Monitor says no signal

[prescott911]

i came from italy bringing my computer on the plane as carry-on in a bag. it might have banged around a few times. there werent however, any times that i think caused sure damage to it. i bought a new monitor on sunday and plugged it in to my computer when it arrived yesterday, the monitor said no signal input. should i get a new video card or is there some other problem that can be fixed??

 

[fastco]

Open up the case, touch the power supply to ground yourself then remove the video card and re-seat it and restart the computer....

 

[iss]

Also reseat the ram modules.

 

[prescott911]

nope it still doesnt work

 

[prescott911]

ok ill try the ram and then ill brb

 

[prescott911]

no the ram didnt work either

 

[fastco]

Honestly I don't know what else to try except to make sure all of the connections and connectors to the motherboard are secure.....

 

[iss]

Does this have onboard video or a video card? or both? if both make sure it is connected to the right input. had a guy once spend two days trying ot get his monitor to work after installing a new video card. he was connecting it to the onboard video that he had disabled.

 

[Mugsy]

PAL or NTSC?

Is this the same monitor you used in Italy? Are you using a voltage converter on any of the equipment?

Remember that American monitors operate on a 60HZ NTSC signal, and your Italian vidcard could be set to use the European 50HZ PAL standard.

 

[prescott911]

Is this the same monitor you used in Italy? Are you using a voltage converter on any of the equipment?

Remember that American monitors operate on a 60HZ NTSC signal, and your Italian vidcard could be set to use the European 50HZ PAL standard.

yea that sounds like it could be the problem. i have a new american monitor and my geforce is probably italian. is there a way i can change the 50HZ to 60HZ or do i just have to buy a new video card??

 

[fastco]

I don't beleive there is a way to change it in the settings. Probably going to need an American version..

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

Check to make sure your psu inside your computer is on the correct voltage.

Italy uses 230 V

Whereas the USA uses 120 V.

If your psu(power supply unit) doesn`t have a switchable voltage, you will have to purchase a new psu.

Using the wrong voltage could fry your valuable components.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

 

[prescott911]

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

Check to make sure your psu inside your computer is on the correct voltage.

Italy uses 230 V

Whereas the USA uses 120 V.

If your psu(power supply unit) doesn`t have a switchable voltage, you will have to purchase a new psu.

Using the wrong voltage could fry your valuable components.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

Yea my cousin fixed it but that appeared to be the problem thanks guys. If I have any trouble I'll be back, hopefully not, thanks again.