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My computer won't turn on anymore. Actually it turns on just fine but doesn't display anything. The power supply turns on, all the lights go on, the cd rom drives spin, everything sounds like it's completely normal. There is just no video output. The monitor stays dark and the green light is orange instead.
To troubleshoot I first tried the monitor. I tried a different working monitor on this computer and still no display. I tried that monitor on a working computer and the monitor worked fine.
I repeated this process for the video card and determined that the video card works fine.
So this means what, the motherboard is fried? That's what you would think unless it's something else which I am hoping.
I had this EXACT problem a month ago and determined it was the motherboard. I replaced the motherboard and reassembled the computer and it all worked fine and I was happy so that must have been it. Why then a month later would it be the same issue? The new motherboard is a completely new brand but the same Pentium 4 processor.
My current motherboard has no onboard video so I can't try that, but on the last one when I tried using the onboard video it still made no display.
Maybe the outlet was bad but I have the computer on a new outlet because the old outlet was having problems destroying power supplies requiring me to replace like three of those. It's always plugged into a surge protector. If you need more info let me know I was just hoping that someone had an idea for me or can tell me what I should do. Thanks.
To troubleshoot I first tried the monitor. I tried a different working monitor on this computer and still no display. I tried that monitor on a working computer and the monitor worked fine.
I repeated this process for the video card and determined that the video card works fine.
So this means what, the motherboard is fried? That's what you would think unless it's something else which I am hoping.
I had this EXACT problem a month ago and determined it was the motherboard. I replaced the motherboard and reassembled the computer and it all worked fine and I was happy so that must have been it. Why then a month later would it be the same issue? The new motherboard is a completely new brand but the same Pentium 4 processor.
My current motherboard has no onboard video so I can't try that, but on the last one when I tried using the onboard video it still made no display.
Maybe the outlet was bad but I have the computer on a new outlet because the old outlet was having problems destroying power supplies requiring me to replace like three of those. It's always plugged into a surge protector. If you need more info let me know I was just hoping that someone had an idea for me or can tell me what I should do. Thanks.