Monitor Problems?

patrickzt · 07-02-2008, 10:00 AM

I'm not really good with computers, but whenever I turn on my computer, my monitor blanks out and the power button is blinking. I'm pretty sure it's not the connection between the monitor and the computer. Any ideas on what the problem can be? It's really frustrating having to wait for my monitor to decide to work.

raoul_1101 · 07-03-2008, 02:05 AM

Does it blank out immediately or does it show any booting first?

Do you have another monitor you can borrow from someone to test?

patrickzt · 07-03-2008, 03:45 AM

It shows it booting but then once it gets to the screen where I have to type in my password, it completely goes blank and the power button just blinks. I'm gonna test it with another monitor today though.

raoul_1101 · 07-03-2008, 04:31 AM

Alright. If you can get that far it shouldn't be the monitor. Have you installed any new software on the computer recently? Updated drivers, or anything of the sort?

patrickzt · 07-03-2008, 04:42 AM

Well, I did just update my drivers and it actually started after I did that.

raoul_1101 · 07-03-2008, 04:55 AM

Okay.. What drivers did you update?

Can you boot into safemode? -{tap f8 when you see the loading bar}-

cohen · 07-03-2008, 06:03 AM

Sounds like it is the video card drive that is doing it, boot into safe mode (hit F8 when windows is booting) and uninstall the driver and install the one the card came with.

07-02-2008, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
patrickzt New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Monitor Problems? I'm not really good with computers, but whenever I turn on my computer, my monitor blanks out and the power button is blinking. I'm pretty sure it's not the connection between the monitor and the computer. Any ideas on what the problem can be? It's really frustrating having to wait for my monitor to decide to work.

07-03-2008, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Does it blank out immediately or does it show any booting first? Do you have another monitor you can borrow from someone to test? __________________ ~raoul Last edited by raoul_1101; 07-03-2008 at 02:08 AM.

07-03-2008, 04:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Alright. If you can get that far it shouldn't be the monitor. Have you installed any new software on the computer recently? Updated drivers, or anything of the sort? __________________ ~raoul

07-03-2008, 04:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	Okay.. What drivers did you update? Can you boot into safemode? -{tap f8 when you see the loading bar}- __________________ ~raoul

07-03-2008, 06:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,166	Sounds like it is the video card drive that is doing it, boot into safe mode (hit F8 when windows is booting) and uninstall the driver and install the one the card came with. __________________ My Website Forum Site JOIN NOW! Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

07-03-2008, 03:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
patrickzt New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	It shows it booting but then once it gets to the screen where I have to type in my password, it completely goes blank and the power button just blinks. I'm gonna test it with another monitor today though.

07-03-2008, 04:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
patrickzt New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	Well, I did just update my drivers and it actually started after I did that.

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