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derf
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
O'cram has already fucked the PC i gave to him.
Basically, the monitor wont show anything when you switch the PC on.
I replaced the monitor to see if his monitor was dead, it's not. I got the same problem with my monitor on his PC.
I got him to buy a new graphics card. Same deal. Same black screen.
The PC does actually switch on. The monitor won't show anything. Not even a white blinking cursor.
I'm thinking the motherboard could be fucked.
Any clues?
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:25 am |
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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
Bizarre. Judging by what you said, best I can think of is either mobo or HD. Does it sound like it's actually booting up, ie loading windows and stuff? Or does it just go "on" without much more?
_________________ "I find a Burger Tank in this place? I'm-a be a one-man cheeseburger apocalypse."
- Coach
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Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:42 am |
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Peltz
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Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Estonia
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
Put his GPU into your own rig and see if it works. If it works, take your PSU and put it in his rig and see if it makes a difference. It could be that the PSU is on its way out.
_________________ When someone asks how rich you are, quote Rinox " I don't even have a rusty nail to scratch my butt with...!"
Be well or Get Help!!
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:21 am |
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Satis
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Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16662 Location: On a slope
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
yup, exactly what Peltz said.. start switching parts out to isolate what's broken. It's the only way to figure out what's going on. Is the PC posting? Assuming it made a beep when you turned it on before, is it doing it now? If not, anything from the RAM to the CPU to the PSU to the graphics card to the motherboard could be bad. Also, be sure to switch out the graphics cable if you haven't tried that... would suck if it was something like a bent pin.
_________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:29 am |
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Peltz
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Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Estonia
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
Ya, I once had a bent pin which caused everything to go yellow. I nearly troubleshooted it to brain damage.
_________________ When someone asks how rich you are, quote Rinox " I don't even have a rusty nail to scratch my butt with...!"
Be well or Get Help!!
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:13 pm |
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Rinox
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
/me waits for Satis to go grammar nazi on Peltz' ass (btw Peltz, re: your steam review of the Warhammer game, it's mediocrity. Mediocracy would be a government form, I think!)
Also this problem has been helped, I'm sure Derf will write a short bit about O'Cram's utter n00biness.
_________________ "I find a Burger Tank in this place? I'm-a be a one-man cheeseburger apocalypse."
- Coach
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:02 pm |
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Peltz
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Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Estonia
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
Haha, i fixed the Warhammer wording. As for my post above, i don't really give a shit .
_________________ When someone asks how rich you are, quote Rinox " I don't even have a rusty nail to scratch my butt with...!"
Be well or Get Help!!
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Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:18 pm |
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derf
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Re: Blank Screen. What's Fucked?
Turnout out to be the monitor. Doesn't make sense to be because I tried mine and it also didn't work.
Ah well, that's O'cram for ya.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson
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Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:03 am |
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