20 Most Recent ViewSonic VA902 19" LCD Monitor Questions & Answers

Hi...there! Kazz,
Go to your toolbars bottom R/H corner and look for the VGA settings icon ( nVidia or ATI). Right click on that...and look for rotation settings, from there just followed the settings... Have nice day!

Dear user,there will be function buttons on the monitor to flip the screen orientation, or short cut in control panel , screen setting (for windows 7)

hit ctrl-Alt and then UP key

What OS are you running? It is not hardware problem, but the driver problem if you are running WIndows 7, it will not know the resolution of this monitor if driver for windows 7 is not installed.
Try this; http://www.fixya.com/AnswerQuestions.aspx?ctgid=3&o=1
or just Google 'VIEWSONIC VA1912w DRIVERS'

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Unless there is problem inside, you need to set your PC video reoslution to the native resolution of this monitor.
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4873371-fixing_out_range_format_not_supported

Basic LCD monitor troubleshooting guide:

http://www.fixya.com/support/r6150077-basic_lcd_monitors_troubleshooting

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natehoop, Ok, we know it is BLACK!!! Now connect it to a fully booted known-good pc with WIN-desktop being displayed. Then point a flashlight 1 inch from screen and tell me if lcd panel is BLANK, or if you can see very, very faint image of the desktop?? If you see image = power supply in partial shutdown mode!! If you see nothing = power supply in full shutdown. Unit suffers from "Black Screen Of Death" You should watch some repair videos over at YOUTUBE first to learn about the CAPACITOR problem. then come back here and do a reply stating if you will attempt a diy repair or other option. 12fixlouie

Hi,

To restore the screen to the original horizontal position, kindly press these 3 keys together:

"CTRL+ALT+UP arrow".

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Hope this solves your problem. Thanks for using FixYa

try adjusting it

check the graphics card and install the driver for it then your resoulution will change If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_eb7ea98642566cc6

there's an internal electronic part/s of your monitor that is cold soldered or defective. I suggest to bring it to an authorized service center to properly diagnose & fix the problem. regards

Have you tried booting into safe mode? This will also provide a safe video mode. During bootup, press the F8 key. Arrow down to "Safe Mode" and press the enter key. If the monitor still does it after this, chances are it is bad.

On some systems I have seen "Ctrl, Alt + arrow" change the orientation. That works on the XP's at work, but not here at home. But it's worth a try.

You can't assume anything with computers, it may be 1 of several possibilities. Your wife may have downloaded something like mine does, and not even realised it. It also may be a virus that she opened in an email or chat that may have infected the machine. Or it may be a bad video driver. Do you have another monitor to try, and at least we may eliminate that from the picture. If it was the monitor, And I have a few viewsonics myself, it would be very rare that it would blow out with no prior signs. That's why I doubt that it is the monitor.you can do a system restore by hitting the following , Start, programs,accesorys, system tools, system restore, and go back to the closest restore point that you have, like the day before the problem occured, that should fix it unless it was a hardware issue, try that first, good luck, and let us know how you made out

Question edited for clarity Videos for ViewSonic monitors, various models. There are notches along the edge and you use a Spudger Tool. https://www.google.com/search?q=ViewSonic+VA2431WM+open+case ..

As long as they are the same value

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Tn6a_Xy7Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EfwZnWYrvI

FIRST WE DO NORMAL AND LATER TRUE CAUSE. gee that is normal on all monitors and by Energy Star laws too. the monitor if the PC is dead or in speed mode, shuts of in 15 to 90 seconds, all do, every one. the monitor has self sleep, all do. everyone ever made did. even back to CRT days. and the OSD button goes dead after. that. too. fooling the untrained. here is the first tests, NO PC connected at all power on see power light glow correct color then see Viewsonic splash screen push the menu button now. quickly, if button dead hold it for 10 to 15 second to reverse the button lock now, see OSD works. if you test the monitor on a good PC not in sleep mode the but working PC, your monitor is ok. this monitor is very very old, 2004? it has CCFL back lamps not LED< and all fully used CCFL lamps are now no good, used 8yrs a day at 5years are no good. that is why we use LED back lamps now. this is what they do: all do , used fully. 1: goEs dead forever, (vast did) 2: INTERMITTANT . (BINGO YOU ) OR INVERTER DEAD. 3: DIM BULBS (like me. lol) 4 TURN YELLOW FOR WHITE screens. 5: STROBEs. (FLASHes) AND A VERY EXPENSIVE SURE, THAT. AND LABOR.

power on and power on led glows normal , not yellow or flash. then this happens splash. attached, 2014 made. then that tells you screen is NOT DEAD is it? now? here? (PC is dead or missing)

• NO connections on 1 or more inputs.
• NO sync
• no signal
• OUT OF RANGE

and goes black screen NEXT,. if all that fails power supply is bad. if all that works the menu button works for 15 seconds turned on with no PC, and also works on all PCs if connected to one that are all good and not sleeping. test the monitor on 2 PCs if confused.