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PC has no video, doesn't beep...
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! |
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"Dan Musicant" musicant@ wrote in message ... 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 |
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Did the PC have onboard video prior to the upgrade and did they disable the
onboard video? "Dan Musicant" wrote in message ... 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! |
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 07:28:04 -0600, "D. Rogers"
wrote: 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. : :"Dan Musicant" wrote in message .. . : 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! : |
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 23:42:58 -0500, "Dave C."
wrote: : :"Dan Musicant" musicant@ wrote in message .. . : 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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