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Why does my monitor take over 5 minutes to display anything after turning it on?

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Mar 15, 202628747 views
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When I turn on my monitor the screen is black and the power light on the monitor blinks every few seconds. This continues for 5-10 minutes and then either displays my desktop or a white screen. I am running Windows 7 64-bit and have an NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT graphics card. Any ideas what could be c…

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Fix for: Why does my monitor take over 5 minutes to display anything after turning it on?

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This is a common problem with LCD monitor that have been used for a few years. Parts called capacitors in the power supply board start to fail and the power supply can't properly regulate the output voltages. The blinking power light is caused by th…

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