the video card is a part of the mother board. The is
nothing on the screen. the only thing that is getting
power is the fan on the mother board.
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:06:26 -0600 "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do you get anything on the screen (ie "POST" aka power on self test) and
then nothing or absolutely nothing? IF Post then nothing could be a dead
hard drive or corrupt XP. If nothing at all could be the video card is
loose, dead or the motherboard or memory are bad or even that the power
supply is partly bad - they have +5, -5 and +12 circuits. Motors like fans
and HD motors run on the +12. The LEDs, motherboard, memory, circuits etc
use +5 and -5.
First unplug from the wall for 30 mins. Plug back in and retry. ATX power
supplies are live and the motherboard turns them on and off - if the logic
gets temporarily messed up they can hang.
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From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Debbie
Robbins
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:35 AM
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CTS] blank screen
Both the monitor and the computer seem to be working but
the screen is blank and the reset and power button do not
work. The fan is running on the mother board. It is a XP
machine. Any help would be wonderful.
Happy New Year to all.
Debbie
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