Monitor Glitch...

[Drunk_Horn]

computer help needed.

I have been having this problem with my monitor going out on me lately. Sometimes while I am working on the computer the monitor will just go blank and "no connection" will come up on the screen. The power is still on, just no output is getting to the monitor. When this happens, the only way I have figured out to solve it is to physically pull the power plug of the computer out of the wall and then turn the computer back on. Just resetting the cpu by pressing the reset button doesn't do anything.

The monitor blanking out occasionally is a pain in the ***, but is pretty rare. What has really been getting on my nerves is that everytime I shut the computer down, when I go to turn the computer back on, the monitor does not fire up...again, the " no connection" box comes up. If I unplug the cpu before I restart, however, the monitor and computer start up normally without a hitch.

My hunch is that the problem is in the video card and pulling the cpu power does something to reset it. Any one have any other ideas, I want to make sure I am not missing something else before I go spend the jack on a new video card?

BTW, I have a Viewsonic a90 monitor and an ATI Radeon video card.

 

[YChang]

It sounds like your video card is going out. Couple of test, if you have another monitor nearby, hook it up and see if you can duplicate the problem...if not then it's time for a new monitor. If this test monitor (which you know works perfectly fine)...then look at your video card. You may want to uninstall/reinstall the drivers with the most current, and you may even want to physically remove the card and reinsert the card in the pc. 3rd option...switch the video cable if possible. If your monitor was truly shot, you wouln't even see the no connection message.

 

[Drunk_Horn]

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[TTUStudent]

Why exactly do u think you have to unplug the computer ?

 

[Drunk_Horn]

Because that is the only thing I have I have figured out to do that will allow my monitor to come back online when I restart the computer. Just resetting the cpu doesnt do it.

 

[Drunk_Horn]

Installed new drivers, upgraded the bios (don't what the hell that could have to do with it, but I was upgrading to XP with a clean install and needed to do it anyway), did the clean install....still having the same problem. Monitor doesn't come up with the computer from a shutdown. Have to unplug the computer and start up to get the monitor on-line.

I am almost 100% sure that the problem is not the monitor, so I guess I'll start looking around for a deal on a new video card.

 

[Drunk_Horn]

For anyone who cares it was a BIOS problem. I had to make a few changes to the setting and everything works well for now. Thanks for the help YChang

 

[YChang]

cool Drunk...will have to file check your Bios for future video problems. Did you remember what exactly you had to change?