In this repair guide we will show you how to repair a Dell E177FPf 17″ LCD monitor with power supply issues. This power supply board is also used in the Dell E176FPf and E196FPf. If you have a unit that has no power, a wavy display, is slow to show a picture or just has a blinking power light and no picture then this repair guide should help you get it back going again.

To complete the repair you will need the following tools:

Phillips screwdriver

Soldering iron

Lead free solder

Desolder wick

and then the capacitors that need to be replaced.

Qty 2 220uf 25v capacitor

Qty 1 1000uf 25v short capacitor

Qty 1 680uf 16v capacitor

Qty 2 470uf 25v capacitors

Be sure to use good quality low ESR, high ripple current, high temp capacitors or you can damage the power supply board. More information on getting the correct capacitors can be found on our capacitor page.

We sell a repair kit with all of the proper value and size capacitors for $12.00 if you don’t want to worry about getting the correct parts. All of our repair kits use quality Nichicon and United Chemicon capacitors.

Here is a picture of the power supply board with the capacitors that need to be replaced circled in yellow:

The following series of videos show how to disassemble and repair the monitor. The repair on this monitor is very easy and should take less than 30 minutes once you have the tools and parts available.

Part 1: Dis-assembly

Part 2: Board repair

Part 3: Re-assembly and testing

This is not guaranteed to solve all problems but in most cases this is the issue with this model.

If you don’t want to do the repair yourself, use the service request link. Most monitor repairs run $35-40 plus return shipping.

Be sure to check out our forums section where you can ask questions about this repair or find information about other topics.

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