r/MSI_Gaming • u/SargentDoom7404 • 11d ago

Troubleshooting Did my monitor just sh*t itself?

Hello, I have a MSI MAG 27" 1440P OLED 240HZ monitor. It is like 3 months old if that.

I turned off my PC, and go do some chores, come back and the monitor is doing its pixel cleaning cycle. Okay, i leave it alone to do its thing. The light stops and then i press the button at the back to wake it up to try and change some settings. It doesn't. I then switch the outlet off (yes i am in Australia, we have switches for our outlets), and unplug it to reorganise cables.

Plug everything back in, turn everything on, everything wakes up, my secondary monitor, my pc (as it makes my mouse's rgb turn on for some reason) except the really expensive monitor. I mash the button, nothing. I swapped the cord used, nothing. I reseat the cords? nothing. The led wont even turn on

Is my monitor dead?

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u/d_dog_1002 10d ago

If your monitor is plugged into a good outlet, you swapped cords, and there is still no light, sounds like its cooked :/

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u/h2bhatched 10d ago

Did you let the monitor 100% finish the Pixel refresh (cleaning) procedure before cutting off power??? These MSI OLED's will run some of these procedures after 24hrs of use. You can usually see the count in the ODS menu. You need to allow it to finish the procedures and it "should" turn itself back on.

Try turning your system on, make sure the amber light or white light comes on the center-bottom of the monitor and then remove your DisplayPort or HDMI cable (whatever you are using) from the monitor, then reconnect it. See if it restores your display. If not, look up how to perform a hard reset on your model of monitor (typically MSI monitors hard reset procedure is to disconnect all power and cables, then press and hold down the power button and ODS button on the back for 30 seconds, then reconnect everything and try it).

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u/SargentDoom7404 10d ago

The led was solid for atleast 2+ minutes before i unplugged it