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flea - Feb 05, 2008 6:34:51 am PST #4637 of 25501
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Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 7:45:28 am PST #4638 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, I have a really irritating problem. My monitor (any monitor) keeps cutting out on my XP box. When I turn it on, I canwatch the BIOS do its thing, then the XP initial loading screen with the cylon eye comes up, but then the monitor shuts off, like it's not getting a signal. I can hear the fan and the hard drive working, and the lights on the Ethernet card are on, but as far as the monitor is concerned, the computer is off.
Any ideas?
tommyrot - Feb 05, 2008 7:48:45 am PST #4639 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does each monitor have its own cable?
Have you tried booting into safe mode?
NoiseDesign - Feb 05, 2008 7:50:16 am PST #4640 of 25501
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Boot into safe mode and make sure that the resolution is set within range of the monitor. It sounds like after the boot sequence it is trying to go to a resolution that the monitor doesn't support.
Tom Scola - Feb 05, 2008 7:50:29 am PST #4641 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Your monitor is punting because it can't handle the signal.
Boot in safe mode by holding down the F8 key and selecting VGA mode. Then lower your default screen resolution. If it was working before at the old resolution, maybe try a new video cable.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:00:06 am PST #4642 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Well, this has been a problem with two different monitors, each with its own cable, so if it is a hardware problem, I'd think it was the video card, but if it is the video card, why would it be sending any signal at all?
Anyway, I'll try safe mode and report back.
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:10:42 am PST #4643 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, new report:
I booted in safe mode and got all the way. I opened Display Properties to reset the resolution to the lowest setting (640x480), but it was already there. So I restarted the computer and sure enough, as soon as the cylon screen had done its thing and the blue "Windows is starting up" screen was supposed to show up, the monitor shut off as I listened to the hard drive continue loading Windows.
Jon B. - Feb 05, 2008 8:12:10 am PST #4644 of 25501
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Did you also check the refresh rate?
Sean K - Feb 05, 2008 8:16:34 am PST #4645 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
No. Not sure what it should be. The two monitors this has been a problem with are an off brand LCD and a huge 17 inch NEC CRT.
Tom Scola - Feb 05, 2008 8:17:51 am PST #4646 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Don't use anything other than 60Hz for LCD.