I am unsure if i am putting this in the right section but here goes anyway. I left my computer off for 4 weeks over the Christmas break and then when i got back it would not start and came up with a BSOD saying "Your Bios is not ACPI compliant" which is impossible. Then i turned it on the next day and it worked fine untill i turned it off again. Then when i came back and turned it on it all whirred up but no picture cam onto the screen. I can still blindly log into the computer as i have a logitech G15 keyboard which lets you know when you are on the login screen but the monitor just stays blank. The only way i have found to get it to work is to leave it on for 5-10 mins then turn it off and on again, which is very odd. I assume as it work perfectly after this that it is not a hardware problem but i am quite confused.
Some solutions that i have tried unsuccesfully:
-Checking monitor cables
-Removing, cleaning and reinserting the graphics card
-Removing and reinserting the RAM
-Checking hard drive and cd rom SATA/power cables
-Checking all cables plugged into the back of the computer
The only thing i can think of is that it needs to warm up but i don't see why or how to fix it???
Thanks for your help
Some solutions that i have tried unsuccesfully:
-Checking monitor cables
-Removing, cleaning and reinserting the graphics card
-Removing and reinserting the RAM
-Checking hard drive and cd rom SATA/power cables
-Checking all cables plugged into the back of the computer
The only thing i can think of is that it needs to warm up but i don't see why or how to fix it???
Thanks for your help