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PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:12 pm
by distortiondave
Computer crashed, as they do, but when I've restarted it there's no picture.
I've powered down by disconnecting it from the mains, tried a different monitor and hdmi lead, and everything looks like its working - the fans running, the graphics card is all colourful, num and caps lock lights up on the keyboard, the mouse is all lit up, but no picture.
Any advice?
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:15 pm
by Rileybobs
It's PC gone bad.
Sorry, that's all I've got.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:26 pm
by Clovius Boofus
Maybe turn off and unplug everything, including your monitor for 10 minutes or so.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 3:29 pm
by Rick_Muller
Do you have the option of a good old VGA cable (blue connector) you may have a display driver issue which won’t use HDMI connectivity.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 5:08 pm
by brunlea99
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 5:15 pm
by Vegas Claret
do you have an option to use a different port for the monitor ? HDMI, Display Port etc ? if you try try that and see if it works
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 10:16 pm
by distortiondave
It came back on by itself. I don't know how long it took, I'd been out from 4.30 until 8pm and when I got back it was all working again as though it had just shut down normally. I'd left some papers obstructing the fan prior to the crash, so it was probably a overheating safety shutdown thing?
Anyway, all your advice was useless but I appreciate the effort. X.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 10:22 pm
by IanMcL
This is currently happening to me. I fire it up and no connection to monitor. Several tries. No go. Turn off completely. Go away. Come back. All OK....until the next time. Frustrating.
The last time it happened I found a screwed in connection lead was not totally tight. It started OK after that. Away since then, so not re-tested.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 10:24 pm
by Awayfromburnley
Key point here, what happened when it crashed? Any blue screens or messages?
If not, it might be your monitor.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 10:50 pm
by tarkys_ears
Sounds like when my (nearly) brand new CPU died.
If it won't show anything including the BIOS but everything else seems to be running OK then this could be the cause.
Keep an eye on the cooling as you said, check/reapply the thermal paste if its not been done for a few years and just give it as much air as possible.
Might help to download some software to check your idle/load temps and see if they're beyond the norm.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 8:11 am
by Hipper
tarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2024 10:50 pm
Sounds like when my (nearly) brand new CPU died.
If it won't show anything including the BIOS but everything else seems to be running OK then this could be the cause.
Keep an eye on the cooling as you said, check/reapply the thermal paste if its not been done for a few years and just give it as much air as possible.
Might help to download some software to check your idle/load temps and see if they're beyond the norm.
Cooling is a good point. My desktop PC has fans and grills and every couple of months I remove these grills and blast the dust out of them. Desktops on the floor are surely particularly prone to accumulating dust.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 9:38 am
by Clovius Boofus
Same here - with a can of compressed air.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 4:08 pm
by Hipper
Clovius Boofus wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 9:38 am
Same here - with a can of compressed air.
I got fed up with those cans and bought myself this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dusters-CompuC ... 073F9NY1X/
It may be a touch too powerful. I also use it to clean a fan heater.
Re: PC Help
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 5:12 pm
by Clovius Boofus
Cheers. I'll check that out.