LCD external monitor

All:
Just picked up a Dell E196FPb monitor at a yard sale ...
hooked it up to a MacBook but the LCD is just white ...
in mirror mode System Preferences shows the Dell monitor, its resolution & model number ...
the on/off switch on the monitor works but the +/- & menu buttons do nothing ...
tried it on the MacMini but that also just gives a white screen ...
any thoughts ?
is it DOA or am I missing something ?

Sound like a DOA, unfortunately. Does it have both a VGA and a DVI input? If yes, have you tried both? If the problem was early in the chain, e.g. a problem with the interface, it could be that the rest of the display is working OK.

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