My monitor won't load up with my other PC... Arghh

[Oaklap]

Okay, so close to getting away from this 166mhz pc. This is driving me nuts.

So I built this new PC, and last night I was at my friend's installing the OS and stuff. Everything was going good. Came home, tried it today, my monitor won't start up with it. It works with my old PC, but not with the new one. It worked at my friend's. What the hell happened? I left it overnight in the car and it was kind of cold, but I doubt that would have done anything.

Can someone please help me out and tell me what could be wrong?

 

[mechBgon]

Welcome to the Forums Oaklap Check your monitor's plug for bent pins and try re-seating the video card in its slot (I'm assuming it has a video card, not onboard video). From what you say, I'm gathering that the monitor doesn't show anything whatsoever... is that correct? Do you have another monitor you can try with the PC that doesn't like this one?

 

[Oaklap]

Hi. Thanks for the quick reply. There is actually one missing pin in the monitor connector. I noticed this a while ago. I don't know why it would work on my old pc but not on my new one though? Old has on-board video, new has a video card.

No second monitor I can try.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Oaklap
Hi. Thanks for the quick reply. There is actually one missing pin in the monitor connector. I noticed this a while ago. I don't know why it would work on my old pc but not on my new one though? Old has on-board video, new has a video card.

No second monitor I can try.

The missing pin is usually intentional. So there is no video on the monitor at any time, not even during initial start-up?

 

[MDE]

I had an ancient (12 year old) Dell monitor on my Dad's old PC (400 MHz K6-2) and after I upgraded his to an Athlon XP 2000+ the Dell wouldn't work, even with the same video card. It's a great monitor, except for being only 15". Could just be that they won't work together.

 

[Oaklap]

Yeah, no video at all.

And please don't tell me I have to buy another monitor.... argh, I already put in like 900 into this PC. This is awful. :|

I do have some crappy no-brand monitor though. I'm afraid that this is the cause... ack, I'll go to my friend's house tomorrow and try his monitor.

 

[Hardtarget]

when you are at you friends go into the video properties and make sure the monitor is set up for genric plug and play and not some special monitor type...