Where I work, there is a lot of people touching the LCD monitors that we use. Some are smart and use their fingers, while others, are not so smart and insist on using things like pens or markers to touch the screen. I know, it’s tough to watch. Most of the time the screen will not mark up, but there is always an instance that creates a pen, or marker, line on the screen itself.

If you have the same thing, you might be wondering how to remove the mark from your LCD monitor.

How To Remove Pen, or marker, From Your LCD Monitor

I noticed I small mark near the bottom of an LCD screen and originally thought it might be a scratch of some sort. Upon further investigation, I saw that it was in fact a short mark from a pen. When I rubbed it with my finger, it DID not come off so I was left wondering what I could use to remove it.

I searched the web today to see what other people suggested, because I wanted to see if what worked for me, was mentioned, so far, it was not. Some of the suggestions included:

• Using rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip
• Glass cleaner and a microfiber cloth
• Hand soap or dishwasher soap on damp cloth
• Hairspray and cloth

It seems that all of those suggestions worked fine, but none of them mentioned the tip that I have for you today. I grabbed a pencil with a new eraser and GENTLY “erased” the mark on the LCD screen. Please make sure that it is a NEW eraser as to not scratch your screen with any metal part of the pencil. Also make sure not to add too much pressure to the screen in the process. It did not take that much pressure for me to eliminate the pen mark.

Have you ever had to remove a mark on your LCD? Tell us your story below.

This week I was running into an issue where my video card would get so hot it wasn’t able to work correctly.  I have a BFG nVidia 8800GT OC card that has a fan built into it.  The card is about 1 year old and I haven’t had much more than a hiccup with it’s performance since installation.

After going into my nVidia control panel to adjust the fan settings, I noticed that even at 100%, my fan was making little noise, which is very unusual for any GPU fan.  I opened my computer case and noticed that my fan was moving very slowly with a “vibrating wobble” to it.  I feared the worst and have read about the bearings, brushes and fans going bad out of nowhere.

I searched eBay and various other places to see if I could just get the fan, since it wasn’t that hard to get to and remove.  I was only able to find used video graphics cards and wasn’t sure that was my best option, at least, it would be my last option.

Without a budget to just upgrade to the tune of $150+, I decided to see what I could do to add extra cooling.  I have plenty of 4 pin adapters coming off my power supply, why not search for a case fan that can be plugged directly into that?  After searching BestBuy.com (we have a local store) and Amazon.com (backup to Best Buy), I found that Best Buy has a couple of options that fit into my budget.

What I Found

I was able to find an Antec 80mm 3-speed LED TriCool fan.  I am not a fan of the LED, but it seemed every fan had that as an option.  Moving on, I removed the fan from the package, connected it to my power supply and bingo, instant cooling to my GPU.

Warning

Just so you know, I took the cover off my video card to allow the new fan to pull heat right off the cooling fins.  I do not recommend removing your video card and tampering with it unless you feel 100% confident with electronic items like this.

Right now the new fan sits right on the cooling elements and keeps my card at a cool 150 degrees fahrenheit.  The fan base is thick plastic, but because the card will NOT overheat, there shouldn’t be any fear of it melting.