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xy0n28 · Jun 01, 2009, 01:42 PM // 13:42

Hey,

I was hoping you guys can help me with an issue I'm having right now with my PC. About two days ago, I restarted my computer only to find out that upon reboot, my monitor stayed black - showing no picture.

What's weird is that my PC was having no problems at all literally 2 minutes before. The PC is very new, all the parts are not even close to a year old. Therefore, I'm at a loss on what the heck is causing the problem.

I would appreciate any suggestions on how to fix this issue, or any ideas on what's causing it. Thank you guys in advance.

Snograt · Jun 01, 2009, 02:22 PM // 14:22

Things to check

Cable from PC to monitor - check connection/try a different one
Monitor - is it switched on?
Beep at startup - just one?

xy0n28 · Jun 01, 2009, 02:42 PM // 14:42

Oh yea, I forgot to mention, the monitor is definitely ON as the light next to the on/off button keeps flashing, and for a split second after I turn on my PC there is a box that says "NO SIGNAL," before going back to pitch blackness.

I also did try another monitor with a different cable - same issue unfortunately.

Um, I didn't notice a beep on startup - but then again I don't know if it's normal or not as I'm not sure if my PC normally beeps or not.

But one thing I did notice that was odd is that when I press the little button to turn on my PC, all the lights come on, the fans spin, but everything goes OFF for like 2 secs right after the initial "wakeup", lights off, fan off, silent... then it resumes.

Thanks you for such a quick reply.

Elder III · Jun 01, 2009, 03:59 PM // 15:59

You will need to open your case and verify that the cables to the GPU are not loose, also if you have multiple memory DIMMs try them individually, one at a time and see if it boots that way.