I just got a new lcd panel and when I frist turn it on and boot up my pc I see a blue dot on the screen. But by the time the system boots up about a minute It goes away. Then when I reboot again (Restart) I see nothing but if I power down for a few hours then start the system back up it is there again.

Is this a stuck pixel?? How do I fix this if it is?

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Is this a stuck pixel?? How do I fix this if it is?

It is called a dead pixel

If it is new, take it back and exchange it...

If it isn't so new, you pretty much have to live with it, most manufacturers will not RMA a monitor unless is has 8 or more dead pixels.

Good Luck

It is called a dead pixel

No, what he has is a stuck pixel (the blue sub-pixel is stuck on). Dead pixels are completely different. If it were a dead pixel, it wouldn't go away after a few minutes.

tim_ver, you can find some "stuck pixel fixer" programs with a quick google search. One such is JScreenFix.

My fault... must be the lack of sleep

If it has a stuck pixel OOB, I still wouldn't trust it...

I encounter these from time to time, I will try your suggested program next time I encounter one.

Thanks nmX.Memnoch.

I went to the link but it wants me to buy the deluxe version. Is there a link to the basic to use for free or is this a buy only program?

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Try this one:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/stucksweep

Download the .jar file and it'll run full screen. You need the Java Runtime Environment installed for that to work.

WARNING: Watching this for too long will likely give you a major headache. Just start it and leave it for a while.

Ok, It has been running now for 25mins. So does it just stop when it is done? Or do I need to hit a key or something?

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Well, just see if it helped. If not then let it run for a few hours and see if that helped .

Ok, not a problem but in a few hours how do I stop this think from running and get back to the desktop screen?

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Now 52mins and running.

ctrl + alt + delete

just hit [ESC]

EDIT: Seems it´s not always stopping, so just use [CTRL]+[F4]

Yeah, I ended up opening Task Manager and killing the "javaw.exe" process after I hit Esc. So it's a little buggy...it should still do the job.

JScreenFix used to be available as a .jar download as well (I still have it, but I'm not going to redistribute it since the author has taken it off of his site). It works a bit differently (it uses patterns instead of full screen color changes), but the end effect is still the same.

Ok thanks, I run it from the website online and it runs full screen like you said. But I had it run for an hour and 20mins last night and then today in the AM when I turned on the monitor it was there still the tiny blue dot. When I booted the pc it went away in about 10 seconds so kinda seems to vanish quicker but it is still there. arghhh

Shoul I run Jscreenfix again but for say 3 hours, or try something else???

Thanks

I just got a new lcd panel

How long ago did you get it? (Purchased new I'm assuming...)

Edited December 13, 200718 yr by twig123

About 10 days ago.