Re: New Monitor/Trouble Booting



Will give it a try.

Thanks!!!


"Wowbagger" <none> wrote in message
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> Are you sure that your video card is completely seated and working? I
> interpret your description as an indication that the monitor is receiving
no
> signal from the PC - sometimes when people swap monitors they jiggle the
> video card out of the slot just enough to kill the connection. This is
one
> possible cause of your problem.
>
> "webejammin" <masters444(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote in message
> news:%23tzEQGjrFHA.4072@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sincerely would appreciate any help... Running XP Pro, fully updated,
> > along
> > with Ad-Aware, Spybot, Microsoft Anti-Spyware and AVG. Had a old generic
> > CRT
> > monitor go bad, replaced with a newer generic CRT monitor that I know
> > works.
> > After plugging in, tried to boot up, monitor comes up with the self test
> > and
> > states it's working, but to check PC and signal cable. Reseated signal
> > cable
> > and tried to boot again, same message. Tried booting with an ultimate
boot
> > disk for all formats as well as my OEM restore disk and still can't boot
> > up.
> > Each time I have to hold down the power switch to shut down. How should
I
> > proceed from here?
> >
> > Many Thanks!!!
> >
> > MAK.
> >
> >
>
>


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