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May 19th, 2006 00:00

monitor gone dark

I have a Dell  Dimension XPS R400 and my monitor has gone dark.  I have eliminated the monitor as the problem since I can hook it up to my lap top.  Are there any other possibilities of problems other than a video card
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    Nascar Nut72

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    Posted May 20th, 2006 05:00

    More informatin needed. What type of monitor LCD or CRT? What type of video system is using. If you are using an LCD monitor it could as simple as not have the proper imput set for the monitor. But, your question lacks enough information to give you any real help. Give us more info and we will see what we can do for you.

    Dell Demension 8400
    3.0GHz P4 processor
    250 GB SATA HD
    ATI 300SE PCI Express Video Card
    1901FP 19" Flat Panel
    NIC card
    DVD+RW 16X Drive
    DVD ROM drive
    56K Modem
    Windows XP SP2 OS
    1 GB DDR2 533MHz memory
    Sound Blaster Audilogy Sound Card

    Dell XPS T850r
    512 MB RAM
    Nvidia GeForce 3 Video card
    20 GB IDE HD
    30 GB IDE HD
    17" Quantex CRT Monitor
    NIC Card
    DVD-/+RW 16x
    CD-RW Drive
    Sound Blaster Live Audio
    Windows XP SP2 OS

    Dell Inspiron 8100
    1.13 Pentium III M processor
    512 MB Ram
    30 GB HD
    15" Screen
    DVD Rom Drive
    CD-RW 8X Drive
    Linksys Wireless Adapter
    Windows XP SP2 OS

    All systems networked using Linksys Wireless Router.
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    bilysquier1

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    Posted October 13th, 2006 01:00

    One other point.  I have two Dell C810s, both with the same configuration, right down to the video card.  If I swap the hard drive from one pc to the other, I still get the dark screen.  Therefore it is not an issue with the screen or the video card itself, otherwise they would both have to be bad and the other unit has had VERY LITTLE use.
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    bilysquier1

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    Posted October 13th, 2006 01:00

    It seems the problem lies in the driver for the video card and using the 1600x1200 setting.  When I dumped the NVIDIA drivers and so forth, I couldn't get that high of a setting, but I don't get the dark screen either.
     
    Dell c810
    Nvidia geoforce card
     
    Tried multiple drivers, reinstall XP Pro, etc.  Only short term relief.  On the NVIDIA boards some suggested removing the video card and reinstalling, cleaning it off at the time as well.  I have also understood that this is a WIn XP only problem, that you won't have this issue with other OSs.  I'm considering dumping XP and using 2000Pro again.

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