Strange Monitor Problem - maybe

I just finished setting up and installing programs in a new PC running
windows XP.
Something must have happened and the monitor screen went black. If I
try to hit "reset" I can nothing seems to happen. I think the computer
shuts down and restarts but the screen remains black

The only way I can get the monitor to work (if it is the monitor) is
to unplug the PC (when the screen is blank) and plug it back in. Once
I have a screen and shut down normally using the start menu, the next
time I try to start it up I get nothing but a black screen. I can't
even tell if the PC is booting up or getting past the cmos boot up as
the screen is black. I have tried a different monitor and the same
thing happens so i know it's not the monitor. I'm lost as to where to
go at this pint. Has anyone run into a problem like this/ Any ideas
what could cause this to happen? A driver or something?

Please help

Thanks

Miike

RJK
Sun Jul 20 10:47:22 PDT 2008

First check VGA plug and socked for a crushed pin :-)

regards, Richard


"blueman" <mike@guitarstorage.com> wrote in message
news:1be1030e-515c-4f46-baf3-f723484a8900@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>I just finished setting up and installing programs in a new PC running
> windows XP.
> Something must have happened and the monitor screen went black. If I
> try to hit "reset" I can nothing seems to happen. I think the computer
> shuts down and restarts but the screen remains black
>
> The only way I can get the monitor to work (if it is the monitor) is
> to unplug the PC (when the screen is blank) and plug it back in. Once
> I have a screen and shut down normally using the start menu, the next
> time I try to start it up I get nothing but a black screen. I can't
> even tell if the PC is booting up or getting past the cmos boot up as
> the screen is black. I have tried a different monitor and the same
> thing happens so i know it's not the monitor. I'm lost as to where to
> go at this pint. Has anyone run into a problem like this/ Any ideas
> what could cause this to happen? A driver or something?
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks
>
> Miike

RJK
Sun Jul 20 13:53:12 PDT 2008

...tried booting into Safe Mode in case refresh rate is set too high ?

regards, Richard


"RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> First check VGA plug and socked for a crushed pin :-)
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "blueman" <mike@guitarstorage.com> wrote in message
> news:1be1030e-515c-4f46-baf3-f723484a8900@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>I just finished setting up and installing programs in a new PC running
>> windows XP.
>> Something must have happened and the monitor screen went black. If I
>> try to hit "reset" I can nothing seems to happen. I think the computer
>> shuts down and restarts but the screen remains black
>>
>> The only way I can get the monitor to work (if it is the monitor) is
>> to unplug the PC (when the screen is blank) and plug it back in. Once
>> I have a screen and shut down normally using the start menu, the next
>> time I try to start it up I get nothing but a black screen. I can't
>> even tell if the PC is booting up or getting past the cmos boot up as
>> the screen is black. I have tried a different monitor and the same
>> thing happens so i know it's not the monitor. I'm lost as to where to
>> go at this pint. Has anyone run into a problem like this/ Any ideas
>> what could cause this to happen? A driver or something?
>>
>> Please help
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Miike
>
>