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I have a 1908FPT with the 2-second display problem, it will display for a couple of seconds at power up then go dark. what i’ve read is this can usually be resolved by swapping out the internal power supply board (probably a capacity or two has leaked). i have a 1907FPC that does work but has a lower resolution. can i pull the power supply board from the 1907FPC and replace the power supply board in the 1908FPT? i’m perfectly happy sacrificing the 1280x1024 monitor to resurrect the 1920x1080 monitor if the power boards are compatible. Thanks
Hi @beekerc Did you check to see if any capacitors had leaked? If you’re going to exchange the boards the monitor has to be opened anyway. Not sure if they are equivalent or not but given the cost it may be simpler to get a replacement board - part # 6832177600P01 (examples only) or fix the original if leaking caps are obvious and keep the other monitor in a working condition. You never know when you may need it. Here are the ifixit Dell 1908FPb monitor power supply Replacement and Dell 1907FPc Monitor Power Supply Replacement guides that may help. If the board numbers of the power boards are identical then they can be interchanged but if not maybe not. Sometimes boards are the same even if they have different board numbers but I wouldn’t trust it.
