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      11-18-2009
Hi, I need help with my stupid computer. For starters it can't stay on for even a day (it shut downs) and I can't turn it back on. I tried buying a new power supply, a better one, a also better motherboard... didn't work. If someone can help me with that, great, but I can live (barely) with that. My main problem is that the stupid machine now won't even show any image on the monitor when I turn it on. I turn it on, I hear the noise, blablabla, no picture on the monitor. I have Windows7, someone told me it could be the graphics card, someone else told I needed to format it, which I don't want too...

Anyway, please help me.
 
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      11-18-2009
Hello and Welcome to the forum.
Before we can help, it would help us to have the computer specs or if you don't know them the Manufacturer and model number.
 
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Hello and Welcome to the forum.
Before we can help, it would help us to have the computer specs or if you don't know them the Manufacturer and model number.
Hi, thank you. I have Windows 7, Dual Core 1.9 (i think), ATI Radeon X1600, and the name on the motherboard box says "GIGABYTE S-series Motherboards". Its an HP desktop. Not sure if this is the model number but at the back it says "Pro # RJ770AA-AB9"
 
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      11-18-2009
Hi ofap - Welcome to w7forums

If you are not sure about your system specifications. You can download CPU-Z for a details. Then if you would post a screenshot of the Mainboard tab this would be of big help.

There is also a GPU-Z which will give more detailed information about your Graphics Adapter.
 
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Hi ofap - Welcome to w7forums

If you are not sure about your system specifications. You can download CPU-Z for a details. Then if you would post a screenshot of the Mainboard tab this would be of big help.

There is also a GPU-Z which will give more detailed information about your Graphics Adapter.
Hum... I need to be on my computer to do that, right? cant really do that... not sure if I exaplained right but I don't get any image on my monitor when I turn it on. Just see the normal black on the screen, also tried another monitor, same thing. someone told me it is hardware issues

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      11-19-2009
ofap, does this look like your computer?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...oduct=3299172&
 
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ofap, does this look like your computer?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...oduct=3299172&
yes its like that
 
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      11-19-2009
Hi ofap - Sorry about the previous post. I should have read the details with more care.

The best I can tell HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7660.pt Desktop PC


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Motherboard
  • Manufacturer: Asus
  • Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
  • HP/Compaq motherboard name: Leucite3-GL8E
Motherboard Specifications, P5LP-LE (Leucite)

Please note number 12 in the image is a VGA onboard graphics connector.
VGA(disabled due to the installation of a graphics card)


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Video Graphics
  • ATI Radeon x1650se
  • 512 MB DDR memory
  • I/O Ports: S-Video, DVI, VGA

This is the closest card I could find to matched the specs

If you think the card has gone bad you can take it out of the computer. Once you take the card out of the computer, the onboard graphics should start to work. This will give you some idea as to the problem. The monitor must have a VGA connector to connect to the motherboard though.
 
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      11-20-2009
As clifford said, first remove the screw holding the card in, there will be a plastic clip on the board holding the card, you may or may not have to pull it back, then pull in out being careful not the touch the onboard parts and contacts on the end. If it has a power connector remove that. The plug a regular VGA monitor(That is your normal monitor, the blue connector is what it would plug into), and plug it into the port on the motherboard. If you see the normal boot stuff, then it prolly was the gfx card, if it still doesn't work, then something else is wrong. I probably just confused you more than help since I typed this while tired. Oh, and clifford, would the manufacturer install drivers for the integrated graphics if they installed a card?
 
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Oh, and clifford, would the manufacturer install drivers for the integrated graphics if they installed a card?
Probably not but the main thing right now is getting the monitor to show something then we can worry about the proper drivers needed later.
 
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