Monitor will not come on

[Jacko725]

Hello dudes, got a really big issue here. I do not no alot about computers but i now abit.

the problem is basically i while a go the glass fuse went in the power supply, a new power supply was fitted. I was told that the graphics card is the problem. i baught another grapics card, and still no luck. It just comes up no imput signal and then turns itself off. This is a major set back because its the main computer for what desgin work i do.

Thanks alot for all this help any help is really appreicaited

Jack

 

[Jason.369]

After spending all the money on replacing components, you would have been better off replacing the monitor with a new one.

Sounds moronic to ask, but sometimes it's the little things we miss: have you tried tampering with all the cables? (behind the monitor, not just at the graphics card)
Checked any of the monitor settings by bringing up it's menu ('OSD')? The brightness may be turned down or the resolution or refresh rate (in hertz) may be set incorrectly {thus have a play about with these settings}.

Otherwise, I suggest just buying a new monitor (I can't believe you didn't do so in the first place :O ). When monitors bust they tend to bust permanently; only specialist really get them fixed. Unless it's a big widescreen plasma I really wouldn't bother tryna fix the monitor, and just buy a new replacement

 

[G~MAN]

Instead of buying a new one, test ANOTHER one out before hand

 

[Jacko725]

hi mate the monitor works, as it has been tested on another computer, and i have made sure all cables are in.. i am confused

 

[Jason.369]

hi mate the monitor works, as it has been tested on another computer...

tut, Why didn't you say so? That changes everything

Have you tried the computer the monitor won't work with, with another monitor? If so, did it work?

 

[Jacko725]

yup tried another screen and still no luck

 

[floppybootstomp]

Does the computer give one beep after a little while when you switch it on?

Can you hear fans spinning?

Any activity from the case led's?

 

[Jacko725]

yes very faint beep and all lights and fans are working

hope this helps

 

[floppybootstomp]

It does point to the video card.

However, the fact you've bought a new video card and it still doesn't work points to something else.

My guess would be that when the original power supply failed, it's taken the motherboard out with it.

The only way to test is by substitution of different parts I'm afraid.

Do you know the machine's specifications? Which motherboard/cpu/memory/graphics card you have?

Also what power supply if you can find that out.

If it's old it may not be worth trying to repair.

 

[Jacko725]

Hi mate thanks for all this help

the new power supply is called - ATX Sino Tech Electircs, AMD K7 compaitable intel pentium 4 fully supoort

The new graphics card is called - XFX GET FORCE FX 5200 - THE NORMAL PVI NOT THE EXPRESS

i have 1 chip of memory if that is any help (long blue chip)

i do have a spare motherbord which i no works in the shed, should i try that

Basically i need to keep this computer, because im in the sign trade if u like, it has alot of fonts etc

its not that old, it has alot of new parts by the previous owner and also has 3 fans

Jack

 

[floppybootstomp]

Not a lot of info there I'm afraid.

That's an AGP video card so it is quite an old machine.

If you know what you're doing when it comes to changing motherboards and you know the one 'in the shed' (lol) works then by all means try swapping them over, you have little to lose.

As for all those fonts, they'll be on your hard disk which is very likely ok. You could take that disk out, load it into another computer and transfer all your important data over to that computer.

Where it could be burnt to DVD/CD or transferred to a USB memory stick.

Same goes for you if you bought a new machine, you could almost certainly save all your data.

 

[Jacko725]

well no luck with the other motherbord, i no for certain it works because i used it the other day. its going to someone tomorrow, see what they say