With my new computer, everytime I turn it on I get a blank screen with the monitor stuck in "idle". I put the same video card into a friend's computer and it failed there too so it was determined to be a video card problem. The fan and lights on the video card DID work, however. My eVGA 6800GS arrived today and failed as well. As you might imagine this is highly frustrating. The monitor simply stays in idle and does nothing. I'm positive it's plugged in, for the record.
The power works. CD drive opens. CPU fan spins.
Specifications:
MSI K8N Neo4
AMD 3500+
WD 80GB
Corsair ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512) PC3200
Raidmax 380w PSU
Is my best bet to isolate potentially defective components by testing them in other computers? Or is the problem clear and I'm not seeing it? I do not claim to be an advanced computer specialist but have built computers before.
Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance, thanks.
The power works. CD drive opens. CPU fan spins.
Specifications:
MSI K8N Neo4
AMD 3500+
WD 80GB
Corsair ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512) PC3200
Raidmax 380w PSU
Is my best bet to isolate potentially defective components by testing them in other computers? Or is the problem clear and I'm not seeing it? I do not claim to be an advanced computer specialist but have built computers before.
Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance, thanks.