I recently bought a used LCD monitor, NEC brand 17inch. I've had it for a few weeks and it worked perfectly, but all of a sudden when I looked at it, the left side of the screen was black (only about half an inch wide) - it cuts off the desktop view - I thought at first it was the settings of the monitor and tried moving things around but it isnt the issue. I've hooked it up to a second computer and same problem, its even like this when booting up looking at the POST and BIOS. Re-installed the monitor drivers which obviously wasnt going to help since its a monitor issue.I did a lot of searching for others with the same problem but apparently this has never happened before to anyone else in the world! (sarcasm)What can I do? Is my monitor toast? NEC's web site doesn't offer support for this model.
Sounds like you have check this out rather well. One suggestion would be to try a New known Good Video Cable. If no change, Suspect your monitor is bad. Sorry. Several issues to consider: Swapped Cable so not cable. You have moved to another PC so not Software. Issue reflect during POST and in BIOS - Tells me this is a monitor Hardware issue. Can't adjust monitor to see Desjktop - Tells me this is a monitor Hardware issue especially in consideration of above. Black stripe overlays Desktop - Tells me this is a monitor Hardware issue especially in consideration of above. Sorry but I have seen this type issue many times and all things considered - the monitor is bad!
