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Question

Video card trouble maybe?

Dec 26, 2012 10:05AM PST

I can't get an image on my monitor . Works fine with another computer. Installed another card and nothing. One monitor says no signal . Thanks for any help. Os is XP Pro thanks Jay

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Are you using the DVI or VGA connector and is the monitor
Dec 26, 2012 10:43AM PST

set to the right one ?

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??
Dec 26, 2012 10:59AM PST

It is a CRT old

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Sorry ....was thinking LED/LCD monitor
Dec 26, 2012 12:39PM PST

Are you trying to get a brand new PC Working or is it one that has been working for some time ?

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Older computer
Dec 26, 2012 9:34PM PST

This is an older computer that currently worked. The screen began to distort and I thought it was a monitor problem. Put a different computer on the same monitor and things were fine. I installed a different video card and still no image. One monitor says no signal ????

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Can you try the GPU in another slot ?
Dec 27, 2012 1:46AM PST

How's the MB look....are there any signs of bulging, doming or leaking capacitors on the motherboard ?

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