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12-17-2005, 04:57 PM
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| my desktop shuts itself down real quick
well its not really my desktop,
when i connect it to a minitor, it doesnt seem to give any signal to the monitor
does anyone has a general idea why a computer would shut itself down?
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12-17-2005, 05:00 PM
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| The only thing I could think of is somthing is shorting it out. | |
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12-17-2005, 05:02 PM
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| would it even turn on if something was shorting it out?
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12-17-2005, 05:22 PM
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| Alright... does the monitor have trouble working at all, does it show the BIOS/startup information first, then shut off when Windows starts?
Answer that question while I marinate on some possible solutions... | |
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12-17-2005, 08:01 PM
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| I say that, because my front usb drives kept shorting out when I'd plug into them. | |
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12-17-2005, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Master_America Alright... does the monitor have trouble working at all, does it show the BIOS/startup information first, then shut off when Windows starts?
Answer that question while I marinate on some possible solutions... | no, monitor is garenteed to work, and it had a stand by orange light when the comp is turned on (as oppose to the normal green light)
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12-18-2005, 03:45 AM
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| Oh, ok, that's what I thought. I had a similar problem once. Now how did I fix that...
Well... if the monitor isn't recognizing the computer at all, there's always the possibility that there's a connection problem. Make sure that the monitor is connected to the graphics card. If you must, disconnect it and connect it again. You might want to try another monitor (borrow one from a friend if you have to) just to make sure it's not the monitor's problem.
If it's not the monitor (meaning your friend's monitor does the same thing as yours does), then it's your graphics card. If you've messed around with your computer's innards at all, make sure you didn't unplug the graphics card's power. Might wanna make sure you didn't unplug the graphics card, either; if it's in an AGP slot and you pushed the tab at the end of the slot that holds the card in, you might have knocked the card out of the slot.
If you haven't opened up your computer, you might have a defective graphics card. Same thing happened to me with my old HP--the onboard video stopped working, so I had to go out and get a new card. In that case, you'll probably need to get a new graphics card. You can get one at Best Buy or Circuit City. If you need to get a graphics card, let me know and I can throw you some recommendations. | |
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12-18-2005, 10:20 PM
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| so...about it turning itself off...
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12-18-2005, 11:01 PM
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| It's "turning itself off" because it doesn't recognize that it's connected to the computer. Refer to my previous post. | |
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12-22-2005, 02:00 AM
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| Your BIOS or monitor doesn't like your video card I'd bet. Give me the monitor brand and make, and the computer's entire specs please.. | |
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12-23-2005, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverIsaac well its not really my desktop,
when i connect it to a minitor, it doesnt seem to give any signal to the monitor
does anyone has a general idea why a computer would shut itself down? | Videocard issue. | |
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12-23-2005, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by l33t 0n3 Your BIOS or monitor doesn't like your video card I'd bet. Give me the monitor brand and make, and the computer's entire specs please.. |
From his previous posts....i dought he even knows what specs means.
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