Bam Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 so my desktop decided to be gay last night. come home from being gone all day, like usual left my comp on and whatnot, computer is running but my monitor says NO INPUT SIGNAL, and then just goes to a blank screen. WTF? i've checked all the connections, what do i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Looks to me like your monitor works since you're posting on cr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Seriously though..is your computer in sleep or hibernate mode? Have you turned the computer off and restarted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Looks to me like your monitor works since you're posting on cr. haha,damnit i knew i forgotsomething and someone would say something. no this is just me on the interwebz, i memorized where everything wasand got lucky,LOL. no seriously i'mon my gf's laptop,but I need my desktop working because I have open documents I need for school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Seriously though..is your computer in sleep or hibernate mode? Have you turned the computer off and restarted? I dont know if its in sleep/hibernate mode or how itwould have gotten there,but yes i did turn it off/on multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Can you connect the monitor to the laptop? If you can and you are able to get a picture, then you know the monitor is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 hmm,i plug it in and the monitor pops up a little window that says ACTIVE, but then goes back to black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Did you ACTIVATE it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 When you turn the computer off and back on, does it turn the monitor on? Do you see the POST happening? If not, the cable might be bad but most likely your monitor is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Did you ACTIVATE it? I don't know what you mean. It wasn't like something I could click on, it was the screen when you turn your monitor on for the first time, before it shows the windows screen. Do i need to do something in the control panel on the laptop to make it view on another screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Try another monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Try another user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01sentrase2.0 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 it appears your monitor is dying on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 My computer had some overheating problems a few months ago, and whenever it would overheat i just lost all video input. Did the same thing your saying, would just say NO INPUT. I yanked my computer apart, cleaned the dust out, cleared out the heat sink etc. and its been running like a charm since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 FUCK, just tried a new monitor and cord and now nothing shows up on the screen.... wtf do i do, i don't know how to take my computer apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 FUCK, just tried a new monitor and cord and now nothing shows up on the screen.... wtf do i do, i don't know how to take my computer apart. There actually... really... really simple. You could probably just find a diagram online or something and do it. Theres really not many parts. Motherboard, graphics card, sound card (if you have one), power supply, hard drive and cd drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 i have to take all those out? i got the case/cover panel thing off so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 dude, you freaking rock. it works!!! i ran to staples and got a couple cans of the compressed air, took the case off and sprayed alll over the place,who knew a little dust could fuck up mycomputer. thanks again cr, now i'm gonna try my old monitor to see if it works and if i didnt need a new monitor anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hell yeah thats good man. Glad to hear you were able to get everything working. Dust causes computers to do funky funky things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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