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.

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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?

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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?

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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.

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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 >_<

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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

Re: Monitor problems...
 

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