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Lawmanxxx

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30. April 2005 @ 22:53

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Every time I reboot my computer I get a non-responsive monitor that informs me that there is "No Signal". I can hear the 'puter booting up but no display. I can turn the monitor off and on, but no dice. I have tried two different monitors: a 19" BenQ and a 17" Compaq and the result is the same. I end up hard-booting the tower off and waiting a couple of hours and then, if I am lucky, it boots up normally.
Here is a list of things that I have done to try and fix it, thus far:

- I made sure that all power settings are set to "always on" ie: Hibernate off, Standby off, etc.
- Updated videocard and monitor drivers
- Opened the tower and cleaned out with compressed air
- Visually inspected all fans, cables, connections, looked for bent port pins, etc.
- Ran AdAware and Spybot S&D
- Ran Anti-Virus (McAfee) and Trend Micro HouseCall (Online)

The fact that I lose signal with two different monitors makes me think it's not a monitor issue. You might be thinking that the videocard is overheating, but I have three case fans, an intake on the front and two exhaust fans at the back. I run SpeedFan 4.21 and all my fan speeds and temps are normal.

I have another videocard (MSI RX-9200) that I will try out as a last resort, but if anyone can suggest a fix for this problem, I would welcome any and all advice.

AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Barton 2083 Mhz
Asus A7N8X Deluxe 2.0
1024mb pc2700 RAM
NVidia GeForce FX5200
Maxtor 80G HD
WinXP SP 2

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GrandpaBW

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1. May 2005 @ 05:37

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You could try reseating the video card that you have in your computer, now. If that doesn't work, put in the backup video card that you have.

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GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2

ddp

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1. May 2005 @ 09:01

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2nd what grandpa says as it is a communication problem between computer & monitor. had to replace a video card under same circumstances for a customer

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tsquare43

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1. May 2005 @ 13:06

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Sorry, saw this thread after I started mine re: suspension. Ran search, but did not see it.

Sounds like my problem except I did not change anything. Worked yesterday -- in suspension today.

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Lawmanxxx

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1. May 2005 @ 21:18

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Just thought I'd give an update: I went ahead and swapped out my videocard and that appears to have fixed it. I had a few tense moments while Windows was trying to "see" the new hardware but it reboots just fine now. Thanks for the help. Lawmanxxx

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GrandpaBW

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2. May 2005 @ 05:30

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Glad that you are up and running, Lawmanxxx.

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GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2

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