Monitor issues...

[Darkmatter]

When I turn my computer on in the mornings or come home and turn the monitor back on, it won't come on. It flickers my screen once then goes black. I mess with the cords and restart a few times and it starts to work again. Started doing this recently so I'm not sure if my monitor is broken or if it has something to do with my video card...

My Monitor is old though, at least 2 years old now. It's a mercury based Flat Panel/Flatscreen, so maybe those go out after a certain amount of time...my video card is a Nvidia Geforce GS 7600. That might be broken too. I bought them on the same day...

Any ideas?

 

[Renzokuken]

If i had to guess i'd say the monitor is the problem, not the card.

 

[Uncle_Vanya]

Yeah, its probably the monitor, is the power light still on then it goes black?

 

[Darkmatter]

Yeah. It's green yet my screen is BLACK.

 

[concrete_sox]

did you check that your monitor is turned on?

 

[Uncle_Vanya]

did you check that your monitor is turned on?

If the light is green, its turned on.

@DM: Do you have another monitor or computer so you can do a quick test?

 

[Darkmatter]

Yeah, going to do that tonight or later...going to switch monitors and see if the other one works.

 

[x42bn6]

Cables, loose connections, bent pins - but not your video card. Your video card doesn't suddenly decide to display pictures then fail when it wants to.*

 

[Uncle_Vanya]

Cables, loose connections, bent pins - but not your video card. Your video card doesn't suddenly decide to display pictures then fail when it wants to.*

It can overheat, the fan might be broken or maybe the power connection to the video card is damaged. Its probably the monitor though.

 

[Dragnskull]

if it was the graphics card acting up,t he monitor light wouldnt turn green, itd stay orange like it wasnt recieving connection, when graphics cards go out they -stop working-, so no information is sent to the monitor to give a green light

green light + no picture = bad monitor 90% of the time

 

[Uncle_Vanya]

if it was the graphics card acting up,t he monitor light wouldnt turn green, itd stay orange like it wasnt recieving connection, when graphics cards go out they -stop working-, so no information is sent to the monitor to give a green light

green light + no picture = bad monitor 90% of the time

Yeap, come to think of it if the monitor was working and the video card wasn't there would be a monitor not connected sign floating around the screen, thats what all of mine do anyways.