Tony: Thanks for humoring me. At this point I would suggest ~not~ plugging that thing in again. Your luck may run out and you could fry something important. !!CAUTION!!CAUTION !!CAUTION !!CAUTION !!CAUTION !!CAUTION Touch NOTHING inside any monitor unless you are qualified. MONITOR VOLTAGES CAN KILL!! !!CAUTION!!CAUTION!!CAUTION !!CAUTION!!CAUTION !!CAUTION!!CAUTION Turn it upside-down and shake it gently. I any thing rattles you might consider opening the monitor and just letting it fall out. If turning the monitor upside-down does not result in any noises, I'd say there is nothing for you to do but take it to a person who repairs them. Now it gets to be a case of the monitor value versus the repair cost. You do the math. Sorry I can't do any better. Maybe someone else on the list might offer different ideas. Eric TONY LODGE wrote: > > --Well Eric, > What you said made me get up and look again,however,there are no pins bent > or in contact with each other or the metal housing,so I can't imagine what > is causing the problem. <snip> Eric R. Outten 773-978-3478 "typito ergo sum" [log in to unmask] - Oh! Electronic Solutions, Inc. 8835 S. Clyde Avenue - Chicago, IL 60617-2904 PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>