heres the solution.I TORE MY HPF1703 MONITOR ALL THE WAY TO THE BARE BONES ,AND TESTED BOTH IC BOARDS AND FOUND NO PHYSICAL OR NOTICABLE PROBLEMS.JUST 3 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, I THOUGHT I WAS OUT 400 BUCKS .I TRIED EVERY KNOWN REMEDY ON LINE HAD PROVIDED.WITH ONE LAST DESPERATE ATTEMP ,(MY NEXT ATTEMP WAS TO THROW HER AWAY)I TRIED AN 18 VOLT 3.0 AMP POWER SUPPLY, AND SHE BOOTED UP LIKE NEW.I COULDNT BELIEVE MY EYES,SHE DIDNT BLACKOUT! IM NOW ON MY 3RD DAY OF ENJOYING WHAT HP HAD ONCE PROVIDED ME WITH SOME TIME AGO.SHES AS GOOD AS THE DAY I BOUGHT HER. WITH ALL THE STORIES AND SOMEWHAT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS THAT HAD ME PUZZLED, I THOUGHT MY F1703 HAD LITTLE HOPE.WOW,I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE SIMALER THE LUCK I HAD, (BEFORE YOU RIP HER DOWN, OR JUNK HER)AS I HAVE HAD.GOOD LUCK YOU ALL,SINCERELY,TIM GANNON

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