Alfreda,
 Since I have seen no replies to your query, I will give you the bad news.
The noise you hear is typical of a high voltage leak and/or arcing inside the monitor.
This can be as minor as breakdown of insulation on a wire or as serious as an arcing 
CRT.
 At the price of labor today a new monitor is very likely in order. Repair is definitely not for the inexperienced,
as the voltages involved can be extremely hazardous.
Good luck,
Hal Seabolt
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alfreda Willett<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:49 PM
  Subject: [PCBUILD] Fw: Monitor makes a cracking sound


  Hi!

  My monitor makes a cracking sound, like the sound of static electricity, only louder.

  Does anyone know what might be causing this and how I might fix it? The image on the screen partly fades out.

  Thanks.

  Alfreda

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