many problems, for me I will stick with my Samsung SyncMaster 906BW. I have not had any problems with it at all since buying it several years ago. Good Luck Maggie