I have been having this comp for 2 yrs. About 6 months after I got it, I noticed that sometimes when I turn on the computer, monitor will not recognize it and will stay black. I usually force turning off and press the power again and it usually resolves.
In the past a few months, it has becoming more frequent. Last month, almost everytime I have to try 2-3 times to turn the computer on with monitor getting the signal. When it blacks out, I can hear the windows logging in sound, so I think the desktop is running with the exception that the video input cannot be picked up by the monitor.
It has gotten more frequent in the last a few days. Today I have to try like 10+ times and it has not worked. I opened case and tightened my video card. I also noticed a plug resting on my video card facing down. I thought that might have influenced it so I twisted it so it faces up. And I got the monitor back on.
I have opened the case a couple times and check for the connections a couple of times in the past 2 years, and every time I did that, it usually worked. (that really doesn't mean anything because eventually, it will have to work otherwise, it will be dead.) So I still don't know what is really wrong - whether it's a connection problem or something else.
Here's my build from IBUYPOWER that I have had for about 2 yrs:
Processor [== Six Core ==] AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T Six-Core CPU
Processor Cooling Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (AMD) - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module - ** FREE Upgrade to DDR3-1600 ** Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB - Single Card
Motherboard [CrossFire] ASUS M4A87TD EVO -- AMD 870 w/ 2x PCI-E 2.0 x16
Motherboard USB / SATA Interface Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface
Power Supply 700 Watt -- Power Supply - SLI Ready
Primary Hard Drive 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black
Sound Card 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
Monitor: e-machine 233H 23" LCD
Please please give me some advice on how I can check this.
Thank you!
louis
In the past a few months, it has becoming more frequent. Last month, almost everytime I have to try 2-3 times to turn the computer on with monitor getting the signal. When it blacks out, I can hear the windows logging in sound, so I think the desktop is running with the exception that the video input cannot be picked up by the monitor.
It has gotten more frequent in the last a few days. Today I have to try like 10+ times and it has not worked. I opened case and tightened my video card. I also noticed a plug resting on my video card facing down. I thought that might have influenced it so I twisted it so it faces up. And I got the monitor back on.
I have opened the case a couple times and check for the connections a couple of times in the past 2 years, and every time I did that, it usually worked. (that really doesn't mean anything because eventually, it will have to work otherwise, it will be dead.) So I still don't know what is really wrong - whether it's a connection problem or something else.
Here's my build from IBUYPOWER that I have had for about 2 yrs:
Processor [== Six Core ==] AMD Phenom™ II X6 1055T Six-Core CPU
Processor Cooling Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System (AMD) - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module - ** FREE Upgrade to DDR3-1600 ** Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB - Single Card
Motherboard [CrossFire] ASUS M4A87TD EVO -- AMD 870 w/ 2x PCI-E 2.0 x16
Motherboard USB / SATA Interface Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface
Power Supply 700 Watt -- Power Supply - SLI Ready
Primary Hard Drive 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Optical Drive 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black
Sound Card 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
Monitor: e-machine 233H 23" LCD
Please please give me some advice on how I can check this.
Thank you!
louis