Issue on startup

[mstrmind820937]

When i turn on my pc the same 3 patterned images will appear in sequence on the monitor upon switching on the pc. Then after about 20 secs the monitor will go to sleep.

 

I think i can hear the pc booting and then running as normal, yet i cannot see anything to confirm this. It's quite an old pc and used to be quite tempermental. I've cleaned the inside and rehoused everything as best as I could, but to no avail. I think the issue might be the graphics card, but I don't have a spare to test this out and don't want to purchse a new one unless I'm sure.

 

Since I can't quite find an exact answer searching online, I'm hoping someone here might be able to help.

 

Any help gratefully appreciated.

[Armageddon]

Hi is your graphics a card or onboard , if its a card and you also have onboard available , you could try removing the card connecting your monitor to the onboard and booting up see then if your monitor goes to sleep

[mstrmind820937]

Yes it's a card. I'm not sure I have an onboard as well, but I can see that there is an identical port on the back of the tower to that which is on the graphics card.

[Armageddon]

That will be your onboard connect your monitor to that after removing your graphics card and boot up , and by quite old am guessing its a xp pc ?

[mstrmind820937]

yes it's xp

[Armageddon]

ok give the onboard a try and we'll go from there

[mstrmind820937]

Removing the card and plugging into onboard works. The image isn't in the correct aspect, but the pc is working just fine. I guess it was the graphics card. Couple of q's

 

What would have caused the fault?

The faulty card was an nvidia graphics card, what sort of replacement should I buy and how much would that cost?

 

In the meantime I can use it as it is. Thanks alot, you have saved me alot of time, money and worry/stress. Your help gratefully appreciated.

[Armageddon]

Hi heres how to change your display properties in xp and a reasonable graphics card is as cheap as £25 - £30 , and your very welcome for the help it's why we are here.

 

To change your screen resolution

 

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Open Display in Control Panel.

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On the Settings tab, under Screen resolution, drag the slider, and then click Apply.

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When prompted to apply the settings, click OK. Your screen will turn black for a moment.

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Once your screen resolution changes, you have 15 seconds to confirm the change. Click Yes to confirm the change; click No or do nothing to revert to your previous setting.

 

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