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Old 21 October 2010, 16:54   #1
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Help with home PC

Last night I discovered that my home PC had switched itself off when I left it on and it had not gone into sleep mode. I managed to restart using control/alt/delete it but today nothing

I switch the main power on and it appears to be firing up and the screen is switched on at the same time comes up with a blue light but then the screen does not start and shows "no signal" in words before switching down into the sleep mode and then nothing happens.(all happens very quickly) The main computer remains on and the keyboard appears also not to generate any response. The only way to switch of then is pullng the mains plug out

Ideas and suggestions please, I have rebooted it several times but the same as above always happens.
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Old 21 October 2010, 17:26   #2
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Best to start with the basics.

I would start by checking all the connections both at the rear of the computer and the graphics card etc on the motherboard. There might well be a dodgy connection where your pc thinks you've switched off the screen and goes into sleep mode.

Have you a second monitor you can try?
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Connections on the unit have been checked, I will have to ask someone in to do graphics card etc as I dont trust myself not to break it even more, I have a local person who I have e mailed but just seeing what ideas everyone has to try before I spend cash

No second monitor butmight be able to borrow one for test purpose
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I guess you could start it in safe mode and see what happens, as the computer boots up you'll have to hit one key to take you in to an options page. Usually delete, esc or F1 key should do it. At least you'll be able to see if the screen remains on for a period of time. I'm sure someone more experience with such things will come along later and help you.
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I guess you could start it in safe mode and see what happens, as the computer boots up you'll have to hit one key to take you in to an options page. Usually delete, esc or F1 key should do it. At least you'll be able to see if the screen remains on for a period of time. I'm sure someone more experience with such things will come along later and help you.
If I understood then he's not getting any display on the monitor so booting in safe mode will not help.

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I switch the main power on and it appears to be firing up and the screen is switched on at the same time comes up with a blue light but then the screen does not start and shows "no signal" in words before switching down into the sleep mode and then nothing happens.(all happens very quickly) The main computer remains on and the keyboard appears also not to generate any response. The only way to switch of then is pullng the mains plug out
If I have understood you right then you are seeing the same as the monitor would display if you turned it on with no PC connected? And you never see the "Power On Self Test" Screen - which is the black screen usually with a logo in the top right and then various bits of "technobabble" in white text. At that point you can normally press F2 or DEL or some other key to go into the Bios settings...

If you are not getting this far then there are a few possibilities:

(1) The PC is not putting out any data on the graphics adapter
(2) The data is not getting to the monitor
(3) The monitor is not working correctly.

I'd rule out 2 and 3 either by trying that cable and monitor on a different PC (e.g. laptop?) or swapping with a spare monitor and cable if you have them (e.g. from the office or many modern TV's have a VGA-in option).

Assuming they are working fine, then it looks like option 1. If it is a relatively ordinary computer (not a specialist games or video editing machine) that is reasonably modern then it probably has the video output integrated onto the motherboard. The fault could be the power supply, the motherboard itself or the processor (and possibly even faulty or loose memory) - any of which could produce the symptoms you describe. Other than checking that nothing has come loose inside or obviously burnt out there is not a lot you can do without knowing what you are doing or swapping parts around. Its worth doing a quick google on the fault and make / model of your PC - a few years ago half our office PC's starting developing a very similar problem and it was a known fault on the Dell Motherboard which dell were swapping, on site, free of charge despite being out of warranty.
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Your monitor is b*ggered...

You can probably buy a shiny new flat screen for next to nothing...
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Cheers for help. We checked the graphics monitor/card and no problems then they found the mother board has failed so new on on order, fingers crossed. Lap top now working overtime
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Most commonly its the PSU .. when under load they drop all votage lines quickly when they go duff and wont let your machine get past the post stage ... 'power on self test'

Find another machine .. rob its power supply and connect .. and try it .. mobos rarely go down .. psu is a much more common cause I'm afraid
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Best solution- throw everything you have that is to with PCs in the bin and but a MAC- you will never look back

Alternative solution- Borrow one of my old PC flat screen monitors and see if it works. If it does you can buy it from us, if it does not then you will know its not your monitor thats bug****d.
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Best solution- throw everything you have that is to with PCs in the bin and but a MAC
Cmmon doug they guy needs help .. not a new mortgage
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Best solution- throw everything you have that is to with PCs in the bin and but a MAC- you will never look back

Alternative solution- Borrow one of my old PC flat screen monitors and see if it works. If it does you can buy it from us, if it does not then you will know its not your monitor thats bug****d.

I hate to burst any bubbles here but component failure affects Mac's too. The price premium your pay for Mac's does not necessarily equate to superior component life. In a previous job we had 50/50 split between macs and pc's and comparibly experienced a fairly equitable failure rate.
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