Blank monitor

AceSox · 03-14-2008, 09:28 AM

i am having similer issues and would also like to know how to fix it

i just put in a new motherboard(original model, my old one broke] i put the videocard and all the other things on the M board, and now when i turn it on it powers up but nothing shows up onscreen, i even tried plugging a regular moniter in but still nothing.

im asuming its the videocard but im not sure.
ATI 7000 radeon 32mb video card

thanks in advance

dan

dai · 03-14-2008, 11:08 AM

post your system specs including the power supply details
brand
wattage

~~Computer_Doctor~~ · 03-14-2008, 03:37 PM

Try clearing the cmos and see if that solves your issues.

If this is a new motherboard, it is possible that the motherboard is DOA. Ive had this issue before when I built my last system. Turns out my motherboard was dead.

AceSox · 03-14-2008, 08:31 PM

i have no idea how to clear cmos <.<

its a dell inspiron 5100 notebook
128MB, 266MHz DDR DIMM RAM
pentium 4 proceser

dai · 03-15-2008, 10:11 AM

check your connections to the screen and backlight
if you don't mention it is a laptop you will on most occasions receive instructions for a desktop
you need to up the ram to a min of 512mg
does the video share the ram reseat the video card

03-14-2008, 09:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
AceSox Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Blank monitor i am having similer issues and would also like to know how to fix it i just put in a new motherboard(original model, my old one broke] i put the videocard and all the other things on the M board, and now when i turn it on it powers up but nothing shows up onscreen, i even tried plugging a regular moniter in but still nothing. im asuming its the videocard but im not sure. ATI 7000 radeon 32mb video card thanks in advance dan

03-14-2008, 11:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,575 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Blank monitor post your system specs including the power supply details brand wattage __________________

03-14-2008, 03:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Computer_Doctor~~ Troubled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 644 OS: Windows XP	Re: Blank monitor Try clearing the cmos and see if that solves your issues. If this is a new motherboard, it is possible that the motherboard is DOA. Ive had this issue before when I built my last system. Turns out my motherboard was dead.

03-14-2008, 08:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
AceSox Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: Blank monitor i have no idea how to clear cmos <.< its a dell inspiron 5100 notebook 128MB, 266MHz DDR DIMM RAM pentium 4 proceser

03-15-2008, 10:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,575 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Blank monitor check your connections to the screen and backlight if you don't mention it is a laptop you will on most occasions receive instructions for a desktop you need to up the ram to a min of 512mg does the video share the ram reseat the video card __________________