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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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require internal adjustment. This is a good argument for powermanagement

functions. Use the power switch or the powermanagement

options in Windows to turn off the monitor after a certain

amount of time.

• An LCD monitor may have bad pixels. A bad pixel is any single pixel

that does not react the way it should. A pixel that never lights up is a

dead pixel, a pixel that is stuck on pure white is a lit pixel, and a pixel

on a certain color is a stuck pixel. If you discover a bad pixel on a

monitor under warranty, the best course of action is to contact the

manufacturer. If the monitor isn’t under warranty, you can try to revive

the pixel using techniques discussed online, learn to live with the bad

pixels, or replace the monitor. All LCD panel makers allow a certain

number of bad pixels, even on a brand-new LCD monitor! You need to

check the warranty for your monitor and see how many they allow

before you may return the monitor.

• If an LCD monitor cracks, it is not repairable and must be replaced.

• A flickering image with an LCD usually points to either a very

inexpensive panel with too much light bleed from the backlight or a

dying CCFL backlight. LEDs don’t flicker, so you won’t see this issue

with those types of LCDs. Replace the backlight if necessary

(according to the exam). Just replace the monitor with a modern one

(Mike’s advice).

• A dim image, especially on only the top or bottom half of the screen,

points to a dead or dying backlight.

• If the LCD goes dark but you can still barely see the image under

bright lights, you lost either the backlight or the inverter. In many

cases, especially with super-thin panels, you’ll replace the entire panel

and backlight as a unit.

• If your LCD makes a distinct hissing noise, an inverter is about to fail.

You can replace the inverter if needed.

• If an image displayed for a long time (common with OS interface

elements) leaves a shadow or impression, you’re seeing image

persistence. Most persistence problems these days are temporary and

should go away if you turn the display off for at least as long as it was

on. If it doesn’t go away, you may be witnessing permanent burn-in.

Early generations of each new display technology tend to struggle with

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