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Hello all.
My girlfriends monitor has started acting strange as of late. I'm not sure if it's a pc hardware issue or not as it boots perfectly fine, but the monitor just stays at 'no signal'. It would only work if I booted the pc first (leaving the monitor off), let it boot to the windows log in screen, then turn on the monitor. I thought it was a possible driver issue, so I did a format and reinstalled Windows 7. Ever since, the monitor won't work at all, not even using the temporary solution above. It gets weirder. It works using the temporary solution when I boot a different hdd that has Windows 8 on it. I'm ruling out hardware as it works fine with a different monitor (used this to do what I've mentioned above). But I can't say for certain that it's the monitor either. I'm going to take the monitor home with me at some point soon and try it on my system to run further diagnostics. If anyone has any advice or experience from a similar situation, I'd really appreciate it if you shared the info.
System specs
Intel i5 quad core (can't remember model)
Z77a-g43 mobo
8gb (2x4gb) 1600 g-skill ripjaw
HD6950 2gb gddr5
550w oz 80+ bronze psu
Things I've done!
Reset bios to factory settings
Taken pc apart and put back together
Things I can't do!
Can't flash or update bios as the monitor that does work doesn't display the bios screen fully, so I can't navigate to the flash/update section. Uief (spelling?) Bios type.
Can't try anything other than hdmi as I don't have a dvi cable until I take the monitor home for further diagnostics. This also prevents me trying the monitor using the onboard gpu.
P.S.
I've searched Google high and low for possible answers, but I can't find anything with the exact same situation. People have reported similar issues but they aren't the exact same. I've tried their solutions anyway, but to no avail. I'll update once I've ran the monitor on my rig, but would still really appreciate any info or advice on the matter
My girlfriends monitor has started acting strange as of late. I'm not sure if it's a pc hardware issue or not as it boots perfectly fine, but the monitor just stays at 'no signal'. It would only work if I booted the pc first (leaving the monitor off), let it boot to the windows log in screen, then turn on the monitor. I thought it was a possible driver issue, so I did a format and reinstalled Windows 7. Ever since, the monitor won't work at all, not even using the temporary solution above. It gets weirder. It works using the temporary solution when I boot a different hdd that has Windows 8 on it. I'm ruling out hardware as it works fine with a different monitor (used this to do what I've mentioned above). But I can't say for certain that it's the monitor either. I'm going to take the monitor home with me at some point soon and try it on my system to run further diagnostics. If anyone has any advice or experience from a similar situation, I'd really appreciate it if you shared the info.
System specs
Intel i5 quad core (can't remember model)
Z77a-g43 mobo
8gb (2x4gb) 1600 g-skill ripjaw
HD6950 2gb gddr5
550w oz 80+ bronze psu
Things I've done!
Reset bios to factory settings
Taken pc apart and put back together
Things I can't do!
Can't flash or update bios as the monitor that does work doesn't display the bios screen fully, so I can't navigate to the flash/update section. Uief (spelling?) Bios type.
Can't try anything other than hdmi as I don't have a dvi cable until I take the monitor home for further diagnostics. This also prevents me trying the monitor using the onboard gpu.
P.S.
I've searched Google high and low for possible answers, but I can't find anything with the exact same situation. People have reported similar issues but they aren't the exact same. I've tried their solutions anyway, but to no avail. I'll update once I've ran the monitor on my rig, but would still really appreciate any info or advice on the matter
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will keep you updated. Thanks for the responses