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steelhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul formerly known as Victoria
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 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: NoSignal: Little Assistance here |
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So I turned on my computer this morning and the screen says no signal..... Any ideas what this might be. I checked all the connections, everything is plugged in.
Computer is not even a month old.
SHIZITE
THanks in advance |
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keninseoul
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:18 pm Post subject: no signal |
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doubtful its the cable, unless its just plain loose!
could be internal in the monitor - try swapping the monitor
more likely the video card - try reseating it (pull out, and put back in)
if still no luck, try swapping the video card |
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keithinkorea
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Unlikely to be the monitor! Things without moving parts dont tend to break.
If it's not a dodgy connection in the cabling, maybe your video card has broken.
Fault finding in computer stuff is a case of isolating the problem. Borrow another monitor and you'll know if it is the video card, plug the computer into another monitor and you'll see where the fault lies.
If it is the comp then take the video card out and reseat it.
There is no quick fix. When it comes to fixing computer it is a case of logical deduction. |
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| keithinkorea wrote: |
Unlikely to be the monitor! Things without moving parts dont tend to break.
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Really? I beg to differ! I've personally blown sound cards, video cards, RAM, CRTs, and CPUs. None of these components have any moving parts.
To the OP, it could be that your monitor just expired. I was working on an emachine last year that was doing the exact same thing. The remedy was as simple as switching out the monitor. Try this first. It is the easiest and least invasive test to see what the problem is. If that fails, check all of the connections, both in terms of cords and hardware seating. I doubt this would be a driver issue, but you could try installing an update to your graphics controller if all else fails. |
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steelhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul formerly known as Victoria
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:20 am Post subject: |
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well I pulled the cover off, pulled out the vid card and plugged it back in. I dont have another Monitor to test it with. I do have a laptop.... can that help me any?
Worst case scenario, I take it Back for A/S at youngsan..... The whole system is less than a monthold.
Any other ideas? |
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jazblanc77
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| steelhead wrote: |
well I pulled the cover off, pulled out the vid card and plugged it back in. I dont have another Monitor to test it with. I do have a laptop.... can that help me any?
Worst case scenario, I take it Back for A/S at youngsan..... The whole system is less than a monthold.
Any other ideas? |
A laptop will do fine for testing this issue. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:06 am Post subject: |
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| jazblanc77 wrote: |
| keithinkorea wrote: |
Unlikely to be the monitor! Things without moving parts dont tend to break.
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Really? I beg to differ! |
But, if I read the OP correctly, he is seeing a 'no signal' error message on his monitor...
My experience has been thatthe monitor either works, or it doesn't. And you can't really go digging into a monitor and repair it yourself (in fact that's extremely dangerous to do if you have a CRT monitor).
I've seen my share of those ("no signal" error msgs, haven't we all?) and it has been a variety of things from loose cable straight up to fried motherboard.
My question to the Steelhead would be: how does the computer SOUND? In other words, does it make the regular booting sounds (fans coming on, Hard drives seeking, etc.)?
Or is it dead in the water?
Or something in between, with some irregular beeping noises?
The answer to that would narrow down where you might be having a problem, but the standard trouble shooting for this has already been listed: check cable, then check card seating. This fixes the problem in most cases.
If it doesn't, then you're looking at determining what hardware has failed on you.
Swapping monitors (or a laptop etc.) would be good, but I'm willing to be that if- if you are getting normal booting sounds- it's going to be your videocard (I've found that swapping out video cards has saved me from lugging around monitors and cases over the years- keep those old video cards!).
But your computer should have been giving you post failure beep codes (unless newer post tests don't do that? Mine uses a voice that tells me what has failed- no more hunting around for the manual that explains the beep codes). Perhaps the card fails partially so that it passes POST yet cannot deliver signal?
So then it could be a fried motherboard or a failure (or even partial failure) of the power supply.  |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| jazblanc77 wrote: |
| steelhead wrote: |
well I pulled the cover off, pulled out the vid card and plugged it back in. I dont have another Monitor to test it with. I do have a laptop.... can that help me any?
Worst case scenario, I take it Back for A/S at youngsan..... The whole system is less than a monthold.
Any other ideas? |
A laptop will do fine for testing this issue. |
Right. Specifically, plug your monitor into your laptop to rule it out as a source of your problem. |
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keithinkorea
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:22 am Post subject: |
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[quote="jazblanc77"][quote="keithinkorea"]Unlikely to be the monitor! Things without moving parts dont tend to break.
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| Really? I beg to differ! I've personally blown sound cards, video cards, RAM, CRTs, and CPUs. None of these components have any moving parts. |
You've had some bad luck then. I've never had anything in a computer go bad except for weird operating system issues and cd-dvd writing gear. I must have gone through at least 5 cd-dvd writers. I seem to have a nackof breaking those kinds of things those things. My worst record is with LG disc writers, I'll never buy another one as a result, I tend to buy the cheapest fastest generic writer I can find these days. When it inevitably goes wrong I throw it away
Soundcards and video cards often have fans, if they're powerful models. Things that move break a lot more than things that don't in my experience.
Anyway I hope the OP has sorted his problems out. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| keithinkorea wrote: |
You've had some bad luck then.
Things that move break a lot more than things that don't in my experience. |
I agree. Opening the case and 'dusting' with a can of compressed air quarterly can save you money on fried components (keep the fans/airflow clean of dust bunnies- the biggest dust bunnies I've ever seen in my life were in Korea)
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| Anyway I hope the OP has sorted his problems out. |
What do you think? Is having not heard back from him yet a good sign or a bad one? |
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steelhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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well I plugged the other monitor into my computer, but nothing has happend. Ive never set up the dual monitor thing, so I dont really have a clue what Im doing.
I plugged the monitor in. My video card supports dual monitors, but I assume I have to do something in the settings....
What do I do from here? |
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steelhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul formerly known as Victoria
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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I could just haul it all down to Youngsan get them to check it out. But that is definately a pain, and a 2 person job. Which another person would ahve to come.....I could hardly convince myself to go never mind someone else.
just wna to knowwhether to bring the monitor or the CPU |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| steelhead wrote: |
I could just haul it all down to Youngsan get them to check it out. But that is definately a pain, and a 2 person job. Which another person would ahve to come.....I could hardly convince myself to go never mind someone else.
just wna to knowwhether to bring the monitor or the CPU |
Why would they want the CPU? That's just a chip.
Does the monitor show anything else at any time besides "no signal"? |
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steelhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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sorry, for my wording, I meant the Case...
well turn it on, says DVI inthe top left hand corner, then switches and says no signal, then it is blank |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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Well, is it a monitor/tv?
If it is, take the remote control (or the monitor) and push the 'pc' (or equivalent) button -- you might have it set for a input from a different source.
As well, if it is and LCD monitor, you should have 2 ways to hook it up to the computer. The DVI cable will have a pretty wide connector (see here) and the svga connector will be smaller. The jacks will be next to each other (probably) on both the monitor and the computer so they won't be hard to find, and the place where you bought the computer hopefully gave you both sets of cables. |
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