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Lord Humungus · 06-15-2004, 08:31 AM

Greetings comrads. My grandfather is having some computer issues but he lives too far away from me to actually go over and help. Just thought maybe somebody might know of hand how to fix this problem or things he can try.

THE PROBLEM: The screen on the monitor is blank with one little blinking light in the upper left corner. The monitor is not the problem. I hooked it up to another computer and it worked perfect. Its something in the computer but I am unable to access it. I hooked another monitor but got the same result.

I am thinking, videocard but he is getting a blinking light. Would you still get a blinking light (unless that blinking light is the monitor factory notice that its not hooked up to anything..hmmm)

Fallon · 06-15-2004, 08:44 AM

The blinking light to me says either board or hardware issue probably deeper then just the video card.

Wyodiver33 · 06-16-2004, 05:21 PM

Getting any weird beeps from the computer speaker at boot?

steveincolumbus · 06-16-2004, 05:46 PM

uhmm , well first thing that come it mind is chip creep, reseat all cards and stuff in the computer as a first thing unless you gramps has been installing stuff lately that would be my first guess.... but that does sound like a computer handing on boot, I got a NIC that will make a computer do that i found out last weekend when i tried to use it in a customers computer and it was hanging it and then it did the same in my desk pc too...

06-15-2004, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lord Humungus Addict Location: The Outer rim of HELL	Monitor Issue Greetings comrads. My grandfather is having some computer issues but he lives too far away from me to actually go over and help. Just thought maybe somebody might know of hand how to fix this problem or things he can try. THE PROBLEM: The screen on the monitor is blank with one little blinking light in the upper left corner. The monitor is not the problem. I hooked it up to another computer and it worked perfect. Its something in the computer but I am unable to access it. I hooked another monitor but got the same result. I am thinking, videocard but he is getting a blinking light. Would you still get a blinking light (unless that blinking light is the monitor factory notice that its not hooked up to anything..hmmm) __________________ I am still searching for the movie this quote was in... "Make you strong, like bull", said in a russian accent Post here if you know anything...PLEASE!

06-16-2004, 05:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Getting any weird beeps from the computer speaker at boot? __________________ I like stuff.

06-15-2004, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fallon Junkie Location: RI	The blinking light to me says either board or hardware issue probably deeper then just the video card.

06-16-2004, 05:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	uhmm , well first thing that come it mind is chip creep, reseat all cards and stuff in the computer as a first thing unless you gramps has been installing stuff lately that would be my first guess.... but that does sound like a computer handing on boot, I got a NIC that will make a computer do that i found out last weekend when i tried to use it in a customers computer and it was hanging it and then it did the same in my desk pc too...