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  • 11-01-2005 5:03pm
    #1
    DonalN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭


    Ok...nothing coming up on y screen..

    Was playing half-life2 and left it at the main menu for a few mins...

    Came back and the screen was frozen...had to reboot...now no video signal at all is getting to the monitor...

    Stuck in an older graphics car (Matrox G450) to see I I could view even the boot sequence...but again nothing...

    Does this sound like it's the motherboard?? or maybe the processor...on bootup, the HDD led flickers and all the usual, but can't tell exactly what is happening...

    Is there anything on the mobo that can cause this??

    Appreciate any advice....


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  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Getting any beeps when you boot the machine?


  • #3
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Is there on-board graphics on your motherboard? Did you try reseating the graphics cards? If you're sure everything else is working as normal (OS loading and everything), this could be tricky...


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Hmm.. Have you tried using a different monitor? I know its a long shot, but it could be possible that it burned out...


  • #5
    DonalN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭DonalN


    I'll get back to you on the beeps...machine is at home...

    The graphics cards were swapped, so in effect reseated yes...

    I can't really tell if anything else is working as nothing is coming up on the monitor.....all I can see is a flickering HDD led (as you would normally)

    Oh, and I tried a difff monitor too, and same thing happens...


  • #6
    DonalN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭DonalN


    Nope...no beeps out of the pc on bootup...this is bad I take it.......is that something to do with the motherboard kicking into action?


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  • #7
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    erm... when my monitor suddenly turned off and the computer gave no weird signals, I just pushed the graphics card in a little harder, and it started working. Maybe you will try this? could be contacts


  • #8
    DonalN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭DonalN


    thanks...I'll give it a go.....


  • #9
    neokenzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,321 ✭✭✭neokenzo


    Had the same problems a couple of months back. Most of the time it beeps but sometimes it doesnt. Nothing on the screen. Turned out my graphics card was dead.


  • #10
    DonalN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭DonalN


    I thought it might be the graphics card but when I tried a diff card (which I know was working)...I got the same results.....looks like it's going to be a new build....


  • #11
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Are there usually beeps when your PC starts? If there are, it's either something's not in properly (RAM, CPU, graphics card - triple-check them!), or something's most certainly died.


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