MY computer starts but monitor shows nothing

spartan2529 · 07-08-2009, 05:47 PM

I had a Windows XP and well that's about all that i know about it. Anyway a month or so before it died the fan was makeing weird sounds and then i turned the computer on and the power came on and all the lights did but i heard no beep to show it started and the Monitor shows nothing. I tryed a new monitor and nothing. I may of tried a new grafix card but i forget tbh. This computer worked great and it is doing alot better than this vista i'm on right now. I would love to have that computer so i'm wondering if anybody knows what's wrong because i don't have that $ for a new one atm.

**spike2me** · 07-08-2009, 06:06 PM

First when the computer starts up do you see a black dos screen with the hardware information (hard drive, CD rom etc? with instructions to hit a certain key for Setup)? If you do, then you may need to just change video cards, or if you have onboard video, remove the video card and use the onboard. If you get no joy when you boot up, chances are great the fan was clogged up with dust or stopped spinning and the motherboard burnt up.

spartan2529 · 07-08-2009, 06:26 PM

Well the computer died and then we did get it to work 1 time after that but then we restarted it and it never came back on. Tommrow i will take the computer apart and look at what is all there and check the fan ect. When the computer starts the monitor is just plain black. It shows nothing and does nothing.

dai · 07-08-2009, 10:28 PM

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

07-08-2009, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
spartan2529 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista	MY computer starts but monitor shows nothing I had a Windows XP and well that's about all that i know about it. Anyway a month or so before it died the fan was makeing weird sounds and then i turned the computer on and the power came on and all the lights did but i heard no beep to show it started and the Monitor shows nothing. I tryed a new monitor and nothing. I may of tried a new grafix card but i forget tbh. This computer worked great and it is doing alot better than this vista i'm on right now. I would love to have that computer so i'm wondering if anybody knows what's wrong because i don't have that $ for a new one atm. Last edited by spartan2529; 07-08-2009 at 05:52 PM. Reason: Spelling

07-08-2009, 06:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
spike2me TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,650 OS: XP SP3, Vista SP2, Windows7	Re: MY computer starts but monitor shows nothing First when the computer starts up do you see a black dos screen with the hardware information (hard drive, CD rom etc? with instructions to hit a certain key for Setup)? If you do, then you may need to just change video cards, or if you have onboard video, remove the video card and use the onboard. If you get no joy when you boot up, chances are great the fan was clogged up with dust or stopped spinning and the motherboard burnt up. __________________ Spike Baron A Plus, MCSE, MCAS (office 2007) MOUS, CNA

07-08-2009, 06:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
spartan2529 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows Vista	Re: MY computer starts but monitor shows nothing Well the computer died and then we did get it to work 1 time after that but then we restarted it and it never came back on. Tommrow i will take the computer apart and look at what is all there and check the fan ect. When the computer starts the monitor is just plain black. It shows nothing and does nothing.

07-08-2009, 10:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,702 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: MY computer starts but monitor shows nothing what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage __________________