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| 1117398 | 2010-07-09 07:56:00 | Hi, I have a problem. Today I purchased a BenQ G2420HD monitor for my desktop PC. Prior to that I interchangeably used my Sony Bravia TV and an old DSE 17" monitor. First I connected the new monitor to the PC with HDMI cable -- the screen tells me "no cable detected". I then tried to connect with DVI and D-Subs cables but with the same result. OK, so I tired to reconnect my old DSE monitor -- no signal. Sony TV -- still no signal. Finally, I tested the new monitor with my laptop and it immediately connected. So obviously there is something wrong with my computer. I built that computer myself a couple of years ago by following guidelines from the internet, but I don't actually know much about computers. My computer has Asus M3A78-EM Motherboard and AMD Phenom 2 processor. I do not remember my graphics card, but I think it is either Geforce 8500 or 8800 (GT or GS). I use 64-bit Vista. Any theories on what the problem is? What can I do? |
vladiator (14565) | ||
| 1117399 | 2010-07-09 07:59:00 | Possibly video card, Does the computer still spin up, i.e fans spin harddrive turns etc? | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1117400 | 2010-07-09 08:01:00 | Yes, everything makes noise as usual. How do I test if it is a video card and what can I do to resolve the problem? |
vladiator (14565) | ||
| 1117401 | 2010-07-09 08:03:00 | BTW, I used it yesterday without any problems. | vladiator (14565) | ||
| 1117402 | 2010-07-09 08:08:00 | Check the video card is seated in the slot properly, it could have been loose and playing around with the cables made it worse... | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1117403 | 2010-07-09 08:26:00 | God, I feel so dumb. I opened the case, found my graphics card and only then realised that I have been inserting cables into the MB integrated graphics slots, not into my graphics card! My poor PC had to experience countless 'blind' restarts only because I was too dumb to correctly connect cables... |
vladiator (14565) | ||
| 1117404 | 2010-07-09 08:58:00 | It's refreshing to hear your confession and thanks for the Friday laugh!! Good to know that all's well. |
Jester (13) | ||
| 1117405 | 2010-07-09 09:00:00 | I've done worse, once thought a PC was dead because the monitor wouldn't come on The monitor wasn't even plugged in to the wall.... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1117406 | 2010-07-09 09:21:00 | We've all been there and done the ludicrous stuff too at some point | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1117407 | 2010-07-25 03:51:00 | please to slove my lcd monitor probleam-- lcd monitor i have message shown"entering power save mode "finally come it nd system runnig ,so please slove this ,it comes in lcd monitor only | nagm (15879) | ||
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