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Don't bypass any fuses unless you're very, very sure of what you're doing. No matter how sure you are that my basement is a mess, don't comment on that either.
(I'm presently seriously reorganizing everything, hence the reason for the massive pile of crap.) It's looked like someone bombed a RadioShack down here for entirely too long, so I'm putting up shelves and culling crap. It's a tedious process.
After replacing (almost) all of the CrapXon capacitors and haphazardly jumpering the blown picofuse, this Samsung Syncmaster 203b LCD monitor is working again.
I don't really know what the "correct" pronunciation for "picofuse" is. I think it could go either way, but only after shooting this video did I get to thinking that I'd heard it pronounced as "pee-co-fewse" instead of "pie-co-fewse".
Use reputable capacitors from reputable makers (such as Panasonic, Nippon Chemi-Con, United Chemi-Con, Elna, Rubycon, Sanyo, and Nichicon, amongst others) or you will be doing this again sooner than you'd like. Some people report good results with the initially suspicious Samxon brand capacitors, but I don't use them as so many much more reputable and long-standing brands exist. Samxon GF series capacitors are known to be bad news.
Buy only from reputable dealers, so as to avoid getting fakes. Most electrolytic capacitors are so cheap that it's not worth trying to shave a few more pennies off the price. Digi-Key and Mouser Electronics are both examples of reputable sellers. eBay sellers with large quantities of positive feedback, high seller ratings, a focus on electronic parts and not operating out of countries where fake parts are extremely prevalent may also be suitable sources.
I've been more or less "booted out" from using the kitchen table as an electronics repair platform, but the title remains mainly as a suggestion that anyone of reasonable intelligence who invests some time and effort can repair a lot of things that break down and save tremendous amounts of time and money doing so. However, always keep your own safety at the top of your consideration, and don't take stupid chances or do dumb things. As always, I am not responsible for the results if you attempt to repair your own stuff.