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Well, I recently got an iLo monitor from Walmart in December, and there are two extremely annoying things going on with it.

1- It makes a really annoying buzzing sound, the kind that quickly drives you insane. It never goes away, and it's been doing this for a while now. The buzzing is so bad that I actually have to wear earplugs so I don't have to listen to it. I hate doing this, especially because if someone in the house is crying for help, I won't be able to hear them because the buzzing noise has me using earplugs.

2- I am a graphics artist, so I do a lot of digital images on the computer. Whenever I'm using the computer, the monitor will turn itself off for a few seconds. Sometimes it will do this 10 times in one minute. (And it did it just now.) It is extremely annoying, and it really gets on my nerves because I have to stop (there it goes again) what I'm doing because of it. This has also been happening for a while, and no matter how much I go through the settings, nothing helps. I tried looking in the booklet for the monitor, but there is no phone number, and it does not have an answer for this problem or the buzzing problem. I am starting to give up CGing because of this.

Is there anything I can do to fix these? Or should I just use my sister's monitor?

(excuse me for my excessive use of the word "annoying")

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Two separate faults are described by : a constant high-pitched buzz and the screen cutting out briefly and repeatedly. Replies from and point toward return/warranty and simple cable checks; below is a compact, practical plan to isolate the cause and safe next steps you can apply today.

Start with isolation (do these in order until the problem is reproduced or stops):

  1. Try the monitor on a different PC or laptop.
  2. Try a known-good monitor on the original PC.
  3. Swap the power cord and the video cable (VGA/DVI) and use a different outlet (no power strip).
  4. Reset the monitor OSD to factory defaults and set the PC to the monitor’s native resolution/refresh rate.
  5. Disable OS power-saving for displays and check system logs (Event Viewer) for driver or power errors.
    These steps quickly tell you whether the fault follows the monitor (hardware) or the PC/cables (software/cable).

What the symptoms usually mean and what to watch for:

  • A tonal, high-pitched noise is commonly “coil whine” or an inverter/backlight issue; coil whine varies with load and can get worse at certain brightness levels (Coil whine).
  • Random cut-outs are often power-supply related (bad caps, failing inverter) or an intermittent connection. If the issue appears only on this monitor after the isolation steps, the fault is internal.

Practical fixes and safety notes:

  • If isolation shows the monitor is at fault, repair shops can replace inverters/capacitors, but for low-cost monitors replacement is often cheaper.
  • Do not open the monitor unless experienced: internal capacitors hold lethal charge.
  • As a short-term mitigator, lowering brightness sometimes reduces buzzing, but this is not a true fix.
  • Because of the noise/safety concerns you mentioned, avoid relying on earplugs as a long-term solution.

If diagnostics show the problem follows the PC, post the OS, GPU model and driver version and the exact video connector used so further troubleshooting can focus on drivers or the graphics card.

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Member Avatar for knsljo

If you only got it in December send the thing back it will be under warranty.:mad:

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There is no warranty for this monitor.

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Silly you for buying it then;)

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My dell monitor does this. Good piece ofkit otherwise though. Turned out the random powering off was loose power cable

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