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Offline Knight Templar

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Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
on: June 24, 2006, 03:30:24 pm
The story: I'm putting together a computer. For the most part, everything is go. I plug in my new monitor - no signal.

I am using one of http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1929943&Tab=0&NoMapp=0 those.

And one of http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-detailsinactive.asp?EdpNo=1428168&Tab=0&NoMapp= these.

I know the monitor isn't to blame. I connected it to my current PC and it works perfectly. Oh, and I know everything is getting power, because my 550 watt power supply is happily suppling the mobo with power, the HDD fans are spinning, the CPU fan is spinning, the Vid Card fan is spinning. The Vid card just isn't... working.

So that's my story. Do your magic.
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Offline Shade

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #1 on: June 24, 2006, 03:35:34 pm
Did you remember to connect the extra power line to the video card? Newer ones can't draw enough just from the slot.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #2 on: June 24, 2006, 03:39:49 pm
Yup. Connected to both power lines.
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Offline Shade

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #3 on: June 24, 2006, 03:41:46 pm
Hmm. Are you using an SLI mainboard, and if so is the card in the #1 slot? Also, if the card has 2 output ports, are you using the correct one?
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Offline Knight Templar

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #4 on: June 24, 2006, 03:46:08 pm
SLI Mainboard: Yes. Though I'm using a single card.

Slot #1: Yes. The blue one.

Two Output Ports: Yes.

Correct one: Unsure. I'm pretty sure I tried both last night, but I'll try the... other one, right now.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #5 on: June 24, 2006, 03:49:26 pm
That's a negative on both outputs.
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Offline Shade

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #6 on: June 24, 2006, 03:52:49 pm
Well... I'm out of any immediate ideas then.
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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #7 on: June 24, 2006, 03:58:18 pm
try closing the case, and applying a concussive force to the case using your fist...
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Offline Shade

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #8 on: June 24, 2006, 04:00:53 pm
Oh! One more idea. Is your screen set up to accept VGA or DVI input? If you're using one and it's displaying the other, there's your problem. I actually got rather freaked out once when I hit the toggle for those on my screen by accident and didn't know what had happened at first :p

[Edit] DVI, not HDMI. Stupid me.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #9 on: June 24, 2006, 04:08:54 pm
I have no idea. I'm using the monitor straight out of the box.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1962523&CatId=170

I'd asume it's VGA-ready. If not, I'm pretty sure the monitor on my current PC is, which I tried to connect to the new Vid Card, and got the same result.
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Offline Shade

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Reply #10 on: June 24, 2006, 04:13:15 pm
Guess that's not it, that monitor seems to support only VGA input so you couldn't have it set in the wrong mode. It's just that many monitors these days can display either and if it's toggled to the wrong one, you get a blank screen or an error message.
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Offline Knight Templar

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #11 on: June 24, 2006, 04:14:07 pm
lol. I wish I got an error message. Something. Anything.
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Offline CP5670

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #12 on: June 24, 2006, 04:25:16 pm
Wow, haven't seen you in a long time.

The video card may well be defective. There are widespread problems on the current batches of 7900 cards related to bad memory and the stock core voltage being too low. Several card manufacturers have acknowledged it and you should be able to get a replacement easily.

 

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #13 on: June 24, 2006, 04:47:37 pm
Given all of the other posts...sounds like its RMA material.

Just try one thing.  Take it out of the case, unplug it, check everything out, make sure nothing looks amiss and then reseat the board back into the slot and give it another try.  Just to be sure.
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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #14 on: June 24, 2006, 04:52:38 pm
RMA?
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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #15 on: June 24, 2006, 11:22:28 pm
Plug in the "auxillary power" cable from the power supply to your motherboard.  The plug is square with four holes.

I had the same exact problem as you until i noticed that i hadn't plugged the auxillary in.
 

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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #16 on: June 25, 2006, 12:27:06 am
Quote from: Knight Templar on June 24, 2006, 04:52:38 pm
RMA?


Meaning that it needs to be sent back to the people who made it.
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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #17 on: June 25, 2006, 12:35:41 am
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Plug in the "auxillary power" cable from the power supply to your motherboard.  The plug is square with four holes.

I had the same exact problem as you until i noticed that i hadn't plugged the auxillary in.

If he hadn't plugged that ATX12V connector in, it wouldn't even POST.

hmm, on second thought, it looks like he never did actually say it POSTs. If it's not even getting that far, the problem could be this or any of several other things.
 

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Reply #18 on: June 25, 2006, 02:26:46 am
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Re: Video Cards and Monitors, oh my.
Reply #19 on: June 25, 2006, 03:44:09 am
Is the monitor plugged in and turned on? :p

But seriously, do you know that the monitor works? If it does, I'd say that pretty much points the smoking gun at the vid card. You could also try taking the card out and booting up with the onboard BIOS + VGA port, if the mobo has one.
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