computer help?

Question

last wednesday there was a thunderstorm in my area. i wasnt home but i think lightning interfered with my computer..which my cousin left on=[
my computer turns on
but the screen doesnt
the power light on the screen is on, but the screen is black, as if it was off...also, no matter how much times i press the power button on my screen,the light is still on! so
is it time to get a new screen for my computer or is it fixable?
please help!
thanks=]]

Answer 1

How do you know that the computer turns on?

Hearing the drives and the fans spin up just means that the power supply is not dead.

Does the LED on the monitor turn on? If so, try unplugging the monitor to see if you get a test message.

If you can, borrow another monitor to try on the system.


If it has been zapped by lightning then it generally is the electronics in the power supply. It might be worth having it repaired, but unless it is a nice monitor it might be better to put that money towards a new one.

It does not make much difference whether the computer is on or not, it is dependent upon how close the lightning strike is and how big a surge you get. A year or s back I lost the onboard Ethernet because of a lightning strike on a neighbor's tree. The only way to avoid it is to unplug everything.

Answer 2

Even though the computer powers up, it does not mean it is necessarily booting.

To determine whether the monitor or the computer is broken, see if you can borrow a monitor from a friend and test it on the computer. If the same thing happens with the borrowed monitor, the video card may be fried, or other components may be messed up and you'll have to get them or the computer replaced.

Do the monitor test first to prevent spending money on unnecessary repairs.

Answer 3

I depends on the screen you have. Sometimes the cost of repair exceeds the cost of a new one. It also might be your video card, so I would borrow a friend's monitor just to see if it fixes it.

You might even SWAP them. See if yours works on the friend's computer and see if the friend's works on yours. Then you can tell if you're monitor is REALLY the problem. If it is, take it to a place like FRYS or CompUSA and get an estimate vs the cost of a new one.

Answer 4

Disconnect the monitor from the PC and see if you get the test screen display. Make sure it is powered on, and it should appear when disconnected. If it appears ~ you have a bigger problem than the monitor. If it does not appear then you should connect a known good monitor to it to see if it works with the PC. If the new monitor works, then you know yours is bad.

Answer 5

My computer went on and off in the storm, but it is well protected with surge protectors. Mine would have been hit by the storm had I not had it protected. Surge protectors are a great deal cheaper than a repair or new computer. It also happened on a previous computer, but that also was protected with surge and lightening protectors, as it shuts it down before damage occurs. Take a tip get a surge protector.

Answer 6

YES! First, try an old monitor. If it works, there is your problem.

My advice to you is DON'T get your monitor fixed unless it is under warranty. Just find a cheap used one. I've had PLENTY just straight up given to me.

If you plug another good monitor in and it DOESN'T work, next thing you should check is your video card.

If it isn't that, your motherboard is probably fried.

Hope that helps!

Answer 7

You should really check the monitor on another computer first.
No matter, you should eliminate by either trying the monitor with a different PC (or laptop, of course), or trying a different monitor with that PC.

Answer 8

same thing happened to my computer last year...unfortunately we live within 100 yds of a high voltage line. Your monitor is toast! My monitor left a black outline on my wall. If you take a sniff on the vents of your monitor you should smell a faint "burnt" smell...this will help validate your thought. Least expensive route would be to check local computer salvage stores, or repair shops to see if they have monitors to sell. If you want to check on the status of your computer itself...take it to a friends house and hook up their monitor to your computer tower.
Good luck

Answer 9

On a Mac, shift/administration/3 takes a photograph of the demonstrate. in case you press shift/administration/4, you could click and drag over the area you want; the photograph is taken once you launch the mouse button.

Answer 10

It could be the monitor, hook another monitor up and see if you get video. If you don't get video with another monitor you could have a defective video card.