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| Thread ID: 77844 | 2007-03-24 23:25:00 | pc repairs myself...??? | hammer (1735) | Press F1 |
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| 535647 | 2007-03-24 23:25:00 | it appears the pin socket for the monitor plug on the back of my pc is faulty...(have tried connecting other monitor with no joy) is there any way i could fix this myself....looking inside the box it appears it could be beyond me... but your members have helped me before..so here is hoping |
hammer (1735) | ||
| 535648 | 2007-03-24 23:45:00 | If its onboard video then no dont try and fix it. Buy an AGP or PCI videocard instead. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 535649 | 2007-03-24 23:52:00 | it must be beyond me cos i dont even know if it is onboard video how would i suss that... |
hammer (1735) | ||
| 535650 | 2007-03-25 00:01:00 | If the videocard connection is near the top of the case at the back of the case, it maybe onboard. Or if u open the case, you'll see that its part of the motherboard. Which means its onboard. Or if its in a PC / AGP slot (down the bottom), then its an AGP / PCI card (or other) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 535651 | 2007-03-25 00:13:00 | it appears the pin socket for the monitor plug on the back of my pc is faulty...(have tried connecting other monitor with no joy) Are you sure that the monitor plug is faulty? As this would be very rare? It could be one of a number of things? |
radium (8645) | ||
| 535652 | 2007-03-25 00:15:00 | ok looked up sites... it is onboard ... it is pci next .. how do i identify what card to buy |
hammer (1735) | ||
| 535653 | 2007-03-25 00:16:00 | radium.... i am not sure of anything... just that another monitor wouldnt work in the plug either so i presumed it was the plug | hammer (1735) | ||
| 535654 | 2007-03-25 00:16:00 | buy the video card from somewhere that will let you return it for any reason in case it is the motherboard that has died, rather than the video card. | Greven (91) | ||
| 535655 | 2007-03-25 00:36:00 | ok looked up sites... it is onboard ... it is pci It can't be both. Is the Plug Side ways on the Back of the comp? If it is then it's onboard. Which is the most likely option, especially as PCI video cards are quite rare these days. radium.... i am not sure of anything... just that another monitor wouldnt work in the plug either so i presumed it was the plug It is very unlikely that it would be the plug. Are there any visable signs of damage to the plug? or does the connection not seem right? Can you hear your computer post when you boot it? Or like Greven said try a Video card, can you borrow one from a mate? |
radium (8645) | ||
| 535656 | 2007-03-25 04:47:00 | radium.... i am not sure of anything... just that another monitor wouldnt work in the plug either so i presumed it was the plug The plug? The plug is just a plug, its more likely to be the graphics chip itself. And are you sure its just a graphics problem? How did you diagnose this? Does the PC boot, can you hear the hard drive startup and load Windows? Or is the entire PC just sitting there doing nothing? |
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