Computer has no picture.

[Chukchi Husky]

I was playing a game on my computer and it suddenly froze. I thought it was the game but i couldn't do anything except for turning the computer off. Now when I try to turn the computer on I get no. picture. I checked the cables and they're plugged in.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Go into safe mode, uninstall the graphics driver, and reinstall it.

If its a driver crash, that oughta fix it. Happened so much on my XP box I could do that in 5 minutes flat.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I can't go into safe mode. There is no picture. Nothing when I turn the computer on. I think it still makes all the usual noises when I turn it on.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Hmm... do you have another monitor on hand?

Also, does the computer beep? There are beep codes that can tell you if something went wrong during the POST.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Sounds like your monitor blew up.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't have any spare monitors.

The computer doesn't make any beeps. Normally it makes two beeps but that is after the picture comes on.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Hmmm... not making two beeps? Doesnt sound good.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I think those two beeps were to say that I don't have any PS/2 devices plugged in.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

The beep codes are the POST. If its not POST'ing at all thats not a good thing.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I thought it might be the graphics card that has gone wrong, so I removed it and then tried the computer. It didn't work.

 

[Souron]

I don't have any spare monitors.

What about a laptop? can you verify that the monitor still works?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't have a laptop.

 

[Maniacal]

Find a friend with a monitor, and borrow it (or bring your computer over there).

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't have any friends.

I managed to find a monitor from a working computer and tried it on mine. It didn't work.

 

[warpus]

Does your mobo have onboard video?

Does the power supply start up?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I tried the onboard video when I removed the graphics card.

I can turn the computer on, so I guess the power supply is working.

 

[warpus]

So you can turn it on but it doesn't post? Try removing all the PCI peripherals one by one.. take a look at the ram too.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

The computer only has one PCI peripheral, the graphics card.

How do I check the RAM? Is it just to check if it's connected properly?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

You remove it and then you put it back in. Reseating it.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

My computer was taken to PC World. They don't know what's wrong with it so they're going to send it off to be repaired. It will cost at least £70 and up to £100 depending on what needs to be replaces and how much it costs to buy an external hard drive or USB memory device, and I don't have any money.