red1152

I have a monitor that came with a package comp. I bought 2 yrs ago that keeps flashing on and off, mostly when the computer starts up and shuts down, but now I can't get it to start because I can't see anything except the stupid flashing green light!!! Here is a list of things I have tried

1. turning off the computer and turning it back on again
2. pulling the plug that goes from the moniter to the wall out of the wall
3. pulling the plug out of the moniter
4. turning off the power surge switch

at least one of these used to work in the past, now nothing is working...oh and I have tried plugging another monitor into the computer, but to no avail. any advice???

Deleted090308

Hi!
Have you tried the monitor on another computer? Is there anything else happening - "funny" noises etc?

Nicholas

red1152

I don't have another computer to try it on....I just have that one and the laptop. I have tried other monitors and they don't work either. It doesnt make a noise it just flashing green light

dai

check out the power supply,it may be on it's way out

red1152

ummm how do I do that??

dai

either by swapping in a better power supply or by using a multi meter
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...ultimeter.html

red1152

I tried to read that article, but it is like greek...anything that is in laymens terms??

twajetmech

Also, if your laptop has a vga port and your monitor is vga(or you have a dvi to vga adaptor) you should be able to try the monitor with the laptop. If it works, then as Dai stated either your psu is bad, or your videocard is bad....list all your components next time you post, it will help us help you.

red1152

I don't think I can plug my monitor into my laptop. what does vga mean? How do I list all my components if I can't get on that computer?

Deleted090308

VGA = Video Graphics Array - it's a standard for computer monitors. You can get a list of the hardware in your computer by using Everest, which you can download from here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

red1152

what about for the computer that I cant get on....I'm on my laptop right now which works fine...wouldn't that give the components for the laptop?

Deleted090308

Yes, of course, you're right. Do you know the brand/model of the computer?

red1152

Compaq Presario SR1130NX
The Monitor is an FP5315

Deleted090308

Ok! I can't find any information on the power supply (PSU) in that computer. Is there a PSU you can borrow and try?

twajetmech

Your computer came with intergrated graphics, but it also should have an AGP slot, when you ordered the computer did you upgrade the graphics to a descrete videocard....if so, then you can turn the cmputer off, take out the videocard and enable the onboard graphics and see if that works. Also if you do have a descrete videocard then you will also have a vga port on the mobo and from the videocard....make sure your monitor is plugged into the enabled device. Otherwise I suspect like Dai, your psu is dead, which is why you were having the initial problem on startup as the psu slowly died.

red1152

eneles: not that I know of!!

twajetmech: I bought the computer from the store...I didn't upgrade anything as it was a higher end computer at the time (2 yrs ago) I probably sound dumb but I don't know what an agp slot is and I don't know how to take out the videocard.

twajetmech

As with most HP/Compaq's in its class, it probably came with a generic 300W psu, barely enough power to run it. Luckily it is a standard ATX psu. a decent replacement will not be expensive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371005

twajetmech

That's okay, you probably only have the intergrated graphics then....I'd go for a new psu. There should be a sticker on the psu somewhere that states its wattage, there is no harm in putting in a psu with a higher wattage than what you have now, so if you find that the psu is a 300W unit and replace it with a 350W or 400W unit, that's okay. A new psu may have a 24 pin power connector, and your mobo probably has a 20 pin....have no fear, almost all of the 24 pin conectors snap to make them into a 20 pin....and you can always leave the extra 4 pins hanging off the mobo if it doesn't.

red1152

It just started working all of a sudden....Is there some test that I can do to see what may be wrong?

Deleted090308

The easiest test is to "stress" the computer by multitasking - running several programs simultaneously. Or - you could download a benchmark program like Sandra. But that will only reveal the symptoms - not the cause. The best you can do (IMHO) is to try another PSU.

Nicholas