Monitor not turning on

Kobraki17 · 10-12-2005, 10:23 PM

My computer is dying and is in desperate need of help!

Problem:
Alright. I went online the other day looking for some more RAM for my computer. At the time, I had 2 512mb sticks, and I bought a 1gb stick. The new stick matches my computer's specs 100%. It arrived in the mail, and I went to install it in my computer. I shut it down properly (it was working beautifully), and proceeded to install my new RAM. I installed it properly, with no problems, and then turned on my computer. My computer turned on fine, but I noticed that my monitor didn't turn on. It was stuck in standby (orange LED light next to the button). I tried a whole bunch of things to try to get it working again (listed below), but all of my attempts have failed. I have no idea what is going on. I don't smell anything fried, and even if something fried, I would have no idea what it was. Everything else works fine, I just have no signal going to the monitor.

Computer specs:
ASUS A7V600 mother board
AMD Athlon XP 2800 socket a (I believe)
ATI Radeon x700 pro AGP (original card)
ATI Radeon 9200 AGP (backup video-card)
Originally had 2 512mbs sticks of RAM from 2 different companies. DDR400 PC3200
The new RAM I bought

What i've tried:
1. Hooking it up to a different monitor.
2. Hooking up another video-card.
3. Rearanging my RAM in every possible way.
4. Making sure my video-card was hooked in properly.

I can provide any other information you need. This is my mom's computer, so I might not be able to check it too often.

Uranium-235 · 10-12-2005, 10:49 PM

Did you try just the 1gb pqi stick

Kobraki17 · 10-12-2005, 11:12 PM

Yup. I have tried every combination. Also, I just tried clearing my RTC RAM with the jumpers, that didn't work either.

Uranium-235 · 10-13-2005, 03:29 PM

Your'e saying you put the 1gb stick in, and after you did, the previous 512M sticks dont work alone anymore?

Kobraki17 · 10-13-2005, 11:05 PM

I have 3 slots for RAM. I added a 3rd card (1gb), and after I did that my monitor wouldn't get out of standby. I tried another monitor, I tried rearranging all of my RAM, I tried a new video card, I tried everything!

dai · 10-14-2005, 11:27 AM

try resetting the cmos
if you are posting but getting no video check the power supply

10-12-2005, 10:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kobraki17 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 OS: WINXP	Monitor not turning on My computer is dying and is in desperate need of help! Problem: Alright. I went online the other day looking for some more RAM for my computer. At the time, I had 2 512mb sticks, and I bought a 1gb stick. The new stick matches my computer's specs 100%. It arrived in the mail, and I went to install it in my computer. I shut it down properly (it was working beautifully), and proceeded to install my new RAM. I installed it properly, with no problems, and then turned on my computer. My computer turned on fine, but I noticed that my monitor didn't turn on. It was stuck in standby (orange LED light next to the button). I tried a whole bunch of things to try to get it working again (listed below), but all of my attempts have failed. I have no idea what is going on. I don't smell anything fried, and even if something fried, I would have no idea what it was. Everything else works fine, I just have no signal going to the monitor. Computer specs: ASUS A7V600 mother board AMD Athlon XP 2800 socket a (I believe) ATI Radeon x700 pro AGP (original card) ATI Radeon 9200 AGP (backup video-card) Originally had 2 512mbs sticks of RAM from 2 different companies. DDR400 PC3200 The new RAM I bought What i've tried: 1. Hooking it up to a different monitor. 2. Hooking up another video-card. 3. Rearanging my RAM in every possible way. 4. Making sure my video-card was hooked in properly. I can provide any other information you need. This is my mom's computer, so I might not be able to check it too often.

10-14-2005, 11:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	try resetting the cmos if you are posting but getting no video check the power supply __________________

10-12-2005, 10:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Uranium-235 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milky Way/Alpha Quadrant/Earth/US/Texas Posts: 189 OS: Windows 2000 Professional 2195	Did you try just the 1gb pqi stick

10-12-2005, 11:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kobraki17 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 OS: WINXP	Yup. I have tried every combination. Also, I just tried clearing my RTC RAM with the jumpers, that didn't work either.

10-13-2005, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Uranium-235 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milky Way/Alpha Quadrant/Earth/US/Texas Posts: 189 OS: Windows 2000 Professional 2195	Your'e saying you put the 1gb stick in, and after you did, the previous 512M sticks dont work alone anymore?

10-13-2005, 11:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kobraki17 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 OS: WINXP	I have 3 slots for RAM. I added a 3rd card (1gb), and after I did that my monitor wouldn't get out of standby. I tried another monitor, I tried rearranging all of my RAM, I tried a new video card, I tried everything!