Topic: Monitor for my comp not working, advice needed

[Wewonit6times]

Hey all, on the comp upstairs everytime I start up the computer the monitor just goes off after about 30seconds, comp stays on but the monitor just goes to a blank black sceen like it would when its turned off. I've switched over the monitors yet it does exactly the same with a different monitor, it was letting me on for about 5mins last night and then it'd go black but now it only takes about 30seconds, and obviously because theres no screen after 30secs you cant go into the settings and have a look around. Anyone got any ideas of what it might be? Ive checked all the sockets and they all seem fine. Could it be that safe mode thing? As the computer seems to stop loading straight away aswell?

Cheers all.

[RedZen]

boot up in safe mode and check the resolution. set it to a low one, say 800 by 600 and restart as normal.  Then, feck around withthe res settings using the TEST button, then you will know if the monitor can handle the set res.
Alternativley, let some jumped up IT gimp offer his/her services to repair said pc/monitor at a small fee of £120 p/h. 

[Wewonit6times]

boot up in safe mode and check the resolution. set it to a low one, say 800 by 600 and restart as normal.  Then, feck around withthe res settings using the TEST button, then you will know if the monitor can handle the set res.
Alternativley, let some jumped up IT gimp offer his/her services to repair said pc/monitor at a small fee of £120 p/h. 

Cheers mate. How do you boot it up in safe mode? Im pretty clueless on this sort of stuff as you can tell

[RedZen]

Cheers mate. How do you boot it up in safe mode? Im pretty clueless on this sort of stuff as you can tell

Hit F8 on windows startup splash screen, then you'll get a DOS boot menu and you can choose safe mode

[Wewonit6times]

Cheers mate, thanks a lot

[Buffstar]

Hit F8 on windows startup splash screen, then you'll get a DOS boot menu and you can choose safe mode

I try that all the time and it never happens as i need to get into safe mode to remove some anti virus shit that is stuck on my computer!

[LFCMunkee]

Bang it with a shoe 5 times...

[RedZen]

I try that all the time and it never happens as i need to get into safe mode to remove some anti virus shit that is stuck on my computer!

try F8 after the system beep then otherwise .... what Cheeky said 

[Buffstar]

ahhh i see then cool.  It don't matter that i got one of those keyboard where the F buttons work things like the media player tho does it?

Beginning to realise i sound so Thick!

[RedZen]

ahhh i see then cool.  It don't matter that i got one of those keyboard where the F buttons work things like the media player tho does it?

Beginning to realise i sound so Thick!

Sounds like snazzy keybaord that!     Nah mate, wont matter a bit, your well before any of that Microsnot Windows shite starts taking over your machine.

[Buffstar]

Sounds like snazzy keybaord that!     Nah mate, wont matter a bit, your well before any of that Microsnot Windows shite starts taking over your machine.

Cool...

But i have just got an even snazzier Keyboard as I have gone Cordless!!!!! WITH REMOTE CONTROL FOR MY MEDIA PLAYER!!!!! mmmmmmmmmmwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

[RedZen]

Cool...

But i have just got an even snazzier Keyboard as I have gone Cordless!!!!! WITH REMOTE CONTROL FOR MY MEDIA PLAYER!!!!! mmmmmmmmmmwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

All you need now then is a decent "media player"   

[Throxenby]

if yer having the same problem with two different monitors start looking at yer graphics. if the cards knackered it may actually cut out after start up.

[Buffstar]

Tell me about it. I got I tunesbut because of my fing anti virus that won't rid itself from my comupter it won't work properly. Windows media is shite and i don't get on with real player

[Wewonit6times]

I start it up in safe mode and it goes to a screen with a load of weird writing ending in stuff like DRIVERS.FJIFJDIF.sys that covers the whole screen and then it wont load any further. I tried booting up with another thing from the f menu and it sorted of loaded a bit but it quadrapled everything I had on my screen, ive got a liverpool pic on my desktop and instead of seeing all the players i see Riise 4 times, Alonso 4 times etc and had 4 mouse cursors, the colour was also out and the pic wasnt greatly visible, then it wouldnt load any further than that. My comp must be fucked

[RedZen]

I start it up in safe mode and it goes to a screen with a load of weird writing ending in stuff like DRIVERS.FJIFJDIF.sys that covers the whole screen and then it wont load any further. I tried booting up with another thing from the f menu and it sorted of loaded a bit but it quadrapled everything I had on my screen, ive got a liverpool pic on my desktop and instead of seeing all the players i see Riise 4 times, Alonso 4 times etc and had 4 mouse cursors, the colour was also out and the pic wasnt greatly visible, then it wouldnt load any further than that. My comp must be fucked

Step away from the vehicle!

[RedZen]

If it wont boot in safe mode ya got problems.  deffo doesn't drop into a vga windows screen then?

[buzzing]

also check your power options in control panel. They may be set to turning the monitor off after a certain amount of time

[Wewonit6times]

If it wont boot in safe mode ya got problems.  deffo doesn't drop into a vga windows screen then?

Just a load of weird writing mate then wont go any further than that

[Wewonit6times]

also check your power options in control panel. They may be set to turning the monitor off after a certain amount of time

It dont stay on long enough to get to the control panel mate

[buzzing]

From what you have said above it looks as if you have gone into another mode of safe mode. try to re-boot in safe mode, but choose the one that just says safe mode, not safe mode WITH something

[Jimbo.]

So it doesnt give you the option to boot in safe mode?
Try hitting F5 or Escape as well as F8 (different for different operating systems / models)
Should give you a menu where you choose safe mode from it.
If you dont understand any of the writing then you've got problems

[Wewonit6times]

From what you have said above it looks as if you have gone into another mode of safe mode. try to re-boot in safe mode, but choose the one that just says safe mode, not safe mode WITH something

Thats mostly ive been doing mate and just get a load of weird writing that stays on the screen for ages then wont go any further

[Wewonit6times]

So it doesnt give you the option to boot in safe mode?
Try hitting F5 or Escape as well as F8 (different for different operating systems / models)
Should give you a menu where you choose safe mode from it.
If you dont understand any of the writing then you've got problems

It gives me the option to boot from safe mode so I do it and thats where all the weird writing comes up. The furtherst ive got into my computer was some option about loading your last settings that worked but that quadroopled everything up on my screen and the colouring and everything was shit + it didnt load anything on my desktop

[Wewonit6times]

When you boot the PC does it reach the desktop screen ?

It gets near there if i use the "Load last settings that worked" from the F menu but it doesnt go all the way and the colours are fucked and everything quadrooples up so i have 4 mouse cursors etc

[buzzing]

The colour will be shit as it runs in a low settign mode with the minimum drivers needed.

But dont know why your are getting mouse issues.

Try that last known good configuration thign again. and see if you can get to start-progs-accersories-system tools-system restore

[Wewonit6times]

The colour will be shit as it runs in a low settign mode with the minimum drivers needed

it loads up my desktop pic allbeit very weirdly and thats it. I dont get a start up menu or any of my icons for stuff on my comp.

[buzzing]

When it gets to that odd looking screen press the windows key on the keyboard and see if it pops up.

If not im not to sure.

I can look it up for you later, but i have to pop out for a bit just now. let me know how you get on

[NickoH]

WeWonIt5Times..........how the fuck are you posting on here if your monitor is fucked ?

Why don't you try the extension lead ?

[Wewonit6times]

When it gets to that odd looking screen press the windows key on the keyboard and see if it pops up.

If not im not to sure.

I can look it up for you later, but i have to pop out for a bit just now. let me know how you get on

Cheers mate and thanks for all your advice

[Wewonit6times]

WeWonIt5Times..........how the fuck are you posting on here if your monitor is fucked ?

Im on my arl fellas comp downstairs mate

[NickoH]

Im on my arl fellas comp downstairs mate

Rich bastards

[Wewonit6times]

Rich bastards

haha, i wish then I could go out and buy a decent computer

[Wewonit6times]

Greeting from the upstairs comp. Looks like it might of been the extension lead I was using i've tried a different one now and its perfectly fine. All that carnage for that? Thanks everyone for all your advice, it was much appreciate.

[NickoH]

Greeting from the upstairs comp. Looks like it might of been the extension lead I was using i've tried a different one now and its perfectly fine. All that carnage for that? Thanks everyone for all your advice, it was much appreciate.

Alleluia.............

[NickoH]

Greeting from the upstairs comp. Looks like it might of been the extension lead I was using i've tried a different one now and its perfectly fine. All that carnage for that? Thanks everyone for all your advice, it was much appreciate.

I said that a few posts ago

Why don't you try the extension lead ?

[Wewonit6times]

I said that a few posts ago

haha,

[buzzing]

i just assumed you checked the wires. But yeah always check connections with networks/monitors..etc first

[Wewonit6times]

Its playing up again now doing the same thing although sometimes it stays on for about 5mins or so, fucking shitty thing.

[owens_2k]

Hoping someone can help me here as I’m scratching my head.

I’ve got a PC running windows 10 64bit with a nvidia geforce gtx 1050 ti graphics card. Comes with HDMI, VGA and DVI outputs.

When I first set up my screen months ago I couldn’t get the DVI or VGA to work so I just used the HDMI output. Not a problem. Now I’ve bought a second screen though so I can have dual display and I’ve got the problem again. I can’t for the life of me get the PC to detect either screen when connected via VGA or DVI. I tried changing the input on the monitor too but that also did not work!

Anyone got any possible solutions?