Strange Monitor Problem - maybe

[Guest blueman]

I just finished setting up and installing programs in a new PC running

windows XP.

Something must have happened and the monitor screen went black. If I

try to hit "reset" I can nothing seems to happen. I think the computer

shuts down and restarts but the screen remains black

 

The only way I can get the monitor to work (if it is the monitor) is

to unplug the PC (when the screen is blank) and plug it back in. Once

I have a screen and shut down normally using the start menu, the next

time I try to start it up I get nothing but a black screen. I can't

even tell if the PC is booting up or getting past the cmos boot up as

the screen is black. I have tried a different monitor and the same

thing happens so i know it's not the monitor. I'm lost as to where to

go at this pint. Has anyone run into a problem like this/ Any ideas

what could cause this to happen? A driver or something?

 

Please help

 

Thanks

 

Miike

[Guest RJK]

Re: Strange Monitor Problem - maybe

 

First check VGA plug and socked for a crushed pin :-)

 

regards, Richard

 

 

"blueman" <mike@guitarstorage.com> wrote in message

news:1be1030e-515c-4f46-baf3-f723484a8900@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>I just finished setting up and installing programs in a new PC running

> windows XP.

> Something must have happened and the monitor screen went black. If I

> try to hit "reset" I can nothing seems to happen. I think the computer

> shuts down and restarts but the screen remains black

>

> The only way I can get the monitor to work (if it is the monitor) is

> to unplug the PC (when the screen is blank) and plug it back in. Once

> I have a screen and shut down normally using the start menu, the next

> time I try to start it up I get nothing but a black screen. I can't

> even tell if the PC is booting up or getting past the cmos boot up as

> the screen is black. I have tried a different monitor and the same

> thing happens so i know it's not the monitor. I'm lost as to where to

> go at this pint. Has anyone run into a problem like this/ Any ideas

> what could cause this to happen? A driver or something?

>

> Please help

>

> Thanks

>

> Miike

[Guest RJK]

Re: Strange Monitor Problem - maybe

 

....tried booting into Safe Mode in case refresh rate is set too high ?

 

regards, Richard

 

 

"RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> First check VGA plug and socked for a crushed pin :-)

>

> regards, Richard

>

>

> "blueman" <mike@guitarstorage.com> wrote in message

> news:1be1030e-515c-4f46-baf3-f723484a8900@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>>I just finished setting up and installing programs in a new PC running

>> windows XP.

>> Something must have happened and the monitor screen went black. If I

>> try to hit "reset" I can nothing seems to happen. I think the computer

>> shuts down and restarts but the screen remains black

>>

>> The only way I can get the monitor to work (if it is the monitor) is

>> to unplug the PC (when the screen is blank) and plug it back in. Once

>> I have a screen and shut down normally using the start menu, the next

>> time I try to start it up I get nothing but a black screen. I can't

>> even tell if the PC is booting up or getting past the cmos boot up as

>> the screen is black. I have tried a different monitor and the same

>> thing happens so i know it's not the monitor. I'm lost as to where to

>> go at this pint. Has anyone run into a problem like this/ Any ideas

>> what could cause this to happen? A driver or something?

>>

>> Please help

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Miike

>

>