Re: New Monitor/Trouble Booting

Thanks!!! I'll run through on your advice and post back.

MAK.

"Nigel" <Nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well if I was you I would confirm that the screen is working.
> I normally have plenty of every thing to perform tests, but really you
need
> to put that screen on a known good machine, another one.
> Machines when they start up do not do any thing fancy, I mean to say that
> the BIOS for your desktop or laptop will show at a standard freq, your
screen
> will defenatly be able to show the first signs of life from your computer.
>
> To recap.
> -Take the video cable out of both ends, if you can you might not be able
to
> do it from the screen it maybe hard wired into your screen right, any hows
> check all the pin outs make sure none of them are damaged or pushed in, is
it
> a dvi cable or standard vga analog?
> -Connect the screen to anther machine, if its a fancy assed screen do a
> factory reset on it, this should bring it to setting were it will plug and
> go, if not check the singal input settings pick whats necessary , Ie if
your
> not doing bnc input dont do this. To be frank just leave every thing on
auto
> it should do it all.
>
> Now how about your pc, whats going on with that, is it even giving out a
> signal now? is it well prove it connect a nother screen to your pc, if it
> comes alive with that screen then I say your new crt is busted, it
happends,
> if its brand new well now is the time for it to not work, I remember some
> thing about the bat tab chart and how goods break during burn in or later
> much later in there life time, near the end.
>
> Post back sure we all would be happy to help more.
> Nigel
> "webejammin" wrote:
>
> > 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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