Computer is eating monitors

I'm not sure what is going on. I just replaced a monitor that was only about 4 years old. I got a new one and it's only been about 2 weeks and it has suddenly stopped working as well. I hooked it up to my roomie's computer and it is done. No lights, nothing.
I have a surge protector and everything else on it is working fine.
Please tell me this a coincindence and my computer is not killing my monitors.

 

Are you sure that it is not the video interface on your computer that is going bad? Have you tried hooking the monitors up on another computer after connecting to yours?

It is possible that there is voltage going through the ground pin. How old is your computer?

 

The computer is only about 2 years old but I have already had to replace the hard drive in it. I did hook the monitors up to another computer and neither of them worked.

 

Is this a desktop or laptop? Most likely your power supply is going out. I would still check for voltage on the ground pin for the monitor. You would basically touch one lead from a DVM (Digital Volt Meter) to the metal of the case, and one lead to the ground pin.

You may have to get the needle sized attachments for your leads, which you can get from Radioshack, or you can make one out of a length of stripped off telephone wire (#22awg) and then wrap like a spring about ten or so turns on the lead for the Positive probe for the DVM, and that would allow you to check the ground pin on the monitor out.

 

The computer is a desktop. I'm not sure how the power supply would be going out. Nothing else has lost power. If the monitor doesn't work on another computer, how would that be a power supply problem?

 

It happens. Power supply's can go bad. The main thing that goes is the capacitors on them and the motherboards. There for a while, you could not get a computer to go past 18 months, without the capacitors bulging, due to manufacturers were getting large bad batches from the Chinese suppliers (trying to save a buck).

What is the make & model of the Desktop, and can you find a label on the Power supply that states how many watts it is? You can check Newegg.com, or even a local place here in Central Il, http://www.computerdeli.com to see if they have anything that will fit, if you find out the power supply is the cause.

 

It's a Dell Inspiron 580s. I don't where to find the power supply label.

 

This is the info on the Power Supply http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-580s/pd I personally am not a real fan of Dell's. Our state CMS got rid of all the Dell's they could, and have gone with Lenovo units, which before that they were using HP/Compaq desktops.

Dell has been cheaping on parts for years, to save money, and create cheap units. As for if it is the power supply for that unit, you may have no problem getting a replacement to fit, either online, or through that link for the local place in my area that I posted.

$75 for a refurb PS on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:power supply for dell inspiron 580 $72 at dell http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=6099&sku=67p3m

$39 for the mini tower, $69 for slim tower http://www.discountelectronics.com/category?product_model=99&category=2&product_type[16]=16

Most of these are going to be the same results, but you can go through them to see what the ebay links are for price http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs...t&hsimp=yhs-att_001&type=att_lego_portal_home

What I am finding funny, is that they are calling your unit a laptop, not a desktop or workstation.

 

Not sure if this makes any difference or not but the PC is powering up. I can hear the windows logo music.

 

That just means that it is able to go through the boot process is all. You have to use a DVM to check for voltages, and also check for voltage on ground, to properly diagnose this problem.