I went ahead and opened the f1503 up and tried to fix it according to what I read here. After a few frustrating hours, I took it to a friend who sometimes works on electronics. He did find one leg that was rather loose, but he also found a couple of resistors that were bad.
He gave me the resistor numbers, and I ordered them on the internet for about $2 each. A few days later the parts arrived and my friend fixed it!!!
ok...so maybe not "easy" for you, but atleast cheaper than buying a new one! safe to say that none of us will be purchasing HP monitors again....
Anyone/everyone call HP's CEO office 877-917-4380 and ask for "Edward" ext.79
This is the HP Quality Control office and they need to be made aware that more than 2 people have a problem with f1530!
I was actually surprised that someone actually responded to my complaint to CEO Mark Hurd (via phone!).
THANK YOU! I will call tomorrow, Friday. Everyone keep hanging in there.
I called the number and got Jed on line and he was quite unpleasent about our problem. He said to go on ahead with legigation to resolve our problem. Jed is at ex. 6143.
I have the same problem. First occurred about a week or two ago. Rebooting solved it the last time. No such luck today.
Since there are so many posts to this forum, it doesn't seem to be a case of an isolated bad monitor after all...
"Edward" is in the CEO office for quality control and told me today that I am only the 2nd person to complain of a f1503 Blackout!! (???)
So, let's all call Edward at 877-917-4380 ext.79
He was actually a very nice sounding person...
I emailed HP CEO Mark Hurd and said that if someone doesn't try to rectify this ongoing problem, a class action law suit was in order. I refuse to buy another new monitor for $350+!
I recently had a problem with my monitor as well it is just like all the posts that describe the problem and i did the online help with HP and they basicly said i need to by a new monitor i was not aware of the problem with the 1503 and 1703 until a coworker said somthing to me about how HP replaced his 1703 monitor after he brought it to their attention that he knew that they were having a problem with them. Has there been any results for the 1503 getting replaced or fixed by HP
I noticed your issue and thought I would add more info. I have a VF17 monitor from HP and it too has had the blackout issue. There are a couple of posts from people that have the VF17 as well.
I just got off the phone with HP (the 877-817-4380 x79 number). Talked to a serge, but got nowhere. He stated that my problem was nothing like the 1703 issue. He said that the 1703 issue was not related to the monitor blacking out.
I sent a complaint to the FTC consumer affairs https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=
VinnyD85, try this!
What I did, and my problem originated from placing in a new harddrive. Wrote down any particular settings like 1024x767 and 60hz.
1) Uninstalled the video driver for the monitor, and then reloaded from original CD (no fix?)
2) Unistalled monitor from the computer (even disconnected it while powering up) and then reloaded monitor with CD (no fix?)
3) Moved my video card...jest pressed down on it into the slot to ensure it was seated... (fixed!)
4) Did a few computer updates to ensure monitor would not have the same problem...worked great then
5) Downloaded the most recent driver from ATI Radeon site (package installer) as their site doesn't have my ATI Radeon 9200 listed...updated using the full installer and still working great
Hope this helps
Puddle Jumper
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