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Monitor Wont Load But Computer Starts Up
Name: Android#17 Date: February 22, 2002 at 15:02:57 Pacific
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My monitor cant display anything. When its turned on I get "Please Check Signal". Its plugged in securely to the PC. My PC boots up the lights are on and the computer is working. This has just happened recently. My video card works beacuse I tried it in a different Computer. And the monitor works I tested it. Anyone got any ideas???
Name: whatdayathink Date: February 22, 2002 at 15:51:32 Pacific
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It seems the only thing left that I can see is the cable ???
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Response Number 2
Name: ham Date: February 22, 2002 at 17:22:10 Pacific
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What makes you think that the computer is working? It's the only thing that you haven't eliminated. Did this problem just crop up out of the blue or have you been making hardware changes to the system?
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Response Number 3
Name: Android#17 Date: February 22, 2002 at 18:13:37 Pacific
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I hear the computer and the lights come on. This happened recently I have not made any hardware changes. The cable is securely plugged in. I think it is the AGP Slot. Anyone know how can I test tos ee if its working.
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Response Number 4
Name: Niteman Date: February 22, 2002 at 20:20:41 Pacific
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Did the computer sound more than one beep when it started its POST? I would check the cable also to see if it okay then check the slot. How about the BIOS settings are they okay?
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Response Number 5
Name: Android#17 Date: February 22, 2002 at 21:31:15 Pacific
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I can hear the computer and it goes through the boot up process. I was surfing the internet, and my computer froze. I turned it off. Than after 30 seconds I turned it on and now the monitor wont display anything. I cant access the BIOS.
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Response Number 6
Name: Badboy Date: February 23, 2002 at 07:47:31 Pacific
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I don’t think this is a monitor thing. I think your problem is with your computer. It sounds like your computer won’t boot.
Do you get any beeps when you start up? If it boots, you should get a single, short beep when it posts. If you get nothing, your BIOS is probably gone. You can usually reset it to default by a jumper on the MOBO or by removing the battery on the MOBO with the power unplugged for a few minutes (or, sometimes longer) and putting it back in. If that was the problem, it should boot back up and things should work though your BIOS settings may now need to be changed. If that doesn’t work, then I am probably wrong but I don’t think you’re any worse off than you are now.
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Response Number 7
Name: wullie.r Date: January 7, 2006 at 13:43:43 Pacific
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my monitor goes blank just as the computer is about to come on ,i put new cdwr in it ,it works on my other monitor and computer
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CD-ROM has disappered
