Monitor goes black [Archive]

djstubbs

31 Aug 2005, 12:04am

On my other PC (hp 3400+), I am running a 17" viewsonic LCD.

Starting today the monitor went black as I was watching a quicktime movie in internet explorer.

I then restarted the pc and it did the same thing except it did it as I was loading into windows.

It's not going into hibernation mode because the green light remains lit, it never changes to orange.

This has a family member of mine going crazy and I am in need of a fast solution.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Enverex

31 Aug 2005, 1:13am

Are you overclocking your video card because it sounds like it's dying...

djstubbs

31 Aug 2005, 1:28am

Are you overclocking your video card because it sounds like it's dying...

lol no, it's on my mom's pc.

i believe it has onboard video.

tmh88

9 Sep 2005, 12:11am

Sorry for the kinda late reply, but is the monitor shutting off, or actually displaying all black?

djstubbs

9 Sep 2005, 2:17am

Sorry for the kinda late reply, but is the monitor shutting off, or actually displaying all black?

Displaying all black.

tmh88

9 Sep 2005, 3:14am

Well this is kind of a stupid question, but have you tried other monitors/cables?

djstubbs

9 Sep 2005, 3:20am

yes and they work

tmh88

9 Sep 2005, 4:28am

Wait a sec...so do the monitors work with the "broken" computer, or are you saying that they work with other computers, just not hte messed up one.

djstubbs

9 Sep 2005, 4:50am

Wait a sec...so do the monitors work with the "broken" computer, or are you saying that they work with other computers, just not hte messed up one.

The monitor is broken, the pc is not.

I am getting a new one in the mail soon.

tmh88

9 Sep 2005, 4:53am

Ok so let me get this strait. The computer isnt the problem, its the monitor?

alright i got kinda confused when Enverex mentioned something about overclocking and i thought it was the pc. sorry about that and good luck with the new monitor

:cheers: