[Tripod]MajorPayne
Supreme [H]ardness
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2004
- Messages
- 4,943
Hey guys, I'm just checking to see if anyone else has this problem:
I got my Dell 2407WFP last May, and I absolutely love it. However, I have been noticing over time that the power button got looser and less responsive, sometimes taking me quite a few tries to get it turned on. This week, it just gave up entirely and broke from its normal position. It hasn't fallen out yet, but it will freely rotate in the housing and will no longer turn the display on or off without about 3 minutes of coaxing.
My parents have a 17" Dell ultrasharp with a different type of power button, but the same problem. The button is broken, and they have to leave their display on 24/7. I paid a good deal of money for this display, and I'm rather miffed that the power button of all things has died on me. As of now, I'm forced to leave it on. Is there a fix for this?
I'd love to contact Dell and get a replacement, but I really don't want to send my monitor off for 2-3 weeks. Is there a way to glue it back on or make it sit correctly? I'm reluctant to try too much, because I don't want to make it worse, but this is an expensive monitor, and my parents' was too, at the time. The fact that both of them have problems with the power button leads me believe that Dell didn't do a perfect job designing that system.
Have others seen this issue, and if so, how did you deal with it?
Thanks!
I got my Dell 2407WFP last May, and I absolutely love it. However, I have been noticing over time that the power button got looser and less responsive, sometimes taking me quite a few tries to get it turned on. This week, it just gave up entirely and broke from its normal position. It hasn't fallen out yet, but it will freely rotate in the housing and will no longer turn the display on or off without about 3 minutes of coaxing.
My parents have a 17" Dell ultrasharp with a different type of power button, but the same problem. The button is broken, and they have to leave their display on 24/7. I paid a good deal of money for this display, and I'm rather miffed that the power button of all things has died on me. As of now, I'm forced to leave it on. Is there a fix for this?
I'd love to contact Dell and get a replacement, but I really don't want to send my monitor off for 2-3 weeks. Is there a way to glue it back on or make it sit correctly? I'm reluctant to try too much, because I don't want to make it worse, but this is an expensive monitor, and my parents' was too, at the time. The fact that both of them have problems with the power button leads me believe that Dell didn't do a perfect job designing that system.
Have others seen this issue, and if so, how did you deal with it?
Thanks!