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Don't know how I could check this. No other problems. Maybe I'll try another
monitor just to see what happens.
"JAD" <kapasitor@earthcharter.net> wrote in message
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> could be a power supply problem. where it has trouble on a cold boot.
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> "Al Botteon" <albotteon@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:q_qdnQYq6LsFX6venZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Man, I don't know. I did what you said, unplugged video card, cleaned all
>> points of contact, reinserted, and same problem. Thing that I can't
>> figure
>> is that on any restart, works fine and I get opening bios string screen,
>> etc. Yet on first fire up, nothing until finally a monitor click, and I'm
> at
>> my desktop.
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>> "JAD" <kapasitor@earthcharter.net> wrote in message
>> news:AefZe.7775$845.6491@fe03.lga...
>> > if it fixed it once, you probably found the solution. Remember by
>> > reconnecting the cable you are'moving' the card itself. Maybe the fault
>> > correction lies in reseating the video card.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Al Botteon" <albotteon@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:8eOdnVCK5_9v26jeRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>> >> Whoops, spoke too soon. This morning on startup, same problem. Guess
> I'll
>> >> use contact cleaner and compressed air on connection and try again.
>> >> Otherwise, mite conclude monitor going to pot.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Al Botteon" <albotteon@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:yrednZzYUoPpQ6nenZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> >> > Some computer builder. Sometimes the simplest, logical eludes me.
>> >> > Worked
>> >> > perfect right after I turned computer off, unscrewed and removed
>> >> > monitor
>> >> > cable from video card, reseated it, and rebooted. Thanks JAD.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "JAD" <kapasitor@earthcharter.net> wrote in message
>> >> > news:0J4Ze.5615$eH2.12@fe02.lga...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Al Botteon" <albotteon@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:7IGdnRjS_J29SKneRVn-vg@comcast.com...
>> >> >>> No that's not on the right track. Monitor settings never touched,
> and
>> > as
>> >> >>> I
>> >> >>> check, they are on quite bright. Machine boots, you can listen to
>> > power
>> >> >>> on
>> >> >>> beep, hear all the hard drive workings, hear the scanner fire up,
> all
>> >> >> while
>> >> >>> monitor remains black, with indicator light on monitor kinda
> flicking
>> >> >>> between yellow and green, then all of a sudden you'll hear a
> monitor
>> >> >> click,
>> >> >>> and I'm at my desktop; never get to see initial screens where you
> see
>> >> >> screen
>> >> >>> to hit setup, see bios string, etc b4 windows screens start.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >> try removing the cable and reconnecting to the vidcard., If its
>> >> >> been
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> one
>> >> >> position for a while it may be dirty.
>> >> >> a flickering power light is not a good thing, the monitor could be
>> > going
>> >> >> power supply/ tube getting weak.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> "JAD" <kapasitor@earthcharter.net> wrote in message
>> >> >>> news
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>> >> >>> > the brightness is turned way down...then windows desktop
>> >> >>> > settings
>> >> >>> > takes
>> >> >>> > over
>> >> >>> > and brightens it?
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > "Al Botteon" <albotteon@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> >>> > news
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>> >> >>> >> Suddenly my monitor will not come on until xp already has me at
> my
>> >> >>> > desktop.
>> >> >>> >> My first thought was maybe monitor getting ready to go on the
>> > fritz.
>> >> >>> > Haven't
>> >> >>> >> done anything new to my homebuilt AMD 1.0 GB, 40GB HD, 256RAM
>> > tower
>> >> >>> > that's
>> >> >>> >> been running great for a long time.
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