Everything is hooked up and i have preety much tried everything so what could be wrong ?? If you give me a good answer and it seems to give me a clue i will choose you as best answer !
2007-07-31 19:29:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
You do have power to the mainboard I gather? Make sure your video card is seated right, check that you don't have any bent pins on your connections. If all fails then borrow someone's video card and see what happens.
2007-07-31 19:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the computer is starting up / sounds like it is on, everything is secured, and you are getting no error post code beeps (other than the 1 normal one)...
I would try a different monitor that you know that works first, that way you don't have to open the system to do initial diagnosis. After that, if you still can't get a picture, pull out the card, and try it on a different system with the same 2 monitors. If the same thing occurs on both monitors on the other system, then it is definitely something with the card. As an alternative, if you don't have a 2nd system, you could always try a 2nd card with the first system and monitor(s).
However, If you switch the card over to another system, and it works on both monitors, check your first system with another card that you know that works. If the first system will not give signal out on the other card, then it is definitely your motherboard or some other issue with it.
Either way, no matter what you end up trying you will at least need 2 cards / 2 systems and possibly 2 monitors to do diagnosis. If you don't have access to any of the extras, you will have to go to a computer repair shop or something similar and have them diagnosis it for you, which could end up costing you more than the price of temporarily purchasing another video card (which you return to the store afterwards unless you plan on keeping it).
Best of luck.
2007-08-01 03:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by quoth09 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best guess is either that you forgot to plug in the monitor or power. Sometime the power is a little loose, so you might want to double check that. The other common problem is that you have a PCI video card and a built in video card and you plugged your monitor into the wrong one. If that doesn't work then you might have fried your motherboard.
2007-08-01 03:19:25 · answer #3 · answered by Michael M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What it is telling you is that it is not detecting the monitor's input signal, Make sure you have the cords, Plugged in tightly in back of the tower, and make sure it is connected tightly in back of the display.. Good Luck
2007-08-01 02:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Devil Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I win, its your motherboard dude, you fried it! Most common mistake when you try to build your own computer.
Be happy atleast you tried, just remember to add the red washers.
peace out!
If not, then your motherboard either way, was fried. Trust me.
2007-08-01 03:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you hear your hard drive booting up? if not you might have burnt some thing out
2007-08-01 02:44:38 · answer #6 · answered by kill.term 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋