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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
February 20 2010 19:09 GMT
#1
When I turn it on, all the fans start spinning, I can hear the hard drives working, there are no beeps, but my monitor gets no video. I don't actually know if it's booting up because nothing happens on the monitor.

It's troublesome actually, because my monitor is an apple monitor and it uses a special connector. Befoe my desktop computer started having problems the display would start working immediately and I could even see setup on the monitor. However, when I first got the computer and before installing all the drivers I had to use a different monitor, because my display wouldn't work until either the computer had booted into windows (and i had to install windows), or those drivers were installed.

So.. I can't actually be sure that it isn't just stuck in setup or something with an error on the screen that I can't see.

Anyways, my mobo is a P5w DH Deluxe. I use a ati radeon x1950 for video I think. I was using 2 for crossfire, but I took one out when this problem started happening.

When the computer starts up there are no beeps. It also doesn't sound like the hard drives are thinking so I suspect it isn't actually booting up.

Does anyone have any ideas to try before I am able to get another monitor? I won't be able to get one until tommorrow I think.

The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
February 20 2010 19:23 GMT
#2
buy another monitor and try it out...if it works, keep the monitor..if it doesn't..get your money back
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-20 19:25:28
February 20 2010 19:25 GMT
#3
oh I should probably mention that I hooked the monitor in question up to my laptop and it works fine.
The6357
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States1268 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-20 19:28:13
February 20 2010 19:27 GMT
#4
On February 21 2010 04:25 travis wrote:
oh I should probably mention that I hooked the monitor in question up to my laptop and it works fine.

well problem solved lol
time to get a new computer
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Pawsom
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States928 Posts
February 20 2010 19:27 GMT
#5
Can you plug the monitor into the motherboard instead of the graphics card?
Elemenope
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Burkina Faso1704 Posts
February 20 2010 19:34 GMT
#6
Clear the cmos.
In DotA you could
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11563 Posts
February 20 2010 20:04 GMT
#7
Since you have 2 X1950s, try the monitor with both of them.

If your board has onboard graphics try plugging the monitor directly in.
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Tenryu
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States565 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-20 20:16:30
February 20 2010 20:07 GMT
#8
Pfft, why when i post a blog asking for PC support it gets removed =\

Anyways u can try what Pawsom said if possible. Most PC's i know u can hook monitor up to motherboard. If it works there then you know its something to do with your vid cards. Try hooking it up on each different one, think u said u had 2? If it still doesnt work on either then i suppose both ur vid cards are bad


And just shooting shit out there, dont kno if it works or would do anything for this problem. But if it works when connect the monitor to motherboard you can maybe try to reinstall the drivers for your video card and see if it works? Idk. I dont think that would do anything for this issue though.

You should prolly just reseat the videocards, sometimes they arent properly in all the way and that could mess things up as well. Just take it out and put it back in
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Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
February 20 2010 20:50 GMT
#9
You have two graphic cards thus you can with the help of google isolate what part is causing it
PanN
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2828 Posts
February 20 2010 20:56 GMT
#10
Have you tried putting peanut butter on your internet cache to boost your desktop wall paper?
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LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
February 20 2010 21:17 GMT
#11
On February 21 2010 05:07 Tenryu wrote:
Pfft, why when i post a blog asking for PC support it gets removed =\



It's motherfucking Travis
Chains none
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
February 21 2010 22:46 GMT
#12
I cleared the cmos by removing the battery for 10 minutes. I am 50% sure this is what worked. TY Elemenope.
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