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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
Just got back from camping in the mountains. My computer doesn't work. Monitor is dark. I am writing this from the newspaper where I work part time. Hopefully I will be back on-line soon.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Maybe you should borrow a monitor and look if it is not solely the monitor that blew ?
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
1523 Posts |
I agree... There couls be monitor to CPU problems.
Backlight problems...etc..
TKC!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
everytime something happens to my PC its always the power supply for some reason. I have changed probably 5 in the past 2 years
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Valued Member
United States
95 Posts |
Chances are that if the monitor is completely dark, then it is a monitor failure. Thankfully, you can buy terrific monitors these days for very little cash.
If it isn't the monitor, then perhaps your videocard is fried. That can also be replaced very cheaply. If fact, I have 4 of them gathering dust in my closet.
If it were your CPU or a montherboard problem, the monitor would still show something. In fact, it's really easy to tell if your monitor works by trying to adjust the settings, and seeing if the gui pops.
Buying new computers is always much fun, but if you find yourself doing so, buy a Mac :) If you can't buy an Apple though, please don't buy one of those cheesy pre-build HP Pavillions, Compaqs, or Dells...
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Valued Member
United States
95 Posts |
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Originally posted by Bryan1315
everytime something happens to my PC its always the power supply for some reason. I have changed probably 5 in the past 2 years
Yeeeesh!! You might be buying the wrong wattage then. I've never heard of something like that! Maybe you have a component that is frying it somehow? I mean, that's just crazy! I've got 3 computers at my place that I run 24/7. One has been up for about seven years now (my old Pentium II webserver), and hasn't had anything go out. You can get amazing 500 watt power supplys very cheaply these days. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have 3 here also and all stay on 24/7 but this one here which is a P4 3.2GHZ keeps frying them, well it hasn't done it in awhile but I have tried 650 watt ps and they still dont last very long
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Valued Member
United States
363 Posts |
Yesterday my monitor was dark too. I had left the computer on for about an hour and went away, when I came back monitor was dark. Computer was on, monitor sleep light was on (yellow). I turned the monitor on and off with the button, light still yellow. Unplugged monitor and plugged back in, didn't help. Turned computer on and off, didn't help. Finally, unplugged monitor and unplugged computer and let sit for about 2 or 3 minutes. Plugged them back in and turned on computer. It worked, the monitor fired up.  My next move was to go out and get the sledge hammer! |
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Valued Member
United States
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IF the system didn't go to sleep, AND the puter and vid card is okay, more than likely if it is a CRT type monitor, the high voltage prolly cr?pped out--IF so, the monitor is history, not worth fixin since crt types are sooo cheap now---(Make sure it is plugged in & the power cord is good!!& your absolutely sure it is gettting power) (without stickin yer finger into the outlet mind ya)) Then wack it couple times on the side, you would be surprised (LOL)  CiScO |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
986 Posts |
I really have no idea as to the techincal ascpects of the workings of a computer. Just hope you're back up and running soon Gary!
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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I like Ciscos Approach to it!
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
2078 Posts |
Well first it has happened several times my monitor staid asleep If I keep my computer switch on buttom pushes for 30 seconds I get a reset of the computer and that wakes my monitor I had a very noisy minifan on my graphics card I banged the computer very hard from right to left this shoved the fan away from the card and I am noisefree for more then a year now Of course I am an engineer that grew up when banging things still worked (like banging a stuck starter coil on a car  ) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did you put a dusk cover over it before you went camping? I'm always knocking the cord loose on mine every time I take it off. It doesn't take much. Then I usually have the same thoughs like the one in Cisco's smilie except mine is a sledge hammer. But then when I check the cord it always comes back up. "Men have become the tools of their tools."  Henry Thoreau |
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Thanks to you all for your thoughts.
I surely hope it's just the monitor, but here's why I don't think that's the case. When I boot up, or re-start, I alwys get the little bit of music telling me it is about done with the process, Now, when I try and re-boot or start it up, there's no sound, just the lights flashing on the CD and DVD holder. If it was just the monitor, wouldn't I still hear the music?
This computer has been great. It was built for me by my brother, who was a computer teacher at the high school level, and by my nephew, who works for a school district installing computers. However, if buy a new one, I'll get th extended warranty, and then should have too many worries for a few years.
If it is my CPU, what breaks my heart is that I didn't back up very much. On my "Word" procssing I have everything from financial information to historical rcords, to CCF stuff such as addresses.
Again, thanks.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
Bought a new computer.
It's on the way.
Hopefully my old one will be fixable and I can use it as a back-up.
Thanks again for suggestions. If I find out what went wrong, I'll let everone know.
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Posted 07/17/2006 05:45 am
