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Ngatai

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    Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
    « on: August 19, 2009, 01:28:03 AM »
    Hello, i have recently reformatted my harddrive and then reinstalled windows xp + serverpack 2, evrything seemed to work fine except i lost my Network Drivers so off to the shed went this computer because i had just recently got a new one as well as a new monitor. Today i got the old computer back out the shed hoping to install the network drivers and other drives back on it but when i started it up there was a problem. The black screen with white text and the the Windows loading screen would start up but then i would lose all visual after that, no log in screen or anything. which means i cannot install anything to fix it. What can i do ?? maby its my new monitor ?? Maby i need to first get some video driveers installed on there to get the picture back up ? How ??

    Computer Specs.

    CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz  (or maby a 1.8)
    Memory: 2GB
    Hard drive: 80GB
    Video: 256Mb NVidia GeForce video card with DVI.
    Monitor: 22" Asus monitor with DVI and VGA inputs
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    geek hoodlum



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    Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
    « Reply #1 on: August 19, 2009, 01:34:53 AM »
    Have you completely installed the necessary drivers?

    How about the driver of your graphics card?
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    Ngatai

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      Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
      « Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 01:36:38 AM »
      no i havnt because i dont kno how coz i cant see anything. : (  ???
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      Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
      « Reply #3 on: August 19, 2009, 01:45:40 AM »
      Quote from: Ngatai on August 19, 2009, 01:36:38 AM
      no i havnt because i dont kno how coz i cant see anything. : (  ???
      Okay. Try to remove first your graphics card. Use first your on-board (built-in) graphics card. See if the display will come back. Then install the necessary drivers of your motherboard. Once done, put-back your video card and install its driver.

      CH experts, please advise.
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      Ngatai

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        Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
        « Reply #4 on: August 19, 2009, 01:47:45 AM »
        Is it easy/safe to take out my graphics card ? : s
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        Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
        « Reply #5 on: August 19, 2009, 01:55:20 AM »
        Quote from: Ngatai on August 19, 2009, 01:47:45 AM
        Is it easy/safe to take out my graphics card ? : s
        Yes. Check out your motherboard's User Manual.

        But hold-on, try to connect your monitor to the VGA port of your built-in graphics card. See if it works.
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        Ngatai

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          Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
          « Reply #6 on: August 19, 2009, 02:08:42 AM »
          tried that, didnt work. only the graphics card one works.
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          Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
          « Reply #7 on: August 19, 2009, 02:11:27 AM »
          Maybe you should remove first your dedicated graphics card and put back the monitor into the VGA port of your built-in one.
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          Ngatai

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            Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
            « Reply #8 on: August 19, 2009, 02:27:11 AM »
            kk il giv that a try in a little while thanks alot, ill get back to u in a while. few hours probly. ty.
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            Re: Reformat problem - no picture on monitor
            « Reply #9 on: August 19, 2009, 02:30:56 AM »
            Alright. Just update this thread. CH Experts will help you.
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