Lcd monitor testing

A How-To Note: This page is a work in progress.

1. Pick up a monitor from the floor where Receiving has placed it. The monitor needs to be plugged in by two cords: a VGA (video cord, usually blue, insert diagram #) and a power supply.
   1. Some power supplies are PC power cords (insert diagram #) and will plug into the monitor with three slots. Others may be more specialized (insert diagram # for 3-prong & 2-prong as examples). Boxes of power supplies are labeled with their volt and amp output. On the monitor there should be a sticker with specifications about what kind of power supply is needed (for example, “12V 3.5A”). Find a cord in the boxes that will fit.
      1. Sometimes there will be no cord that fits the monitor. In this case, determine whether the monitor is fancy, new, in really good condition and worth saving, or not (disambiguation needed). If it is worth saving, especially if it measures 19 inches diagonally, label with the kind of power supply needed (i.e., “12V 3.5A”) on a blank sticker and place neatly with other such monitors.
   2. Sometimes the video cord will be DVI rather than VGA (insert diagram #). Find a DVI/VGA adapter (they are usually on the shelves or workstations in Build) and use it in the multiplexer to plug in the cord.
2. Plug the VGA cord into the multiplexer and the power cord into the vertical strip.
3. Turn on the monitor. Does it turn on? How is the quality of the video?
   1. If the monitor does not turn on, or there are a lot of weird stripes, or it's flickering (or any other number of things that amount to a non-functioning monitor), first determine whether it is “covered” or “uncovered” (it is covered unless there is a sticker telling you otherwise) and mark as such on the hanging clipboard. If it is covered, bring it to the big cardboard box labeled “LCD Monitors” in the warehouse. If it is uncovered, bring it to the appropriate shelf in the warehouse (disambiguation needed?).
   2. If it does work, grab a sticker and label it with the time and date you turned it on.
4. While you wait, please sort through any incoming power supplies. They need to be wrapped neatly, rubber-banded and placed in their appropriate home.
5. Working monitors should be left on for at least 4 hours. Once that time has passed and it seems to be working, unplug them and clean them off with the available cleaning supplies. Label them with your initials on a “Tested by ___” sticker (also usually on the clipboard).
6. Next, bring the monitor along with its video and power cords to the storage area of the store and place it on the floor out of the way of walking.

Thanks for your help!