I have an old Gateway that I want to give to somebody, but it doesn't look like info is being sent to the monitor. Monitor works fine. Computer sounds and looks like it boots up okay, but no images are sent to monitor. I checked all connections and everything is okay, but it's like the monitor isn't hooked up. Any suggestions?
2007-01-14 09:59:18 · 4 answers · asked by dragonflyrivers 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
Plug the monitor in on a new computer and see if it works. Plug a different monitor in to see if it works to. Make sure your video card is seated in the board properly.
2007-01-14 10:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by Big D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main board failure
If the Monitor works ok on another PC but not on this one the Video unit has failed.
Typically Video units are integrated into the main board.
New computers are so cheap that a repair is most likely to be uneconomic.
Who want's an old mobile phone? who wants an old Computer?
And who wants an old computer with issues?
Ditch it.
2007-01-14 22:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by Gowrie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your video is shot, but first check to see if your monitor works on another computer as it could be it.
2007-01-14 10:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the monitor on?
Is it Plugged into a working outlet?
Is the contrast and brightness up?
Try another monitor, or try the monitor on another computer.
Try another graphics card.
2007-01-14 10:04:50 · answer #4 · answered by hutacars 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋