The computer comes on, but nothing appears on my monitor

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by training4life, Nov 1, 2007.

  1. training4life

    training4life Sergeant

    Whenever this kind of sickness is attacking the monitor shows:

    No Video Input

    What should I do? :cry

    Also, whenever I'm putting the monitor plug in the CPU, I need to position it in an awkward position so that it can work properly. Plugging it perfectly won't work.
     
  2. training4life

    training4life Sergeant

    I've read something about this problem:

    In other words, Windows never shows up. You may have a monitor problem. Try using another known-good monitor on the computer and see if anything shows up on the screen. If the second monitor works, the first one is bad. Monitors are not worth repairing. Just buy a new one. Never open the back of a monitor to fix it. The capacitors inside monitors store electricity. You could be injured or even killed.

    If the screen is dark, it could be a video card problem. First, find the video card. This is a circuit board that fits into a slot in the motherboard. The cable from the monitor connects to the VGA (video graphics adapter) port, which sticks out through the back of the computer. If the VGA port is part of the motherboard, the video is built-in. You can't fix that. Otherwise, it will be part of the video card.

    Assuming you have a separate card, be sure it is firmly seated. The front end of the card can rise out of the slot inadvertently when the back end is screwed down to the computer frame.

    If you have a computer that is working perfectly, turn it off and remove the video card. Put the card that works in the problem computer. If the system works, you need a new card. If you don't have an extra card to test your system, buy a cheap one ($30-$50). If it doesn't solve the problem, take it back.

    You can spend hundreds of dollars on a video card. But if you're running business applications and surfing the Web, buy on price. The expensive stuff is for serious gamers.

    Can you please explain those words that's in red font?
     
  3. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    The words in red mean, if you added a video card and are not using the video chip on the motherboard, make sure that the video card is in place, not loose.
    It says the card may be up a bit at one end and you might not know this.
     
  4. hugh750

    hugh750 MajorGeek

    .
    What connector do you use? Dvi Or Vga?
    It sounds like you may have a bad connector on your card.:(
     
  5. rjc862003

    rjc862003 Corporal

    unpluged it If u have and Force it you may have Bent to Broken some pin's in the connector look at the Connector and make sure the the pins are Strait
    if any are bent VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY!!!! Carefully take Something and Try to make them Strait BEWARE if you Bust a pin there IS No fixing it and you will have to buy a new monitor
     
  6. training4life

    training4life Sergeant

    It's already okay. Thanks for the reply! I just opened my CPU and see if it properly was fixed in. I just remove some screw and tighten up a bit and bwuala its fine again! :)
     
  7. tunered

    tunered MajorGeek

    Im glad to hear about that screw in the cpu fixed your video problem. ed
     

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