Monitor problems...
 

Hi... again

This time it's my monitor. It was working fine last night, no errors, nothing.
I switched it on this morning and then switched the computer on... As I normally do, I waited for the monitor to read the signals from the computer (to draw graphics), yet it just sat there and the little LED changed from green - orange.

I've tried wiggling the wires at the back of the computer and at the back of my monitor. I tried taking them out and attempting to blow dust out of the holes, to no success.

Any ideas, guys?

Model: Dell M782p
Age: I think - about a year

Regards,
LBA

Re: Monitor problems...
 

Switch off PC, take out and re-insert data cable from Monitor to PC (check no bent pins) and screw retainers up lightly. Re-boot.

If no joy suspect the graphics card is badly seated, has lost power supply (small plug lead from card to motherboard) - (not all cards have separate power BTW) or card is US.

You could also re-install graphics card drivers just to be sure.

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How do you re-install the driver without a picture?

Also most dell machines unless fiddled with have graphics as part of the mother board.

Do you have another monitor or another computer available?

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No joy :(

Yeah - I'm currently on my dads :)

Thanks for all the help guys :)

Re: Monitor problems...
 

Pinch his monitor and plug it in to your machine.


If it fails then its a graphics issue if it works then your monitor is screwed

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Reboot to safe mode and allow windows to use basic default drivers. You can often get some form of usable display image doing this so that you can install drivers, otherwise you would be up the creek whenever you changed your graphics card.
Have you tried checking the monitor on a different PC LBA??

Re: Monitor problems...
 

but if the monitor is not picking up a signal in the first place?

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If you have just moved the monitor a little, I would suspect the cable or a connection between cable and socket. Maybe something isn't quite making contact anymore.

Yep if there is a second PC in the house (Nemmy's) try his monitor on your PC and vice versa. See what results you get.

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I'd rather wait for nemmy to come home and take a look - I really don't want to do anything to his monitor o.o - If it got broken, he'd kill me >_<

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Swap your monitor for his. Hopefully he wont see the difference ;)

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LOL - You haven't seen our monitors.

His is, well, how to put this... somewhat... "flatter" than mine? :P

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give yours some of this it will make you feel better :D

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Yeah - That would be fun, but nemmy would just come home and tell me it was the graphics card, not the monitor -.-

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Nem is showing as online in MSN,why not ask him?

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er, i just realised that i can't read... time to go home i think

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Unplug all the connections. Try wiggling the wires. Try Dad's monitor... otherwise, I dunno what to suggest.

You need to ascertain whether it's a problem in the tower or in the monitor. To do that you need to try a different monitor on your tower or a different tower on your monitor (obviously).

The LED indicates the monitor's getting power... so it is working it's just not getting a signal... you've tried the connections already...

Other than that I'd suggest an ATX Discharge- turn the PC off, hold the power button in for ten seconds, and then turn it back on. We had the same problem with some of the PCs at work (no image) and that seemed to work...

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Tried plugging another monitor in - found an old(er) one downstairs - nothing.

Nemmy called me, told me it has to be the monitor or the graphics card - judging by this, it must be the graphics card.

It was working fine yesterday though :(

ATi Radeon 9200SE

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If you have moved the PC recently then open the case and push the card into it's slot as it may have come out.

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Haven't moved it, but I tried that anyway. It's in it's slot fine, not even loose :(

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Try remove/reseating it if you haven't- although I suspect it's fubar. Did the ATX discharge do anything?

At least you can eliminate the monitor.

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Narrowed it down to the graphics card or the processor. Just realised I have onboard graphics, so I'm using that now. I've taken the graphics card out and am currently using the onboard graphics (Nvidia GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU).

Don't know how this will handle at the LAN party, or on MoH or CoD...
If it isn't good enough for the LAN party, I'll have to borrow one, tis too close to buy a new one in time... :(

Thanks for all the help guys.

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you should have

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Your gfx card is fubared then... spose that wasn't an earth-shattering discovery but then... i just fancied posting...