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Jon T · 15-05-2008, 21:14

It still sounds as if the monitor can't handle the resolution your trying to display, or the monitor is broken.

If you plug the monitor in with the PC powered off, and then boot it up, does the monitor do anything?

When was the last time the monitor worked, and on what PC?

IMHO, people suggesting you get a new graphics card are being a touch premature, you need to establish if the monitor is in working order first. If you pc works fine with a different monitor(and the different monior can be made to display a decent resolution/colour depth/reresh rate), then I seriously doubt that it's the graphics card.

The guy in the computer shop's advice is crap, he's hoping that your gonna buy a new card from him, at which point he can offer to install it for you. Just bear in mind most PC shop staff are salesman first, technicians second.

BTW, while most monitors will display a green indicator for a good signal, and go to amber/orange/yellow for no signal or one that's out of range, some that i've seen will give the impression of a complete power down.

15-05-2008, 21:14	#18
Jon T ICT Technical Officer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mansfield, Notts Age: 28 Services: Virgin Media Telephone and 4Mb broadband Posts: 834	Re: Video Input It still sounds as if the monitor can't handle the resolution your trying to display, or the monitor is broken. If you plug the monitor in with the PC powered off, and then boot it up, does the monitor do anything? When was the last time the monitor worked, and on what PC? IMHO, people suggesting you get a new graphics card are being a touch premature, you need to establish if the monitor is in working order first. If you pc works fine with a different monitor(and the different monior can be made to display a decent resolution/colour depth/reresh rate), then I seriously doubt that it's the graphics card. The guy in the computer shop's advice is crap, he's hoping that your gonna buy a new card from him, at which point he can offer to install it for you. Just bear in mind most PC shop staff are salesman first, technicians second. BTW, while most monitors will display a green indicator for a good signal, and go to amber/orange/yellow for no signal or one that's out of range, some that i've seen will give the impression of a complete power down. Last edited by Jon T; 15-05-2008 at 21:28.