PC Problem... Need Help to narrow down problem.

[Callow Guy]

Accidentally switch off my PC without proper shutdown and now the PC can start but monitor screen is blank.

Normally when I boot up, it will have a beep sound. But now no sound and the monitor auto sleep stating that cannot detect signal from computer. Monitor confirm is working coz i can connect my laptop to it.

Change from DVI cable to VGA cable also cannot. Connect cable to onboard graphic also cannot.

I am using a SSD and I suspect SSD die on me? Coz the computer hardisk light is not flickering (but I admit I did not check whether did it flicker in the past). I try to go into BIOS but the problem is my monitor got no signal from my PC and can't see anything... What are the other possible reasons? gum sia...

 

[yusoffb01]

unplug power and remove battery. try again in 10 minutes.

You're welcome

 

[wacko]

Please list out your PC specs.

After you press the power button, is the power LED lit? do the fans in the PC run?

 

[radzkal]

if it's a laptop, you can remove battery, unplug from power, press on power button for about 15 secs and try again.

 

[Callow Guy]

Thx for the input guys.. It is a DIY 4 yr old desktop. When press power button, fans including graphic card fan are working.. LED also lit up.. Cd rom lit up as well.. But hardisk led not lit up.. I took out the ssd and boot as well.. Same problem.. Screen show nothing.

 

[radzkal]

when u switch on, try pressing f8 and see if you can access the safe mode? or at least get to the menu where it allows u to boot from last known configuration?

 

[hlots123]

take out all ram sticks, when turn on does it beep?

 

[lcheowl]

When press power button, fans including graphic card fan are working.. LED also lit up.. .

Try remove all your cards, including your rams, then use an eraser and rub the golden connector.

 

[Callow Guy]

when u switch on, try pressing f8 and see if you can access the safe mode? or at least get to the menu where it allows u to boot from last known configuration?

the problem is the monitor is not getting signal from the pc.. hence monitor is blank

 

[Callow Guy]

take out all ram sticks, when turn on does it beep?

Try remove all your cards, including your rams, then use an eraser and rub the golden connector.

used to have a beep sound.. but now dun have... thx.. will go back try taking out the ram and get it clean..

 

[hlots123]

if it beeps for missing ram, yah proceed to rub clean golden contact region with a soft pencil eraser.
or as lcheowl says, u can do the same for other cards while ur at it...

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

possible problem might be ur mb or ur graphic card.

 

[Callow Guy]

possible problem might be ur mb or ur graphic card.

at first i also thought it may be graphic card.. but i switch monitor cable to onboard graphic also cannot..

 

[wacko]

at first i also thought it may be graphic card.. but i switch monitor cable to onboard graphic also cannot..

how did you do this exactly? plug and replug while the pc was switched on? or remove the graphics card while powered down, plugging into onboard video port, then powering up?

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Switch monitor if u got a spare working one. Do isolating hardware one by one.

 

[Callow Guy]

how did you do this exactly? plug and replug while the pc was switched on? or remove the graphics card while powered down, plugging into onboard video port, then powering up?

i power off then unplug dvi cable from graphic card and plug to onboard graphic dvi port. I did not remove the graphic card from mb.

 

[Callow Guy]

Switch monitor if u got a spare working one. Do isolating hardware one by one.

but monitor is working coz i tested it with my laptop vga port...

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

anyway whats ur MB? also does it have any lights?

 

[Callow Guy]

anyway whats ur MB? also does it have any lights?

Can't really remember the MB specs.. But i know it is a Biostar AMD motherboard.. I dun think the MB has led lights.. Need to go back double chk.

 

[ykgoh]

One obvious thing: did you plug your monitor to your graphics card or the onboard graphics?

I remember someone previously mixed up and plugged wrongly to the inactive onboard graphics.