monitor wtf

Mattress · 9th December 2006, 18:04

I have a LCD monitor that I've had a for a couple years now and just recently it has decided to not detect a signal from my tower. I'm fairly sure it's not my vid card (though I don't have another monitor with which to test it). I have my uncle's computer here and it doesn't want to work in that either, and his vid card was working on his monitor at his house earlier this morning. So I'm pretty confident the monitor is being a crab ass.

When I plug the monitor into my laptop the monitor gets the signal and works just fine.

It's a MAG Innovision LT982s and the maginnovision.com site seems to be down.

Anyone have any ideas why the monitor would get picky so suddenly?

deeder7001 · 9th December 2006, 18:08

Bad cable?

Psythik · 10th December 2006, 03:34

How old is the monitor? Sounds like there might be a plug-and-play issue going on...

Mattress · 11th December 2006, 13:28

I got the monitor for Christmas two years ago. It can't be a bad cable because it works fine when plugged into my laptop.

It doesn't even get a signal or display anything during boot for the other computers.

Atmo · 11th December 2006, 14:48

Are you certain the systems are passing POST? If they fail POST they wont give a video signal.

If they're definately booting correctly (you can hear hard drive activity, OS startup sounds etc.) then it's most likely a bad connection at the video card or monitor end of the cable. Even though you've got it to work with your laptop, i'd still try another cable if you've got one laying around.

JFASI · 11th December 2006, 16:53

I remember I fixed a problem like this before. It turned out to be the video driver. I was doing something on it, restarted and BOOM! Blackness hit me like a ton of bricks.

Although I can't explain why it wouldn't work on another machine.

Mattress · 11th December 2006, 17:16

The computers are booting, my tower I can RDC into and there's nothing up with the video driver, claims to be working fine, I even uninstalled it and had it reinstall the vid driver to no avail.

unfortunately this is the kind of monitor where the data cable goes into the back so I don't think trying another cable is that simple.

9th December 2006, 18:04	#1
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	monitor wtf I have a LCD monitor that I've had a for a couple years now and just recently it has decided to not detect a signal from my tower. I'm fairly sure it's not my vid card (though I don't have another monitor with which to test it). I have my uncle's computer here and it doesn't want to work in that either, and his vid card was working on his monitor at his house earlier this morning. So I'm pretty confident the monitor is being a crab ass. When I plug the monitor into my laptop the monitor gets the signal and works just fine. It's a MAG Innovision LT982s and the maginnovision.com site seems to be down. Anyone have any ideas why the monitor would get picky so suddenly? Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

9th December 2006, 18:08	#2
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 5,560	Bad cable? There is no sig.

10th December 2006, 03:34	#3
Psythik Got his CT back and didn't pay $10 (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,583	How old is the monitor? Sounds like there might be a plug-and-play issue going on... This is a sig of some nature.

11th December 2006, 13:28	#4
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	I got the monitor for Christmas two years ago. It can't be a bad cable because it works fine when plugged into my laptop. It doesn't even get a signal or display anything during boot for the other computers. Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

11th December 2006, 14:48	#5
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Are you certain the systems are passing POST? If they fail POST they wont give a video signal. If they're definately booting correctly (you can hear hard drive activity, OS startup sounds etc.) then it's most likely a bad connection at the video card or monitor end of the cable. Even though you've got it to work with your laptop, i'd still try another cable if you've got one laying around. :Psykotech:

11th December 2006, 16:53	#6
JFASI Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I was hoping you could tell me Posts: 1,350	I remember I fixed a problem like this before. It turned out to be the video driver. I was doing something on it, restarted and BOOM! Blackness hit me like a ton of bricks. Although I can't explain why it wouldn't work on another machine. Certified Spam Connoisseur.

11th December 2006, 17:16	#7
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	The computers are booting, my tower I can RDC into and there's nothing up with the video driver, claims to be working fine, I even uninstalled it and had it reinstall the vid driver to no avail. unfortunately this is the kind of monitor where the data cable goes into the back so I don't think trying another cable is that simple. Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

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