[IVoyager]

Hello, this is my first post and though i am not completely computer illiterate i am by far no guru. so please forgive my ignorance if this is a stupid question.

I have an Acer Aspire AST180-UD360A. I think the motherboard is a HT2000. it is about 4 years old. i installed a GeForce 7300 GT about 6 months after i bought it. It was working fine last night. i shut it down normally. and this morning when i turned it on i just had a blank screen on my monitor. the startup sounded normal except for a clicking sound which i don't think i have heard before. i tried restarting a few times but got nothing. i plugged my monitor into the integrated video slot and i got a signal. the only thing that happened between last night and this morning is that i dropped a Maglite flashlight on my case pretty hard. Is my video card bad or is it possible that the thump from the maglite has knocked something loose that i can just pop back in? I pushed on all the cards and they seem to be in pretty snug. are there any jumpers that could have been knocked loose and have this effect?

Thanks in advance for you time and your replies
-Brian

 

[dai]

Re: No signal from video card

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

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them


d/load and run the h/drive makers diagnostic utility on the h/drive

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

 

[IVoyager]

Re: No signal from video card

Thanks for the response.

Geforce 7300GT
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3600+, 2000Mhz (now running at 32*C)
Motherboard HT 2000 (?)
2 gigs PC5300 DDR2 ram
Power supply (can't figure out what type or voltage)
Brand: Acer Model: Aspire T180

Well. my problem has been solved apparently. When i opened the case up i found an insane amount of dust in there(the fans were especially caked in dust). I pulled out my video card and gave everything a good dusting. popped it back in and everything works fine now, also it is running much more quietly. anywho thanks for the reply.

-Brian

 

[dai]

Re: No signal from video card

glad you have it sorted dust can and does cause havoc