Computer Help Needed

Tchocky · 01-16-07, 05:18 PM

What kind of monitor? Age/Model?

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-16-07, 05:20 PM

I'm not actually sure which brand it is, but its an LCD, and has a label reading "TCO 99" on it, does that mean anything to you?

Konovalov · 01-16-07, 05:26 PM

TCO99 is just an industry certification for monitors.

Are the connections between your video card and monitor ok/connected properly?

Have you just bought this card?

Have you installed drivers?

Please give more info and history such as the card type and so forth?

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-16-07, 05:33 PM

Okay, I'll do it to the best of my knowledge:

The video card is about 2 years old, NVidia GeForce FX 5500 128 MB.

I had updated all the drivers, but I think that I tried the BETA ones. (However, they have been working fine till now)

The connections between computer and monitor are fine, (though I cant easily remove the plug due to those crappy damn screws that have plastic heads)

It blacked out when I was playing CoD2, and I suspect it may have overheated (which is why I'll try again tomorrow) as it slowed down first, then went poomf.

I have tried overclocking in the past, but had since RESET the values to default

_Seth_ · 01-16-07, 05:37 PM

Hi mate! Is there a patch on the back of the LCD with a name on (There has to be somewhere)?
IMHO, and due to my lack of LCD knowledge, could you try the monitor on another computer? If it dont work there, its the screen, and if it works, its the card.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-16-07, 05:57 PM

As I said, its going to be hard, but I'll follow your advice if it doesnt work in the morning. It has those stupidass plastic screws on the plug, that bend and deform when you try to undo them with a screwdriver -_-

_Seth_ · 01-16-07, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

As I said, its going to be hard, but I'll follow your advice if it doesnt work in the morning. It has those stupidass plastic screws on the plug, that bend and deform when you try to undo them with a screwdriver -_-

Make sure that the tiny metal pins inside the socket isnt bendt (if there are any)... I broke some of those some years ago, and man, that was a pain.

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Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	TCO99 is just an industry certification for monitors. Are the connections between your video card and monitor ok/connected properly? Have you just bought this card? Have you installed drivers? Please give more info and history such as the card type and so forth? __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

01-16-07, 05:33 PM	#4
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Okay, I'll do it to the best of my knowledge: The video card is about 2 years old, NVidia GeForce FX 5500 128 MB. I had updated all the drivers, but I think that I tried the BETA ones. (However, they have been working fine till now) The connections between computer and monitor are fine, (though I cant easily remove the plug due to those crappy damn screws that have plastic heads) It blacked out when I was playing CoD2, and I suspect it may have overheated (which is why I'll try again tomorrow) as it slowed down first, then went poomf. I have tried overclocking in the past, but had since RESET the values to default __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-16-07, 05:37 PM	#5
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Hi mate! Is there a patch on the back of the LCD with a name on (There has to be somewhere)? IMHO, and due to my lack of LCD knowledge, could you try the monitor on another computer? If it dont work there, its the screen, and if it works, its the card. __________________

01-16-07, 05:57 PM	#6
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	As I said, its going to be hard, but I'll follow your advice if it doesnt work in the morning. It has those stupidass plastic screws on the plug, that bend and deform when you try to undo them with a screwdriver -_- __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.