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I have a working XP 1.4 gig computer which I was using with a SuperMatch
monitor.
I changed the monitor over to a Dell UltraScan VC8N which I know to work in
other (non-Dell) systems. The Dell monitor uses the same curious 13W3 (to
SVGA) connector as the SuperMatch monitor on which I have checked all the
pins and they are all OK: I didn't change the monitor, I just unplugged the
plug and plugged it into the Dell when I changed over and don't believe this
can be a driver problem as it would at least be working in VGA (or at the
BIOS stage) if it was?
Suddenly the monitor doesn't work at all. The green light on the monitor
flashes as if there is no computer connected to the monitor.
Occasionally with a bit of playing around during the boot process (there is
one of those reset buttons which works a bit like a control-alt-delete
button on the front of the computer) I can get the Monitor to display the
Windows XP introduction window for a few seconds with a horizontal band of
interference and all colours looking wrong in a smallish portion in the
middle of the screen
Then when my (known) background is supposed to appear, I can see the clouds
and sky appear for about a half of a second (full screen, all colours
looking correct), then the screen goes dead and the green 'unconnected'
light on the monitor panel starts flashing again.
Anyone got any idea what might be wrong, given that I am not exaggerating on
this one: on boot-up, not even a BIOS or memory message appears (but I can
hear from the interior of the computer itself that the hard drive IS going
through all the boot processes: They just aren't appearing on the screen
which stays dead as a doornail with that green light flashing.
I am cross- positing and posting to sci.electronics.repair because when I
was changing over monitors the Dell DID endure a very slight drop of a few
inches and I am wondering if something might have come loose in that drop,
although the brief appearance of the XP welcome screen would tend to suggest
that this shouldn't be the case?
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monitor.
I changed the monitor over to a Dell UltraScan VC8N which I know to work in
other (non-Dell) systems. The Dell monitor uses the same curious 13W3 (to
SVGA) connector as the SuperMatch monitor on which I have checked all the
pins and they are all OK: I didn't change the monitor, I just unplugged the
plug and plugged it into the Dell when I changed over and don't believe this
can be a driver problem as it would at least be working in VGA (or at the
BIOS stage) if it was?
Suddenly the monitor doesn't work at all. The green light on the monitor
flashes as if there is no computer connected to the monitor.
Occasionally with a bit of playing around during the boot process (there is
one of those reset buttons which works a bit like a control-alt-delete
button on the front of the computer) I can get the Monitor to display the
Windows XP introduction window for a few seconds with a horizontal band of
interference and all colours looking wrong in a smallish portion in the
middle of the screen
Then when my (known) background is supposed to appear, I can see the clouds
and sky appear for about a half of a second (full screen, all colours
looking correct), then the screen goes dead and the green 'unconnected'
light on the monitor panel starts flashing again.
Anyone got any idea what might be wrong, given that I am not exaggerating on
this one: on boot-up, not even a BIOS or memory message appears (but I can
hear from the interior of the computer itself that the hard drive IS going
through all the boot processes: They just aren't appearing on the screen
which stays dead as a doornail with that green light flashing.
I am cross- positing and posting to sci.electronics.repair because when I
was changing over monitors the Dell DID endure a very slight drop of a few
inches and I am wondering if something might have come loose in that drop,
although the brief appearance of the XP welcome screen would tend to suggest
that this shouldn't be the case?
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