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display/graphics problem

  • 13-01-2010 5:56pm
    #1
    sham69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    We had a power trip on Sunday due to a burst water pipe.
    When I powered my desktop bacj on the next day , windows boots up as I can hear it but the monitor is not displaying anything?
    I tried taking out the radeon pci-e card that was in it and replaced it with an old ati card that i had lying around.
    I am not 100% sure that the ati card still works.
    The monitor has a green light on it and I can see a slight flicker when it boots up first, kind if like I can see the screen for a split second but very lightly.
    Has anybody got any ideas what else it could be or how I can know for sure that it is the graphics.
    I tried pressing f8 on bootup and also tried holding down the power on the pc while plugged out ( I read that on some forum)
    And advice greatly appreciated as its been a very rough week in the house.
    Cheers.
    Sham.

    The pc is a self build (not by me) lan party 4 sli running windows xp.


Comments

  • #2
    RoadKillTs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭RoadKillTs


    If you don't have a spare monitor then bring it over to a mates and test it on theirs. Easiest thing to do tbh.


  • #3
    sham69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭sham69


    I have another pc so I suppose i could test it against the monitor.
    Its wierd coz now and again I can see very faint display.
    Cheers for the reply.


  • #4
    RoadKillTs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭RoadKillTs


    Its wierd coz now and again I can see very faint display.

    Can you see a faint display when testing both graphic cards?


  • #5
    _ZeeK_
    Registered Users Posts: 282 ✭✭_ZeeK_


    see if you can bring up the monitor menu by pressing one of the buttons on the monitor itself and if you can see the menu dialog box, it means your monitor works but something else is screwed.... if thats the case, try and do a factory reset.


  • #6
    sham69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭sham69


    can't see anything on the monitor, so can't access anything.
    Green light is on and when I plug the vga cable out I can see the signal test colours going across the screen but barely visible.


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  • #7
    RoadKillTs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭RoadKillTs


    I'm betting the monitor is gone.


  • #8
    sham69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭sham69


    Cheers for the replies all.
    I will check after my dinner, instantly thought it was the graphics card.
    I didnt think it was the monitor as the green light was on but I guess that means nothing.
    Will report back within the hour.
    Thanks again.


  • #9
    sham69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭sham69


    Just hooked up a different pc to the monitor and it looks like the monitor is indeed knackered.
    It was only a dell 15" flat so not the end of the world.
    Will keep an eye out for a cheap one on adverts or might be able to scab one from work tomorrow..
    Cheers for all the replies.


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