Brad Bendily wrote: > The deal with the monitor is that, it works on the 2 other computer I > have. > And that this "out of sync" problem is why the computer was brought to > me in the > first place. It was/has been working fine, then all of a sudden, "out > of sync" problems and now, > I can't get it to boot. Just wondering if there was any other things I > could test? > > There shouldn't be any "out of sync" problems when just showing the BIOS? > BB > > On 1/10/07, *michael dolan* <michaeldolan at gmail.com > <mailto:michaeldolan at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Yup, sounds like a bad monitor. A friend of mine once had a > similar problem - he swore he could fix it temporarily by > unplugging the monitor and rolling it upside down on his bed. I > still don't believe him. > If attaching a new monitor works, and you need to buy a used one > on the cheap, I noticed the other day corpreccouncil downtown is > no longer shipping monitors, so that knocks a lot of the eBay > competition out. > > http://computers.search.ebay.com/_Monitors-Projectors_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfrppZ25QQsacatZ3694QQsassZcorpreccouncil > > <http://computers.search.ebay.com/_Monitors-Projectors_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfrppZ25QQsacatZ3694QQsassZcorpreccouncil> > Standard disclaimer: I don't work for them or anything, I've just > been happy with the stuff I've bought - although I am unhappy they > now charge a $4 pick up fee. > MD. > > On 1/10/07, *Brad Bendily* < bendily at gmail.com > <mailto:bendily at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Guys, I'm looking for some guidance with a computer I have. > > It powers on, doesn't give any POST beeps or errors that I can > tell, but > the problem is that when I try to use the onboard video card i > get the message on my > monitor "out of sync". I took the memory out and then got some > POST errors. So the > motherboard seems to work. I took the BIOS battery out to > reset something, but still > getting the out of sync message. The monitor seems to get a > signal from the board, but > I don't get any display at all, no BIOS no Windows. I tried > two different video cards, > one was PCI the other was AGP. When I use those I don't get > any signal at all. I guess > there must be an option in the BIOS to switch between on board > or a card, but since > I can't get into the BIOS then I can't change anything. > > Any suggestions for my plight? > > Thanks > bb > > -- > Have Mercy & Say Yeah > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > -- > Michael Dolan > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > -- > Have Mercy & Say Yeah > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >General at brlug.net >http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > Are you sure its getting past 'post'. If post fails and the system bios is unable to initialize the hardware, I can see faulty display settings could be a result. This could explain the monitor detecting incorrect scan rates. Try isolating the problem. Try placing the video card in question in another computer. Does it work? If yes, you have ruled out this part of the hardware.
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