PC no Workie!!! [RESOLVED] PC workie again!!
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PC no Workie!!! [RESOLVED] PC workie again!!
Switched the PC on this morning and in turns on fine but no picture comes up on the monitor.
Monitor goes to sleep as there is no feed.
Replaced Graphics Card
Replaced Power Supply
Only thing i havent changed is the HDD, and if its that then no BF2 tonight.
Any thoughts?
Monitor goes to sleep as there is no feed.
Replaced Graphics Card
Replaced Power Supply
Only thing i havent changed is the HDD, and if its that then no BF2 tonight.
Any thoughts?
Look into Bios which graphic slot is set as First (PCI -Express or PCI/AGP)
Prolly it's reset to PCI...so you should change to PCI-e (normally BIOS should detect by itself...but sometimes...)
Did you uninstall old graphic drivers (in case you had an ATI and now a Nvidia or other way round) before you swapped graphic card ?
Prolly it's reset to PCI...so you should change to PCI-e (normally BIOS should detect by itself...but sometimes...)
Did you uninstall old graphic drivers (in case you had an ATI and now a Nvidia or other way round) before you swapped graphic card ?
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what about your rams? recently i had the same problem with the monitor and I am not quite sure what the reason was but after I plugged my two ram sticks in the other two ram slots of my mainboard, the problem was solved.
however, I don't know for sure whether on slot is not working...but now my computer works just like before the problem.
however, I don't know for sure whether on slot is not working...but now my computer works just like before the problem.
In situations where no hardware components seem to have been affected, a common source a trouble could have been a simple ESD (Electro Static Discharge) which may have corrupted the CMOS memory.
Do the following to Discharge the CMOS
This is done by a set of jumpers on the motherboard, often near the CMOS battery. The small plastic clip is normally on pins 1 and 2. To discharge the CMOS memory, make sure the power is off (cable disconnected) and move the jumper to pins 2 and 3. You can return the jumper to pins 1-2 after only a few seconds. Now the CMOS memory has been cleared. (If you don't see these pins, you can remove the battery for 10 to 15 minutes for the same result)
Like a miracle, your computer will now start normally, but note that if your BIOS had been previously modified with more advanced options, it has been reset to a Standard mode. If you do not know anything about this subject, it is more likely that it was using the standard mode already, so you have nothing to worry about.
Before spending hours trying to identify which components have been affected, try this simple procedure, as often today, static is the biggest culprit in startup failures.
If this does not solve the problem, look at the Power Supply, the second biggest problem.
Good luck
LR
Do the following to Discharge the CMOS
This is done by a set of jumpers on the motherboard, often near the CMOS battery. The small plastic clip is normally on pins 1 and 2. To discharge the CMOS memory, make sure the power is off (cable disconnected) and move the jumper to pins 2 and 3. You can return the jumper to pins 1-2 after only a few seconds. Now the CMOS memory has been cleared. (If you don't see these pins, you can remove the battery for 10 to 15 minutes for the same result)
Like a miracle, your computer will now start normally, but note that if your BIOS had been previously modified with more advanced options, it has been reset to a Standard mode. If you do not know anything about this subject, it is more likely that it was using the standard mode already, so you have nothing to worry about.
Before spending hours trying to identify which components have been affected, try this simple procedure, as often today, static is the biggest culprit in startup failures.
If this does not solve the problem, look at the Power Supply, the second biggest problem.
Good luck
LR
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