# Monitor screen goes completey white

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-screen-goes-completey-white/590535>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 27, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-screen-goes-completey-white/590535 "2011-07-27T20:03:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-screen-goes-completey-white/590535/1 "2011-07-27T20:03:32Z")

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Anyone run into this problem before?

Monitor screen goes completely white.  
Turn off the monitor for a few minutes and turn back on. Screen is fine.

Pretty sure the computer is ok. Since powering on/off the monitor fixes it.  
I hope it’s not the graphics card. Is it possible it’s scrambling the monitor?

Why would a monitor go white??? 😕

totally black I understand. it’s dead. 😃 but white? :smack:

Problem is getting worse. It was fine for about 20 minutes. Now it screws up within 10 minutes.  
I just ordered a new one from Newegg

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-screen-goes-completey-white/590535/2 "2011-07-27T21:36:26Z")

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LCD, I presume?

I have a laptop with this problem, and I was told the failed component was likely the inverter.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitor-screen-goes-completey-white/590535/3 "2011-07-27T21:57:43Z")

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yes mine is a LCD. It’s only 5 years old.

Thanks. Glad to know what’s causing the problem. New monitor should be here early next week.