Shipped my desktop computer
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Shipped my desktop computer
... and now it seems to be broken. I am plugging in a monitor that I know is functional, a USB keyboard, and the power cord. When I turn the computer on, the lights turn on and it makes regular bootup noises. But, there is no input being detected by the monitor. I am connecting it to a DVI port on my video card. I've tried a DVI cable, and a VGA cable with a DVI converter. Nothing shows up, no BIOS boot or anything. Anyone know what the issue is? Can I get money out of UPS for this?
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Can you check the monitor, too?
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is the card powered up?
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"check" the monitor for what? to see if it's functional? in that case yes, the monitor works with my laptop and I saw it working with the computer of the guy who sold it to me.
also yes, the video card is powering on; the fan on the side of the card spins up when i power on the computer.
the VGA slot on my motherboard isn't producing any output either.
what's going on? is my motherboard the thing that's fried? or is it my video card? or maybe my hard drive is busted? would i get output with a busted hard drive?
edit: problem fixed. RAM needed to be reseated.
also yes, the video card is powering on; the fan on the side of the card spins up when i power on the computer.
the VGA slot on my motherboard isn't producing any output either.
what's going on? is my motherboard the thing that's fried? or is it my video card? or maybe my hard drive is busted? would i get output with a busted hard drive?
edit: problem fixed. RAM needed to be reseated.
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That's such a simple fix, but like you, it would have probably been one of the last things I checked, haha.
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That was my next suggestion.
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cokalsM wrote: ↑If I don’t build the sand castles, the bitches won’t come. It’s not one or the other.
askmeques wrote:thermite is just a walking sellout.
bigcfk wrote:I'm down to get shitfaced either way.
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haha, first thing I thought of was your ram got unsettled in shipping, as that will basically halt a computer at the initial bootup... ive had the exact same issue with the ram before... took me hours to figure it out. next suggestion would have been the video card getting unset as well tho
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Quirk: I second this motion. All in favor?
cokalsM: Im drunk.
bigcfk: i'm too.
Quirk: The motion has passed. The topic of discussion is now Beanie Babies.[/quote]
^ m_m, summed up.
Quirk: I second this motion. All in favor?
cokalsM: Im drunk.
bigcfk: i'm too.
Quirk: The motion has passed. The topic of discussion is now Beanie Babies.[/quote]
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coolstory, thermite!
i facepalmed myself hard when i realized i had fixed my computer by reseating. i spent so much time worrying about whether my cables or monitors were broken. travelling does wonky things to computers.
i facepalmed myself hard when i realized i had fixed my computer by reseating. i spent so much time worrying about whether my cables or monitors were broken. travelling does wonky things to computers.
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wonky
[quote]Plasma: This thread is now about how everyone from England has a melty face
Quirk: I second this motion. All in favor?
cokalsM: Im drunk.
bigcfk: i'm too.
Quirk: The motion has passed. The topic of discussion is now Beanie Babies.[/quote]
^ m_m, summed up.
Quirk: I second this motion. All in favor?
cokalsM: Im drunk.
bigcfk: i'm too.
Quirk: The motion has passed. The topic of discussion is now Beanie Babies.[/quote]
^ m_m, summed up.
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hahaha wtf