"Please Check Signal"

[thadanman2k1]

When I turned on my computer, I didn't get the usual thing that says about my Geforce 4, instead I got a little blue box that said:

"PLEASE CHECK SIGNAL"

I pulled the monitor plug from the rear of my computer, and I fond out that one of the little sticks i the plug was missing. I'm hoping thats not the problem , because if that is I thinking I have to buy a new monitor, right? PLease any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in Advance!

 

[Arris]

All the pins are not always used in connections. When you say a pin is missing, does it look like there used to be one there?

 

[Th3M1ghtyD8]

Do you mean the actual pins that make up the connector. There should be 15 pins (although some connectors have several missing anyway).

Here is the VGA connector spec.
http://www.bbdsoft.com/video.html

Does your PC actual post and boot just without a video signal (does it beep once, with LEDs flashing etc.) or do you get several beeps indicating a problem with the graphics card.

If your PC is posting, then the problem relates to the monitor or the connection between monitor and graphics card, otherwise I would say it relates to the graphics card.

 

[poertner_1274]

I know that my monitor has 2 or 3 pins that are missing. The only reason I know this is because I looked when it was acting up on me and nothing was broken off. So it could be a simple problem like you need to reseat your video card. I just fixed a computer that needed that solution the other day. Give that a try and tell us the results.