PC has no video, doesn't beep...

[Dan Musicant]

Just got a call from my neice's fiance. OK, they know I'm kinda deep in
computers, but I don't know what to tell him. They have a PC, maybe
600-800 Mhz or so, running Win2000 with 128 mb. It was doing fine, just
fine, but he was shoving the case back in it's cranny and the video
cable got pinched and Wham! No video. They go out and buy another
monitor. Guess they wanted an LCD, so they get a Viewsonic 17" LCD -
they'd been using a Viewsonic 17" CRT. This, too, evidently, uses only a
VGA connection. He tells me the new LCD only has one connector, and it's
obviously VGA. Not only this, they buy another video card at Circuit
City, a 128 MB card, and they get it all hooked up and ... NO video! The
PC doesn't even beep when they turn it on. The monitor's getting power
and so's the PC. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[Dave C.]

Just got a call from my neice's fiance. OK, they know I'm kinda deep in
computers, but I don't know what to tell him. They have a PC, maybe
600-800 Mhz or so, running Win2000 with 128 mb. It was doing fine, just
fine, but he was shoving the case back in it's cranny and the video
cable got pinched and Wham! No video. They go out and buy another
monitor. Guess they wanted an LCD, so they get a Viewsonic 17" LCD -
they'd been using a Viewsonic 17" CRT. This, too, evidently, uses only a
VGA connection. He tells me the new LCD only has one connector, and it's
obviously VGA. Not only this, they buy another video card at Circuit
City, a 128 MB card, and they get it all hooked up and ... NO video! The
PC doesn't even beep when they turn it on. The monitor's getting power
and so's the PC. Any ideas? Thanks!

I'd have to wonder what else got pinched. Do this . . . take the computer
out, disconnect EVERYTHING from the outside. Take the cover off. Pull out
all the expansion cards and reseat them. While you're in there, check for
anything else that might be loose. (cpu?, cpu fan cable?, mainboard power
connector?)

Then put the cover back on, put the computer back in it's place and connect
all connectors again firmly. If still not working . . .

Was the PC powered on when the monitor cord got pinched? (I sincerely hope
not) I'm thinking the video card might have been loosened while the
computer was running. If so, it wouldn't surprise me if this is a damaged
motherboard now. -Dave

 

[D. Rogers]

Did the PC have onboard video prior to the upgrade and did they disable the
onboard video?

 

[Dan Musicant]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 07:28:04 -0600, "D. Rogers"

id the PC have onboard video prior to the upgrade and did they disable the
nboard video?

I was curious about this too, and he said that there was a video card in
the box.
:
::> Not only this, they buy another video card at Circuit
:> City, a 128 MB card, and they get it all hooked up and ... NO video! The
:> PC doesn't even beep when they turn it on. The monitor's getting power
:> and so's the PC. Any ideas? Thanks!
:

 

[Dan Musicant]

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 23:42:58 -0500, "Dave C."

:
::> Just got a call from my neice's fiance. OK, they know I'm kinda deep in
:> computers, but I don't know what to tell him. They have a PC, maybe
:> 600-800 Mhz or so, running Win2000 with 128 mb. It was doing fine, just
:> fine, but he was shoving the case back in it's cranny and the video
:> cable got pinched and Wham! No video. They go out and buy another
:> monitor. Guess they wanted an LCD, so they get a Viewsonic 17" LCD -
:> they'd been using a Viewsonic 17" CRT. This, too, evidently, uses only a
:> VGA connection. He tells me the new LCD only has one connector, and it's
:> obviously VGA. Not only this, they buy another video card at Circuit
:> City, a 128 MB card, and they get it all hooked up and ... NO video! The
:> PC doesn't even beep when they turn it on. The monitor's getting power
:> and so's the PC. Any ideas? Thanks!
:
:I'd have to wonder what else got pinched. Do this . . . take the computer
ut, disconnect EVERYTHING from the outside. Take the cover off. Pull out
:all the expansion cards and reseat them. While you're in there, check for
:anything else that might be loose. (cpu?, cpu fan cable?, mainboard power
:connector?)

I'll coach him through this on the phone - I'm 500 miles away.
:
:Then put the cover back on, put the computer back in it's place and connect
:all connectors again firmly. If still not working . . .
:
:Was the PC powered on when the monitor cord got pinched? (I sincerely hope
:not) I'm thinking the video card might have been loosened while the
:computer was running. If so, it wouldn't surprise me if this is a damaged
:motherboard now. -Dave

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was powered up when this happened. Yes, that's
a possibility, that the MB's fried or something else, who knows? I'm
sure he'll be more careful in the future!
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