I need some help with a computer problem I have!

[Minimi]

I have my own computer standing at the room of my dad. I don't know what he did with the computer, but today when I turned the computer on, it couldn't recieve the monitor. I checked the cables at the back,and they were ok. Then I put on another monitor, and still the same problem, so It's not the monitor.

I couldn't find anything wrong inside the pc, and also I'm not the best at hardware, so I'm not gonna touch something if I don't know what it's for Do you people know what the problem might be, and how to solve it? It's really important to me!

[Gilbert]

If your computer can really be turned on (otherwise it can be the power supply or other motherboard problem) then it sounds to me a graphic card problem, try opening the case (with the computer OFF!) and check if the card went lose (if it's not a onboard chipset).

[Nacho]

I think there is a button for the monitor (Not the one in the front, of course...) I guess you tried, but it's the only thing that come to my mind...

[Minimi]

The power is all OK. The computer turns on, and on the sound of the computer I can hear windows starting, but it just won't contact the monitor.

I have an onboard graphics card, so that's probably not it  :

But thanks anyway

[Gilbert]

I have an onboard graphics card, so that's probably not it  :

In that case it's probably be it, unfortunately in that case you probably need to replace the motherboard or plug in an external graphics card to fix it.

On the bright side, though, you may also check if it's caused by a broken cable, if you have another VGA cable try changing it.

[Minimi]

Nooo!! I would really kill my dad, if I have to replace the motherboard! It's not even there for a week and only trouble trouble trouble.... i had never trouble!?

If it's the cable, that would mean that the cables from both monitors are defect, and that's alittle unbelievable.

Well, thanks alot and i'm going to get myself a screwdriver  

[SSH]

I'd check the monitor cables and plugs/sockets on the monitors and see if there are any pins that are bent and strighten them... thats happened to me before. Check that the power from whichever power socket you were plugging both monitors into is OK. Check the monitors/power cables/monitor cables with a different computer if possible just to be sure before you start fiddling around inside if you don't know what you're doing....!

[Minimi]

Yipppeee! I fixed it! Turned out that the cable of the monitor couldn't get deep enough into the computer, because there was something that made it stuck. I removed it, and now it's working again!

[Haddas]

They day has been saved again. Thanks to the AGS community