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No signal

Aug 14, 2014 9:35AM PDT

Dell Studio XPS 8000 2.80 Ghz, 8 GB RAM, Windows 7, 64-bit, nvidia GT Geforce 240 video card, DVI-D single link cable. Monitor shows, "no signal" after windows logo appeared. Changed motherboard, placed Nvidia GT Geforce 610 2 GB. Same result. "No signal." Used VGA cable and it worked, but resolution became soft and colors are shallow. Good enough. However, I used the DVI cable again and I reversed the DVI cable male ends and the screen resolution looked like its in safe mode, but its not. The only option for me to use is up to 1024x768 instead of 1920x1080. The 64-bit option is gone as well. Only 1024x768 and 32 bit color depth is showing on the screen right now. Drivers are updated for both the monitor and new video card. I' m trying to set it up at 1920x1080 at 64-bit. Help.

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Think back to when this worked.
Aug 14, 2014 10:15AM PDT

What changed? I read the motherboard changed but since the old "change the motherboard and Windows is whacked out" discussions are so many you wouldn't be trying to use the OS that was on some HDD that was for the old motherboard. Or would you?

If so, I bow out but ask you to google "How to change motherboard and save Windows 7 Operating System."
Bob

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Swapped parts
Aug 15, 2014 12:24AM PDT

i hope you installed Dell for Dell parts when you mentioned mtrbds. Further, if you checked the bios level as well. that done, since you checked alot already, it wouldn't hurt to swap out the video card too. As to your original display of "no signal", suggests it lost the boot-up process or was a failure as a successful boot. Something wise is holding it back or the now exchanged parts don't register well as Robert suggested with the OS. Use the repair disc and allow it to fix things, any same Win-7 and type will do. FYI- a friend can make one from similar Win 7 and type. For now, I suggest you swap the video card check results, then proceed with above.

tada -----Willy Happy

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Hey
Aug 23, 2014 4:37AM PDT

Don't take me wrong, but it could be pretty much anything. It could be either cable or graphic card.. or even something is wrong with your motherboard..but since you replaced it, did you try to replace the GFX CARD?