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Neon
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 Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 11:54 Post subject: PC is dead? :( - SOLVED- monitor died |
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So, I usually leave my PC on during the night, as I like to watch things like Giant Bomb's Quick Looks before I fall asleep, so it's pretty much running on every night.
I woke up today, and I noticed that the PC was still turned on, but the monitor was pitch black. The keyboard and the mouse were working as well.
I reset the PC, only to find that the monitor doesn't display anything.
Well, actually, it displays the boot up screen (press del to enter setup etc), but when I press del to enter BIOS I can't see anything, nothing is displayed.
If I don't press delete, the PC boots up normally, I can hear the HDD working and the PC actually boots up (I can hear the log on sound and can click around blindly).
My room has an open window basically 24/7, and it is like 8 Celcius outside in the morning, so I doubt it is an overheating issue, especially since it never happened before and the case is very well ventilated.
I should also note that the monitor doesn't display things like "input not detected", it is turned on but is just pitch black.
So I am wondering if it's a GPU/Motherboard or a monitor problem. Help me out guys. I tried unplugging and plugging the cables again, to no avail. I haven't opened up t he case yet.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 12:06 Post subject: |
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Try resetting the bios by taking out the battery or using the jumpers.
Also try blowing all the dust out of the case, I've had some weird problems happen just due to dust.
Let it cool off and try running it again later as see if that changes anything.
Can you try going into safe-mode? (Doubt it will work)
I doubt it's the monitor if the boot up screen is displayed. GPU/mobo sounds like a good guess but I don't think there's a way to know for sure without trying to replace them.
Does your motherboard report an error? Usually this is via onboard or case speaker (make sure it's hooked up), or by a LED screen on the motherboard itself. Motherboard manual can tell you what the error is.
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Neon
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:21 Post subject: |
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Alright, now I'm pretty sure it's just a monitor issue. 
There's a button on my monitor that switches displays, right? If I push it, my normal PC screen appears, with everything working, but then disappears again.
So I thought- let's turn on my XBOX (which is plugged into my monitor). I switch the displays using the said button, X360 menu appears...and then disappears into blackness. That pretty much confirms that the monitor is the problem, since now the PC isn't even on, and it doesn't display XBOX either.
Damn, that's a relief.
My theory may be wrong though(but I'm 99% sure that it's the monitor), so keep on posting guys.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:23 Post subject: |
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Yeah I'd say it's the monitor 100% then. What monitor is it? Might be easily fixable.
Also try different monitor inputs, HDMI, DVI, VGA or whatever else you have.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:24 Post subject: |
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Pretty sure it's your monitor, it sounds like it can't refresh anymore. Never heard of that happening to anyone, but hey, there's a first for everything right?
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Neon
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:26 Post subject: |
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PC is connected via analog(VGA), and XBOX by digital(HDMI) output. Neither of them work, so I presume the monitor just died.
The monitor is a ViewSonic VG1930wm.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:31 Post subject: |
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Yeah, if it doesn't accept both sides of the fence (A/D) then it's definitely an internal problem, as VGA and HDMI/DVI/DP differ with clock generation 
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:34 Post subject: |
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If you have a close neighbor, whose a friend of yours, you can switch monitors for a week or so, and see what happens.
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Neon
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 13:34 Post subject: |
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Alright, guess the topic is finished. Any monitors you guys would recommend?
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 17:05 Post subject: |
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| Neon wrote: |  Anyway, I plugged the PC into ye olde CRT (1024x768, so revolutionary! ) and it works perfectly. |
Dat black and white levels! 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 20:42 Post subject: Re: PC is dead? :( - SOLVED- monitor died |
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| Neon wrote: | So, I usually leave my PC on during the night, as I like to watch things like Giant Bomb's Quick Looks before I fall asleep, so it's pretty much running on every night.
I woke up today, and I noticed that the PC was still turned on, but the monitor was pitch black. The keyboard and the mouse were working as well.
I reset the PC, only to find that the monitor doesn't display anything. |
SAME SHIT HAPPENED TO ME!!!!
Except in my case a bolt of lightning took out my primary GPU lol. Well actually the lightning took out my television and my primary GPU happened to be connected to the TV via HDMI so the GPU stopped working as well. Its the only explanation as to why every other component in my PC still works perfectly.
ASUS Maximus XII Formula | Core i9 10900k @ 5.2Ghz | 32GB G.Skill DDR4 4200Mhz | EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Hydro Copper | ASUS ROG PG35VQ |
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Sep 2011 21:04 Post subject: |
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Your caps have gone bad in your monitor. Samething happened to my samsung 225bw.(Garbage monitors) There cheap to fix, if you have a soldering station already.
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Sep 2011 12:18 Post subject: |
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| Neon wrote: | | Alright, guess the topic is finished. Any monitors you guys would recommend? |
LG IPS226
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Sep 2011 12:24 Post subject: |
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He's already ordered some DELL, as far as I know...
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Neon
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Sep 2011 22:02 Post subject: |
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Response time is a bit off, although it is nothing major by any means
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