Another thing I just noticed- when both monitor and PC are all plugged in and connected and the little light is orange, when I press one of the other buttons on the monitor, it says it's in power save mode and to press a key or move the mouse. However, when I do either of those things nothing happens.
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This is an old pc, can you take a detailed photo of all the back panel connections please, with that adapter off. Seems an old Pc to have HDMI? It is a socket 775.
Somewhere on that motherboard will be a brand and model?
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Ok have tried to take a better photo of the motherboard- not sure if you just wanted a general overview picture or of something specific. Also took photo of connections on back.
Ok have tried to take a better photo of the motherboard- not sure if you just wanted a general overview picture or of something specific. Also took photo of connections on back.
Can we be sure what you mean by VGA, is it a D-sub? Like this.
Also your PC has 2 tv tuner cards fitted. If you do not plan on using these ancient cards please remove them.
Sorry to ask 50 questions but we want to be sure of it.
Also your PC has 2 tv tuner cards fitted. If you do not plan on using these ancient cards please remove them.
Sorry to ask 50 questions but we want to be sure of it.
I always thought it was a VGA port but here is a picture of it and I'll leave you to decide what it is since I really know nothing. https://imgur.com/gallery/fVKNZ
When I bought the adapter it said it was a VGA to DVI adapter so I'm pretty sure it is a VGA port then I guess....
When I bought the adapter it said it was a VGA to DVI adapter so I'm pretty sure it is a VGA port then I guess....
Lets start afresh. Connect your monitor to your pc with the video cable, yes you will need the adapter to go on the pc end to the DVI port. Do not connect anything to the HDMI port on the PC. See what the result is?
Would recommend removal of the two tuner cards.
Would recommend removal of the two tuner cards.
Ok yes did the setup as you said. Monitor is stuck in power save mode. When I press the power button, the little light goes green for half a second then goes back to orange. At the same time the message "in power save mode, press any key on keyboard or move mouse" appears on the screen. Doing either of those options does not produce any result however.
How do you remove the tuner cards?
How do you remove the tuner cards?
Ok thanks for the advice. I have tried multiple video cables that work on other PCs yet they won't do the trick in this one.
Hello Benobi, sounds very much like your graphics processor may be dead. Do you know enough about the pc to enter the bios and ensure the graphics processor has not been disabled?
Do you have any friends that could loan you a graphics card to test the system with?
Do you have any friends that could loan you a graphics card to test the system with?
Hi Benobi, I didnt explain very well but we would have to get some video display first before attempting to check BIOS. It is possible that a stand alone graphics card may get around your issue.
To replace the onboard graphics means a new motherboard, and considering the age of your PC would be futile.
I would love to do more for you but I think given your level of expertise and the requirement to have parts on hand, it may be better for you to take it to a PC reapair shop and have them have a look at it. They will certainly have a graphics card on hand to test with.
You may have here a faulty power supply, or bad motherboard. Even if you could fix this with a dedicated graphics card it may also lead to fitting a more powerful Power supply.
That is unless some else has another approach?
To replace the onboard graphics means a new motherboard, and considering the age of your PC would be futile.
I would love to do more for you but I think given your level of expertise and the requirement to have parts on hand, it may be better for you to take it to a PC reapair shop and have them have a look at it. They will certainly have a graphics card on hand to test with.
You may have here a faulty power supply, or bad motherboard. Even if you could fix this with a dedicated graphics card it may also lead to fitting a more powerful Power supply.
That is unless some else has another approach?
Good luck Benobi, will leave this thread open for a while for you, and in case we can do more for you, or maybe someone will have a better plan of action?
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