problem with monitor display

sniki3 · 03-04-2008, 04:52 PM

i have a dell desktop computer and the monitor wont work...my little sister turned off the computer by clicking off on the surge protector....now when i turn on the computer the monitor wont work(black screen at start up can't access safe mode)...i tried using a different monitor and swapping video cards with another computer but nothing has worked....

RateBuddha · 03-05-2008, 09:19 PM

Slap your sister 8) it wont make the computer work but it will make you feel better !

have you tryed Switching power strips? or maybe your power supply craped out... o.O

saintecho01 · 03-05-2008, 09:30 PM

you could try takeing bios battery out for 10 mins and put back in

sniki3 · 03-06-2008, 10:26 AM

power supply works the fan inside it works and the cpu fan works...used a different vga cable didnt work.....im about to take out the CMOS battery.....i dunno wat else to do....maybe flash the BIOS but i dont know how to do that...

andrew12398 · 03-08-2008, 06:02 PM

I think that's the same thing that's happening to me, is the fan running at 100%?

sniki3 · 03-09-2008, 10:38 AM

the fans seem to be running at 100%...i took the cmos battery out...nothing has worked.....

03-04-2008, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
sniki3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	problem with monitor display i have a dell desktop computer and the monitor wont work...my little sister turned off the computer by clicking off on the surge protector....now when i turn on the computer the monitor wont work(black screen at start up can't access safe mode)...i tried using a different monitor and swapping video cards with another computer but nothing has worked....

03-05-2008, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
RateBuddha Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: PA, Stroudsburg Posts: 74 OS: Windows XP	Re: problem with monitor display Slap your sister 8) it wont make the computer work but it will make you feel better ! have you tryed Switching power strips? or maybe your power supply craped out... o.O

03-05-2008, 09:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
saintecho01 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: southampton,uk. Posts: 216 OS: vista ultimate 64/win xp	Re: problem with monitor display you could try takeing bios battery out for 10 mins and put back in

03-06-2008, 10:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
sniki3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: problem with monitor display power supply works the fan inside it works and the cpu fan works...used a different vga cable didnt work.....im about to take out the CMOS battery.....i dunno wat else to do....maybe flash the BIOS but i dont know how to do that...

03-08-2008, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrew12398 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Re: problem with monitor display I think that's the same thing that's happening to me, is the fan running at 100%?

03-09-2008, 10:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
sniki3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: problem with monitor display the fans seem to be running at 100%...i took the cmos battery out...nothing has worked.....