Monitor killing Computer

hemocyanin · 08-25-2009, 06:27 PM

Ok so my sister is having a problem keeping a monitor. She buys a new one and after about a week or so the monitor does not show any image, does not turn off once on, and does not work on other computers.

I need to now if its the computer or she just have really bad luck with monitors.

She uses and HP Pavilion Elite m9500y. Currently equipped with a LG Flattron Monitor
Specs:
-OS Vista home premium
-AMD Phenom™ X4 2.4GHz
-System Memory (RAM) 8GB
-Hard Drive Serial ATA (7200 rpm) 750GB
-NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS
+she can use HDMI DVI-D and VGA (im thinking she needs to use something other than VGA).

Help would be appreciated.

Tumbleweed36 · 08-25-2009, 08:06 PM

One more bit of data please, that would be the brand name and watts of the power supply.

hemocyanin · 08-26-2009, 01:15 PM

It has a 350 watt power supply.

Tumbleweed36 · 08-26-2009, 01:58 PM

Look to me like you are really underpowered. You need at lest a 450 or 500 watt power supply in there to bring it up to snuff.

08-25-2009, 06:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
hemocyanin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Monitor killing Computer Ok so my sister is having a problem keeping a monitor. She buys a new one and after about a week or so the monitor does not show any image, does not turn off once on, and does not work on other computers. I need to now if its the computer or she just have really bad luck with monitors. She uses and HP Pavilion Elite m9500y. Currently equipped with a LG Flattron Monitor Specs: -OS Vista home premium -AMD Phenom™ X4 2.4GHz -System Memory (RAM) 8GB -Hard Drive Serial ATA (7200 rpm) 750GB -NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS +she can use HDMI DVI-D and VGA (im thinking she needs to use something other than VGA). Help would be appreciated.

08-25-2009, 08:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Re: Monitor killing Computer One more bit of data please, that would be the brand name and watts of the power supply. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

08-26-2009, 01:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
hemocyanin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate	Re: Monitor killing Computer It has a 350 watt power supply.

08-26-2009, 01:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Re: Monitor killing Computer Look to me like you are really underpowered. You need at lest a 450 or 500 watt power supply in there to bring it up to snuff. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.