Troubleshooting Tips: Weird Monitor Error Half Black Screen Linus Tech Tips

I've never seen this one before. BIOS, Windows, even with the computer disconnected, this monitor was only displaying half of its screen. Maybe someone can shed some light on this?

[Muzly]

2020, just happened to me. Thanks from the future.

[tidyyy]

for anyone who is struggling with this problem; it's caused by a static build-up in the monitor. it's easily fixed by disconnecting the monitor from the power source, holding down the power button for 30 seconds (only needs about 5 really), and plugging it back in. it should be back up and running immediately, with no side-effects or persistent problems.

hope that's helped! :)

[KeyAttendant]

I think the tip is that you should always make sure to turn off the device as one of your tests. Unplugging the video source won't reset the software, disconnecting it from its power source will.

[eyalplotkin]

Seeing linus ten years ago, such a youngen.

[jaydotosh]

Been experiencing this lately. Here's my solution:

No need to unplug or switch off anything. The issue appears to be caused by drivers (FYI I'm using an RTX 2070 Super). If you're using Windows 10, press "Shift + Ctrl + Win key + B" - this restarts/resets the graphics drivers. Once you've done this, the issue should go away.

Unfortunately I haven't found a permanent fix to this, but the above steps work. I seem to get this issue when waking up my screen after sleep/screensaver.

[Pheonix]

Had a power outage earlier and this 10 + year old video helped, thanks Linus

[VeritechGirl]

Linus, I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! A few days ago I had this same problem with a brand new monitor (which the whole screen was black). I was on the verge of requesting an exchange and I looked up this video and it worked! My monitor has come back to me! You are just too awesome Linus! ❤️❤️ 💋

[GrJa]

Dear Linus, I can't thank you enough. You were so helpful in solving my problem, which is the same as this one. Thank you a bunch bro.

[Paladinsabre]

I literally just had this exact same issue, was worried either the monitor or video card had died on me, but thanks to your vid after a power reset the monitor is fine again, wierd problem but you saved me a ton of troubleshooting! *high five*

[goncaloncpinto]

There is a small car on the back of the screen connected by two ribbons to the buffers card at the top of the screen (each one deals with one half of the screen). What causes this issues can be that card that is faulty or overheating, the ribbons (flat cables) can be dirty or getting damaged. What can happen too is the frame that is putting some extra pressure on those ribbons or one or more of the ribbons that connect the buffer boards to the screen.
If you try to investigate by yourself by opening your monitor/tv please be careful not to damage those ribbons as they can be really sensitive in some models, and since they get harder with the heat they can be easy to break.

[TodayzTomSawyer]

This just happened to me and your tip worked! Thank you! I did NOT want to buy a new monitor right now.

[lukeparnell]

thank you based Linus for travelling nine years into the future to fix my monitor

[truecross]

Just had this happen on a laptop screen. Still trying to figure it out. If I put pressure on the bottom bezel of the screen it actually starts working. Was happy to see a younger Linus had the same issue though lol.

[avril-_-.]

Linus, thank you, I have the same monitor as the one you used in the video and its 10 years later. You are a hero

[akdelta]

Latest NVIDIA Driver 417.71 is the culprit, it had enabled G-Sync by default and my monitor is FreeSync turning this off completely resolved this issue for me.

[shukitheconscious]

how come this happens to me a lot? I always reset it and that fixes it temporarily. but after I shut it down and use it again, the half black screen pops up again and I have to restart it, AGAIN. what causes the problem in the first place?

[ruggames]

2024 for me half of my screen was black with a red line going down the middle. Had a tuff time but got it resolved. Reset the driver for my graphics card and updated it. Thank you so much hop I helped somebody!

[Ratacon]

Thank God for your video. Cause this just happened to me. I figured out my problem. The latest graphics card drivers caused this malfunction on my monitor. I installed and older version and everything is working normal again. I hope this helps some of you if you are having this problem.

[BrainBoltG]

Little annoying that there is seemingly no explanation for this occuring, but this video just likely saved me hours of annoyance, thank you sir.

[Viddharto]

2020, you just saved me from a major inconvenience. Thanks a ton! :D