No output to monitor after recent storms (PC was off)

azibux1 · 6 Jul 2015 at 14:38

Hi all,

As above

Not my PC, but one I'm going to take a look at tomorrow

Guy says it appears to power up, fans, etc but no output

My first guess is PSU... Anything else to check?

Thanks

maj · 6 Jul 2015 at 14:42

Try resetting CMOS via either the battery or jumper if there is one.

azibux1 · 6 Jul 2015 at 14:51

maj said:
Try resetting CMOS via either the battery or jumper if there is one.

Thanks, will check that out before PSU as it is nice and quick

ED209 · 6 Jul 2015 at 16:39

if the PC powers up etc it sounds like it may have friend the GPU.

try the clear cmos but then try a different output port on the gpu, check gpu power cables and try a re seat of the gpu as well.

if he has a on board gpu try that or if you have a spare gpu take it with you to rule it out

azibux1 · 6 Jul 2015 at 16:59

ED209 said:
if the PC powers up etc it sounds like it may have friend the GPU.

try the clear cmos but then try a different output port on the gpu, check gpu power cables and try a re seat of the gpu as well.

if he has a on board gpu try that or if you have a spare gpu take it with you to rule it out

I'm guessing it is going to have an onboard only (haven't seen it yet) but he is not a gamer so just guessing until tomorrow

If I can confirm that it is powering up correctly I will try my GPU in it... No chance of damaging my own GPU?

RyanF · 6 Jul 2015 at 17:04

Depends on what is the cause of the "no output". If the motherboard is fried then the probability of your GPU frying if you plug into it is quite high. If it's just a case of the PSU has given up the ghost, then you won't do any damage. Good luck

azibux1 · 6 Jul 2015 at 17:07

RyanF said:
Depends on what is the cause of the "no output". If the motherboard is fried then the probability of your GPU frying if you plug into it is quite high. If it's just a case of the PSU has given up the ghost, then you won't do any damage. Good luck

Quite wary to put my GPU in it then haha

I'll see if I have a cheapo one anywhere if it comes to that haha

darael · 6 Jul 2015 at 17:47

Before trying graphic cards, I'd want to try another monitor. It's possible the monitor has just blown a fuse.

azibux1 · 6 Jul 2015 at 18:55

darael said:
Before trying graphic cards, I'd want to try another monitor. It's possible the monitor has just blown a fuse.

I did think that, and will still check it, but the guy said he thinks there is a "no signal" message on the monitor so that seems to be okay

ajezard · 6 Jul 2015 at 20:48

I had this same problem with my computer after the storms, I just turned everything off at the plug for 20 minutes and then it all worked fine. Not sure what caused it though.

azibux1 · 6 Jul 2015 at 21:01

ajezard said:
I had this same problem with my computer after the storms, I just turned everything off at the plug for 20 minutes and then it all worked fine. Not sure what caused it though.

Maybe just a cmos reset will fix it then

azibux1 · 9 Jul 2015 at 09:51

User says this fixed itself while powered off overnight

So likely that whatever it was, a CMOS reset would have probably solved it