Does anything at all come up on the screen during any part of the boot up cycle? Also not to sound like a broken record but make certain that all cables are connected properly. It might even be possible that your video card has gone bad. Definitely try testing that monitor on another system such as take it to a friend's house if you have to and see if it works at that point.
You need to verify that it is the monitor or the card before you make any other decision. David Ferrin A person who has a closed mind is afraid of learning. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 1:03 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Monitor is on, but no picture Dear David, Thanks for your reply. No, this Dell is the only computer I have. It was purchased the end of 2007 so basically is only 4 years old. I could kick myself for not renewing the "Extended Warrantee" last November, as I did the previous year, but it was getting expensive, and I never had a problem with this Dell System! Thanks again. With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Monitor is on, but no picture > It is possible that it went bad, I've known it to happen. I grant you it > is > rare these days. Do you have another system you can test that monitor on? > David Ferrin > A person who has a closed mind is afraid of learning. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 12:36 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Monitor is on, but no picture > > > Dear Friends, > I have no idea what happened, but there is no picture on my Monitor. > It is turned on, and gets warm like usual, my JAWS reads whatever program > I > go to just fine, but I have no picture. > > I am using XP-Home, JAWS 11, and I have a Dell System Model OptiPlex 745. > All the cables and wires seem connected just fine, and as I said, the > monitor even has the little signal lights on by all the buttons, of which > there is only 1 I know what is for, the off / on button, which I never > touch. > > But turning this button off and on just gives me the sound signal that it > always did. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > If the monitor did not get warm like it always did, I would think it > burned > out, but as I said it does and so have no clue. > I can use the computer, but some times I need my better half to look at > things for me or she uses my computer to do things, so need a monitor that > one can see! > I appreciate any thoughts. > > With Best Regards, > Alan > Miami, Florida > Alan Dicey, Vice President > United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA > "Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!" > United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: > http://AmericanBlindChess.org > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
