[SOLVED] Monitor problem

Phoenix_X · 06-25-2007, 02:56 PM

Hello, I have a 4 year-old custom computer with a P4P800 Deluxe motherboard with a P4 processor. It has a nVidia GeForce-FX 5200 video card, 1 WD 120GB ATA drive and 1 WD 300GB SATA drive. It has 1024 MB of Corsair DDR RAM.

When you turn the computer on, there is no response from the monitor. It is not the monitor or the cable. The hard drives both spin up, and the motherboard seems to be working properly. I beleive the video card is the problem, but it seems to be functioning, it gets warmer when you turn the computer on, so I think there is power going through it.

If you have any ideas, please help me out, this is a business computer and it is needed. I'll answer any questions you might have.

**simpswr** · 06-25-2007, 03:04 PM

Haveyou tried a known good Monitor?

Phoenix_X · 06-25-2007, 03:11 PM

The monitor works, it has been tried with another computer.

**simpswr** · 06-25-2007, 03:26 PM

I missed that in your first post . . do you have another video card to try with?

Phoenix_X · 06-25-2007, 03:31 PM

yes, but it is in another computer, and I can't take it out until work ends at 5.

**simpswr** · 06-25-2007, 03:36 PM

Well . . that is the first logical troubleshooting step.

Phoenix_X · 06-25-2007, 03:38 PM

I agree, I was just looking to see if someone else saw another thing I could try. Thanks for your time though.

**simpswr** · 06-25-2007, 03:55 PM

Good luck with it . . let us know what you find.

Phoenix_X · 06-25-2007, 04:13 PM

yep, it was the video card, i found a computer that could be turned off for a while and tried it's video card. Thanks for your help.

**simpswr** · 06-25-2007, 04:19 PM

Well done!

06-25-2007, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Phoenix_X Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP Media Center	[SOLVED] Monitor problem Hello, I have a 4 year-old custom computer with a P4P800 Deluxe motherboard with a P4 processor. It has a nVidia GeForce-FX 5200 video card, 1 WD 120GB ATA drive and 1 WD 300GB SATA drive. It has 1024 MB of Corsair DDR RAM. When you turn the computer on, there is no response from the monitor. It is not the monitor or the cable. The hard drives both spin up, and the motherboard seems to be working properly. I beleive the video card is the problem, but it seems to be functioning, it gets warmer when you turn the computer on, so I think there is power going through it. If you have any ideas, please help me out, this is a business computer and it is needed. I'll answer any questions you might have.

06-25-2007, 03:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,233 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Monitor problem Haveyou tried a known good Monitor? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

06-25-2007, 03:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phoenix_X Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP Media Center	Re: Monitor problem The monitor works, it has been tried with another computer.

06-25-2007, 03:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,233 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Monitor problem I missed that in your first post . . do you have another video card to try with? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

06-25-2007, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Phoenix_X Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP Media Center	Re: Monitor problem yes, but it is in another computer, and I can't take it out until work ends at 5.

06-25-2007, 03:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,233 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Monitor problem Well . . that is the first logical troubleshooting step. __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

06-25-2007, 03:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phoenix_X Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP Media Center	Re: Monitor problem I agree, I was just looking to see if someone else saw another thing I could try. Thanks for your time though.

06-25-2007, 03:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,233 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Monitor problem Good luck with it . . let us know what you find. __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

06-25-2007, 04:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Phoenix_X Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP Media Center	Re: Monitor problem yep, it was the video card, i found a computer that could be turned off for a while and tried it's video card. Thanks for your help.

06-25-2007, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,233 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Monitor problem Well done! __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?