Author Topic: help! undoing the monitor on my pc! plz (Read 712 times)

simshell · « **on:** December 25, 2003, 12:16:37 PM »

got me my new video card but i cant get the monitor to open up i removed the screws but how do i take the cover off

ALF · « **Reply #1 on:** December 25, 2003, 01:04:55 PM »

PLEASE tell me this a joke. For those that don't know...opening your MONITOR can GET YOU KILLED . Unlike many other electronics that like to say its dangerous, CRT monitors are VERY VERY dangerous. Enough voltage/amprage is held (even after being unplugged for weeks months or occasionally years) in the capacitors to kill you instantly. If you are not a high voltage electronics expert, or have at LEAST had some real hands on instruction on how to discharge a monitor, please please please, never open one up. Its just not worth it.

Btw...video cards go into your CPU case.

simshell · « **Reply #2 on:** December 25, 2003, 01:22:13 PM »

ty for that warning

thank you for your help:)

Beefcake · « **Reply #3 on:** December 25, 2003, 02:04:40 PM »

Most Color moniters run at 40,000 Volts and I know from experince that their capacitors can hold high voltage charges for several years.

Short story, my eletronics teacher brought out an old moniter he used to demonstrate voltage arcs and capacitor charges. He said he hadn't done this in a few years and that it would take him a few minutes to get the moniter set up. While working to get the case set up he accidently dropped a screwdriver accross one of the capacitor leads. The entire head of the screwdriver melted in a matter of microseconds. Needless to say it was a very good lesson.

Octavius · « **Reply #4 on:** December 25, 2003, 02:34:43 PM »

hehe, wait. Video cards go inside the BOX and not in the monitor

Look for an AGP or PCI slot on your motherboard instead!

Pfunk · « **Reply #5 on:** December 25, 2003, 04:04:49 PM »

Estes · « **Reply #6 on:** December 25, 2003, 07:14:10 PM »

This troll is better than that one guy who said he poured water in his pc to try and watercool it.

aSTAR · « **Reply #7 on:** December 25, 2003, 08:47:20 PM »

IS THIS REALY HAPPING????

MMMmmm must take the cat out of the computer, maybe it run faster?

There goes that mouse, shucks, now to update.

S-E

Beefcake · « **Reply #8 on:** December 26, 2003, 09:06:51 AM »

I figured it might be a troll, but I still wanted to kinda state the dangers of opening up the moniter.

ALF · « **Reply #9 on:** December 26, 2003, 05:21:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Beefcake
I figured it might be a troll, but I still wanted to kinda state the dangers of opening up the moniter.

Exactly Beef....last thing I want is some 14 year old kid wandering into the forums and getting an exceedingly stupid idea.

simshell · « **Reply #10 on:** December 26, 2003, 10:49:07 PM »

i just found out that my video card wont fit in the that thingy:D that holds the video card

im not sure what to do now its to long for the thingy

i found out that my video card right now is the mother board but it has the slots and thingys to hold a new video card

but my geforce fx 5200 is to long for it

anyone no what i could do to ether get a other video card that does fit or get this one to work

i think i read some guys site and misread it and i must think it was the monitor

Roscoroo · « **Reply #11 on:** December 26, 2003, 11:39:57 PM »

Take it to a professional ...

simshell · « **Reply #12 on:** December 26, 2003, 11:48:52 PM »

so is anyone going to tell me what to do when my video card is to big
thats all im asking for

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2003, 11:51:19 PM »

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Originally posted by ALF
Exactly Beef....last thing I want is some 14 year old kid wandering into the forums and getting an exceedingly stupid idea.

(he talking about me)

simshell · « **Reply #14 on:** December 27, 2003, 12:40:28 AM »

iv already found out whats wrong dont need all your flames anymore