Re: computer problem
- From: "Banned Apache" <alt.conspiracy.mincing.vegetable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:48:59 +0100
asdfa <afadfaf@xxxxxxxx>, the piss-stained-old-fart and blatant closet
queen who likes hard-core rough-riding with blue whales, and whose
partner is a bucket broad with an unhappy na-ner na-ner pudding, wrote
in <0yHhg.21679$0v4.11662@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
Desktop computer will not load up, and all i get on the monitor is "No
signal". Floppy drive works, motherboard light is on so assuming it
works, cd rom drive works, hard drive light turns on and spins. Only
problem is nothing shows up on the screen. Any ideas?
Thanks in advanced
Phillip
OK, you clearly know next to nothing about computers so we'll try to talk
you through things in simple terms.
First of all, we'll eliminate everything that might be confusing you.
Rip out the floppy drive, CD ROM drive, hard drive as well as anything else
you think "proves" the system to work.
You might also wish to unplug all the other leads at the back of the machine
at this stage.
Now, carefully look at the contents of the PC case, is there a card poking
out of the motherboard that might be a video card (monitor was connected
there) or was the monitor connected to the connector on the motherboard
itself?
If yes there is a card, then yank the card out. If no and the monitor
connects directly to the motherboard then perhaps you have some sort of
problem with the memory so yank that out. Swap the sticks of RAM around if
you have more than one and put back just one of them. Generally you'll want
to identify which of the slots is slot one. You might consider just trying
one slot and then, later trying another slot until you have exhausted all
possibilities.
What you need to achieve is prove that the system will boot at a very simple
level. The PC should have minimal components installed at this stage, one
stick of RAM, with the only card in place being the video card if you need
one otherwise connect the monitor to the motherboard connector. Once you
have tried each stick of RAM in turn you should be in a position to say if
you have a bad stick of RAM. If all your RAM has been checked in this way to
no avail then you'll want to try another monitor, or a different video card
or more RAM. It largely depends on your ability to make sense of what's
going on and your ability to determine what those little noises might have
been whilst you were testing.
--
Lunch was nice;
Blemished discarded douchebags and tendon dressing with shot ulcer aside
injured dugong tumor and dachshund liver vinaigrette, arranged in a
chilled saucepan with a slew of minced hodgepodge of octopus in
adulterated gore, a side of unidentified floaty bits chips and a shot
glass of vaginal discharge.
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