Re: Computer not working: nothing shows on monitor
- From: "Cari \(MS-MVP\)" <NewsGroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:59:52 -0700
Monitor itself may have died....
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
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"blacklotus90" <blacklotus90@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ok, so I have a custom built computer that has always worked great
until today. Problem description is below. Here are the specs:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Asus A8N-SLI
Nvidia 6800GS
1GB (2x512) DDR400
2 internal Maxtor SATA drives (200GB+250GB), 1 external Maxtor USB
drive (250GB)
500w or 550w (can't remember) UltraXConnect modular PSU
I will preface this with a couple points:
- I have not made any recent hardware changes
- I have not made any recent software changes
- The last week or two, on occasion, my computer just turned off, but I
dismissed this as nothing
So I get home today, and I turn on my computer. The lights come on,
fans, drives spin up, usb devices get power, everything is normal,
except that my monitor stays black. I restart the computer, same thing
happens. I try disconnecting and reconnecting the VGA cord, nothing. I
use a DVI-VGA adapter and still nothing. I try removing my graphics
card and re-socketing it, nothing!!
Believing it may be a PSU problem (too much power being used), I
disconnect my internal CD drive and another 4-pin molex that I used for
some lights, nothing helped. I replug all power cables, still nothing.
I am really aggravated. It sounds like it could be one of three things,
but I am also looking for suggestions as to other causes.
1. A graphics card hardware problem
2. A motherboard problem; PCI express socket maybe shorted out
3. A PSU problem of some kind
I do not have another pci-e card I can use to test the first two, so I
will ask friends for one to use, but this may take a very long time or
they may not have one. I am dependent on my computer for many things I
do. I really need help on this one, and I really appreciate it.
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