Heres a Challenge

[JiF]rIot · Post by **[JiF]rIot** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:08 pm

Everything is on when I press the power button, but the monitor fails to show anything. It recognizes that the monitor is plugged in, but the light turns yellow....any suggestions, Im completely cluesless on this one!

[JiF]Buick · Post by **[JiF]Buick** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:28 pm

May be a little extreme but clear the CMOS.

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:44 pm

If you have a multiple output video card try the other ports to see if it changed the output port.
If you have an onboard video card, see if it switched to that port.

[JiF]rIot · Post by **[JiF]rIot** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:27 am

Ive tried that Grimp, and as for CMOS, I cant even get to CMOS cuz no image is displayed on the monitor!

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:48 am

CMOS is reset by a jumper or switch, some you remove the battery on the motherboard. You don't need to see it happen. Find the docs for you motherboard for the proper way to do in on yours. If you don't have the manual you can usually find it online.

[JiF][AARP]Grimp · Post by **[JiF][AARP]Grimp** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:08 am

Before clearing the CMOS I would take a different approach.
Disconnect everything you can from the motherboard. Leave only the pwr supply, memory, CPU and video card connected.
The see if you can see the BIOS.
If that does not work clear the CMOS.
If that does not work. If you have some extra components try swapping the video card any type of slot you have an extra off.
Try swapping the power supply. Then try swapping the memory. Last CPU.
If that fails run away.

[JiF]rIot · Post by **[JiF]rIot** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:12 am

Wow, you wouldnt believe this...it turns out we didnt screw in the monitor cable in enough....pwnd