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« on: July 23, 2008, 02:01:21 PM »
Okay so I was out of town so I'm not sure what happened, but I have returned home today to find out my computer doesn't work! My sister was using it, and she said she went to my cousin's house and came back to return that there was no more display. S#!t like this always happens when I leave the house.

Right now, I try to boot up my computer, but only stare at a black screen, but I can press a button on it telling me it's in power save mode and to press a key or move the mouse to activate my monitor, but this does nothing.

The monitor is a 19" Dell E173FP.

The rest of the specs are Intel Quad Core, 4GB Mushkin RAM, and a 8800GTX, 800W power supply from NZXT, in a Thermaltake Armor Jr case.

I'm assuming it's not the power supply since the computer turns on, I've tried switching the ram modules around but to no avail, and I don't think it's the graphics card because the fan still turns on and is spinning. I have also tried another monitor but that doesn't work either. I'd like to test the video card but my other computer has no PCI-E slot. I just can't see anything on the screen! Anybody have a solution? Thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2008, 02:10:57 PM »
So does it power on? if so do you have another monitor to try on it?
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2008, 02:13:50 PM »
Ah sorry I seem to have edited my post too late. Yes, everything powers on, but I can't see anything on the monitor. Usually there is this beep. I turn the computer on, monitor still has an orange light, I hear a beep, it turns green, I can see the bootup screen. Now this beep is absent, and the monitor light remains orange, meaning it is inactive.

Yes I have tried another monitor, which I know works (the monitor for this computer I am on right now). It doesn't work on the the other computer though.
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2008, 02:19:58 PM »
Does your motherboad have onboard video? if so take out your video card and plug you monitor into your onboard card and see if you see anything
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2008, 02:24:20 PM »
No, it does not.  undecided

Also, just tested this monitor with  a different computer. The monitor worked fine, so the monitor isn't the problem.
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2008, 02:29:27 PM »
On one of the replys that you can see your boot screen?
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2008, 02:32:22 PM »
No in the past trials I have not been able to see my boot screen. I think it boots up though, like I can "hear" it through the judgement of my fan getting louder and quieter.
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2008, 02:36:16 PM »
have you tried to pop out the card and putting it back in?
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2008, 02:38:35 PM »
Yes sir, I have tried reseating my graphics card, as well as my RAM sticks, then switching the positions of the RAM sticks.
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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2008, 03:04:59 PM »
is there a chance my graphics card could be broken if the fan still spins?
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« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2008, 03:15:00 PM »
I guess you could always take it down to a local computer shop and see if they can test it. or if you know someone that has a pci-e slot
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« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008, 03:18:14 PM »
Quote from: Altoidz on July 23, 2008, 03:04:59 PM
is there a chance my graphics card could be broken if the fan still spins?
Yes it could be bad even if the fan spins.

 Also, someone may have inadvertently changed the resolution to something the monitor may not handle, the only thing that stops me from believing this, is the  " beep " you say isn't there anymore.

 Have you reset the BIOS by moving the correct jumper , or just pulling the battery for 30 seconds yet ?
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« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 03:21:32 PM »
Quote from: mudmanc4 on July 23, 2008, 03:18:14 PM
Yes it could be bad even if the fan spins.

 Also, someone may have inadvertently changed the resolution to something the monitor may not handle, the only thing that stops me from believing this, is the  " beep " you say isn't there anymore.

 Have you reset the BIOS by moving the correct jumper , or just pulling the battery for 30 seconds yet ?

Yah thats true. changing the resolution would also do that.. I forgot about reseting bios idiot2
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« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2008, 03:23:33 PM »
No I have not done either, reason being. I'm not really sure how. I don't see a jumper switch (it should be near my CMOS right?) and the battery seems pretty tight on there. Am I supposed to pretty much just wrap my fingers around it and yank?
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2008, 03:25:54 PM »
yah usually by the cmos battery, and if have any tweezers us them if it in a tight place
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