Button Broken on Dell U3011

Hi all,

The plastic face of my on/off button has snapped off my Dell U3011 monitor. Anyone got any ideas how I might be able to switch it on.

Here it is:


Thanks.

Are there any electronics, circuit traces in the button, or is it just a plastic tab? I have the same monitor and if its just a plastic tab you could probably just just a pencil eraser to push the plastic. i think its just a small microswitch behind that plastic, and a led in the center to show on or off.

I would look at the back of the button that came off and see where any plastic tabs stick out, that more than likely corresponds to where you would push

I would love to know if anyone solved this as I have the exact same problem

Thanks

I'd love to know as well. I dropped the monitor while trying to mount it to the wall and the button broke off.

It still works but I'm not able to turn it off.

Hey guys, I too am in the same boat here and cannot turn off my monitor. Has anyone had any luck fixing this? Please share your experience!!!

Thank you ^_^

I have this problem myself and I found this thread while looking for an answer. I didn't find an answer online but I figured it out... kind of.

As far as actually fixing the button, I don't know how to do that.

But if you want to use your monitor in the meantime... you can use a small object to push the yellow switch I circled in the pic below. I would use something soft, like a plastic pry tool (aka a "spudger"). I'm not sure how delicate the little yellow switch is. You'll hear/feel a click when you press it. Voila... power!

3m sells a very strong double sided sticky tape. Its thinner than a piece of paper. If you still have the button to the monitor, I would try that first.