I got my computer built by a friend and it's been working fine for the past few months but now it won't connect to the monitor

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

My friend built my comp for me and it's been working for the past few months but all of a sudden it won't connect to my monitor my specs are amd A10 processer 1 tb drive asus a55m-e mother board hyper black 6 gb ram cx 500 corsair power supply my monitor is a samsung 20 inch led monitor

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

have you tried a different input on the monitor?Same thing happened with my Samsung monitor, the DVI Port stopped working but HDMI did, I had to end up updating the firmware for the Input before it worked again. It just happened one day and not by fiddling around with anything.

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

unknownofprob :

It only has a dvi and VGA and both work fine and iv tried other screens and they won't connect either but I figured out that the computer did connect but it was just a black screen and I can't get it to work

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

oh just saw you have an A10 processor, are you using the integrated graphics?

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

unknownofprob :

Yes I am

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

And what video port are you using on the motherboard?

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

I am using my VGA port

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

What happens if you boot in safe mode?......I would personally use The DVI and if the monitor has a DVI port use a DVI-DVI Cable, but that isn't too important here.

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

unknownofprob :

The thing is since it's a desktop I can't see anything so how do I boot up in safe mode without seeing what's happening and I don't have a dvi to dvi cable

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

are you able to login without the screen being visibly seen? Can you hear the login sound if you type in the password and hit enter....This will distinguish if it is a video problem or if it is more serious.

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

unknownofprob :

No because I always have my sounds muted and with windows 8 it doesn't have log in sounds

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

interesting, Do the fans in the case start to spin and is heat generated?

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

unknownofprob :

The fans are constantly running if powered so when the comp is running the fans are going

unknownofprob · Feb 11, 2014

Ok, so it starts at least. Im leaning convinced towards a faulty PSU, They can start up the PC but there is no display on the monitor - Just like your issue. Only other things I can suggest Is using a DVI-DVI cable, instead of the VGA, as the VGA port or VGA Cable could be faulty.

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 11, 2014

The VGA port and cable are fine because they've been working great for the past 5 months

unknownofprob · Feb 12, 2014

things can break/become faulty at any time

Contrastyfaun5 · Feb 12, 2014

unknownofprob :

True

unknownofprob · Feb 12, 2014

If you can, I think it would be worthwhile spending a few $$$ on a DVI-DVI Cable, It can rule out some suspected problems and pinpoint the issue more accurately.

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