DS3 - no image on DVI (randomly)...AGGHH!

Legend · 11 Jan 2007 at 18:40

No image on monitor at all in digital DVI mode. What's going on here? When I first booted up this newly built system it was working, then it wasn't, then it was, now it isn't again! I fitted a new cooler to the graphics card and now it's not working again. VGA analog cable works fine and used one of those DVI>VGA connectors and plugged into same port on graphics card and I get an image. Swap out for DVI cable and no image! Tried the DVI cable on another system and it works! What on earth is going on! I'm stumped! Is this a known BIOS issue? Will updating BIOS to latest version help?

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w3bbo · 11 Jan 2007 at 19:25

Follow what I say to the letter and it should be fine.

1. Turn of your PC and monitor
2. Remove the VGA cable from both the graphics card and monitor.
3. Unplug the monitor from the wall socket(this is most important!).
4. Leave it all alone for 5 minutes.
5. Plug in your DVI cable as normal to both graphics card and monitor.
6. Plug your monitor back in.
7. Turn everything back on.
8. Say thanks W3bbo

This will reset your monitor to factory defaults and 'should' allow you to use dvi again. Dunno why it would turn on and off randomly though.

Legend · 11 Jan 2007 at 22:03

Nice idea, and I thought that would work, but it hasn't! :mad:

I just don't get this! My brain is at a total dead end. I've tested everything - the monitor works on another system plugged into the DVI, so it's not that. The cable works, the graphics card and monitor both work on the analog connection. I'm utterly perplexed and baffled!! What on earth can I do!? I can't send anything back as going by my tests, everything works! Apart from this exact configuration! AAGGGHHH!!

Just for reference, here's my spec - DS3 mbd, E6300, 1GB Geil RAM, VX2025 monitor, Leadtek 7300GT. I've also just updated the mbd bios to the latest version, incase anyone suggests that.

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fobose · 11 Jan 2007 at 23:06

So you've tried the DVI cable on another system, using the same monitor? Could either be the DVI connector on the graphics card or monitor is on the blink.

<edit> just re-read what you said, you plugged the VGA cable in to an adapter and plugged it in to the DVI connector on graphics card, and VGA connector on monitor? So possibly the monitors connector is faulty?

w3bbo · 11 Jan 2007 at 23:21

It is a known problem with the vx2025. The above procedure worked fine for me.

Here is another way :

Thanks for the suggestions

Here is what i did and IT WORKED

1) Had both VGA and DVI cables connected
2) Turned off computer
3) Removed VGA Cable
4) Disconnected power to the monitor, waited 5 sec and connected again.
5) Restarted PC and vuala....it works

I am a happy camper now Thought i would have to take my b/day present back.

Try that.

Legend · 12 Jan 2007 at 11:11

Tried all these steps numerous times over, but no luck.

In the end, I tried uninstalling the Nvidia drivers. Powered off, plugged in DVI and hey presto, it worked!!

Re-installed drivers and it's all working...for now! Can't help but worry though every time I turn on the monitor that it's going to go kaput again!! :eek: