Monitor won't turn on?

jllipke

jllipke

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I am running Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit and it was idle for a while and I come back to it and the monitor is off. I didn't think anything of it so I (Obviously) attempted to turn it on, it didn't work. I then restarted the computer and the monitor hasn't worked since.

I have already tried unplugging and plugging in the cables

does anyone know what might be going on or a way to fix this?

Thanks,
 
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Have you tried the monitor on another system? You need to verify if its the monitor or the video card.
 
It wont even turn on. How will I be able to test it on a different system??

I also noticed something when I was fumbling with the cable, the monitor is making this ticking sound in the back. The ticking also stops when I unplug the zip strip, ( i'm thinking it burnt out if that is possible ) like its try to boot up
 
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Ok, that explains it. Its probably a loose wire in the cable or at the connection inside the monitor.
 
Probably buy a new monitor. Or have someone see if they can find out whats wrong and fix it. But might be cheaper to buy a new one.
 
well the cable was working just fine until today

I can mess with the cable to see if it will adjust in case it was a bad cable the whole time I just might of not noticed. ( I haven' t had it for too long )
 
I can now Guarantee that it is the monitor's Connection inside because I went digging in my endless closet of crap :) and I managed to find another monitor and it's power cable. I tested the cable and it did the same crap. So I have a high chance of just buying a new one. More money I don't Have :)
 
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