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Blinking lights on monitor
Name: kygrandma Date: October 20, 2003 at 23:34:18 Pacific OS: Win/XP CPU/Ram: 2.00GHz/128Ram
Comment:
I have a E551c Dell Monitor.After turning the computer on, the monitor's LED lights blink! Nothing comes up on the screen, and the power button light is yellow/orange. I manually turned the computer off, after approx. 3 min. I then waited 3-5 minutes, turned computer back on, no problem. What I want to know is, why does this happen, and what do I do when it does. I should mention I'm showing the need to update memory, could this have anything to do with this problem. Thanks for helping me
Name: -Bryan- Date: October 21, 2003 at 00:25:58 Pacific
Reply:
It would definitely be in your best interest to increase your RAM, but that shouldn't have anything to do with this problem.
The first thing I'd look for is a suspect monitor cable, or connection on the video card. Make sure the monitor cable is secured tightly.
Could also be a video card problem.
-=Bryan=-
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Response Number 2
Name: robdos Date: October 21, 2003 at 00:27:34 Pacific
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any beeps? Could be faulty memory, cpu etc...
Beeps will tell you, but you'll need to check on the manufacturers site.
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Response Number 3
Name: Hooner Date: October 21, 2003 at 03:06:49 Pacific
Reply:
As in KY jelly? with grandmas? <shudder> eeeeew, what a thought................
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Response Number 4
Name: Ken Date: October 21, 2003 at 05:25:39 Pacific
Reply:
The fact that the monitor lights blink means it is receiving an initial signal, so a problem with the video card could be unlikely. RAM can disable a start up option, because the EEPROM boot up will hang, if previous messages not followed. The EEPROM boot up is a precursor to POST, so it might be worth upgrading your RAM
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