Monitor down

lxtynan · 04-28-2008, 05:16 PM

The onboard video on my motherboard went bad and caused 2 monitors to quit working. The green light won't come on on either monitor. Anyone got any ideas or should I throw them out? Thanks.

**TriggerFinger** · 04-28-2008, 05:31 PM

hi,

have you tried them out with another computer yet?

lxtynan · 04-28-2008, 07:15 PM

Yes I have. Neither works. Wondering if there is something common that goes wrong when the monitor is damged from the onboard video. Hate to throw away 2 monitors.

**TriggerFinger** · 04-28-2008, 07:25 PM

no green light on the monitors mean no signal right?

seems almost impossible that a failing motherboard could damage a monitor. unless may be there is a short on the mobo that could have backfired to the monitor.

lxtynan · 04-29-2008, 12:56 PM

The green light I refer to is the LED next to the on/off switch. It normally comes on when you turn on the monitor.

**TriggerFinger** · 04-29-2008, 01:07 PM

looks like they are gone. test them on another computer (and pray

). seriously, unless there is a fuse somewhere that you can plug in again; i think they need serious repair.

lxtynan · 04-30-2008, 01:58 PM

In the trash they go. Thanks.

04-28-2008, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
lxtynan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 4 OS: win xp	Monitor down The onboard video on my motherboard went bad and caused 2 monitors to quit working. The green light won't come on on either monitor. Anyone got any ideas or should I throw them out? Thanks.

04-28-2008, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Monitor down hi, have you tried them out with another computer yet? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

04-28-2008, 07:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
lxtynan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 4 OS: win xp	Re: Monitor down Yes I have. Neither works. Wondering if there is something common that goes wrong when the monitor is damged from the onboard video. Hate to throw away 2 monitors.

04-28-2008, 07:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Monitor down no green light on the monitors mean no signal right? seems almost impossible that a failing motherboard could damage a monitor. unless may be there is a short on the mobo that could have backfired to the monitor. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

04-29-2008, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
lxtynan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 4 OS: win xp	Re: Monitor down The green light I refer to is the LED next to the on/off switch. It normally comes on when you turn on the monitor.

04-29-2008, 01:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Monitor down looks like they are gone. test them on another computer (and pray ). seriously, unless there is a fuse somewhere that you can plug in again; i think they need serious repair. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

04-30-2008, 01:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
lxtynan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 4 OS: win xp	Re: Monitor down In the trash they go. Thanks.