[SOLVED] Monitor won't turn on suddenly.

Noprisoners4lif · 01-11-2012, 06:15 PM

I recently factory restored my computer, today actually. I had it running fine and was installing some of my old programs and transferring over some pictures I had put onto a flash drive. I left the computer on as I went out for 3 hours, allowing everything to finish and hope it'd be done by the time I got back. When I got back, the monitor was black and had a white stripe going across the middle with all weird colored dots within the white stripe. I figured the computer had frozen somehow, but now my monitor won't turn on at all. I manually restart the computer with the power button, I hear the fan going on and I even hear the beep noise, but my monitor is still black. When I touch the power button on my monitor, I get the noise it usually makes followed by the gateway logo. After a few seconds it just says no signal. What could be the issue here?

**Masterchiefxx17** · 01-11-2012, 07:42 PM

Can you try another monitor?

This will tell us if its the monitor or your video card.

Noprisoners4lif · 01-11-2012, 07:43 PM

I planned on bringing the computer over a friends house tomorrow to test that theory out. Is that the only two issues? It's either the monitor or the VC ?

**Masterchiefxx17** · 01-11-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Noprisoners4lif

I planned on bringing the computer over a friends house tomorrow to test that theory out. Is that the only two issues? It's either the monitor or the VC ?

There can always be other issues. It's just the Monitor and Video card are the most likely.

Post back tomorrow with your results from the other monitor.

Tyree · 01-12-2012, 07:59 AM

Brand & Model Number of the gateway?
Has any hardware been added/changed from the original configuration?

Noprisoners4lif · 01-12-2012, 10:31 AM

Well it started working again last night after I played around a bit with the DVI. I tried plugging it into my other DVI port on my vc and it worked. So I thought that DVI port got burned out, but then I tried putting it in the other DVI port that I thought was burned out and it worked too so I'm at a loss lol. I didn't do anything different than I did 2 hours prior but at least it's working right now.

**Masterchiefxx17** · 01-12-2012, 01:30 PM

Im glad its working. If there are any other errors please post back.

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