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Gateway #LP2407 monitor black or unreadable
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:37 pm
by thewolfe
Monitor was either not readable or just black.
Seems to be working now but has \"VGA\" on the screen at startup.
Not my computer so don't know if that \"VGA\" is normal or a sign that something is still wrong.
What say ya'll.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:27 pm
by thewolfe
She's wiggled the cords on the back of the monitor and it goes black but since it was on but scrambled at one time, I assume it's not the power cord.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:40 pm
by JMEaT
Could be a bent/snapped off pin in the VGA connector or possibly FUBAR'd Video Adapter.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:46 pm
by Krom
Broken VGA cables can do things like make the whole screen turn different shades of color or make the screen go blank, or make the video go out of sync depending on what contact/wire is damaged.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:22 pm
by thewolfe
She took it in and the fan wasn't working on the video card.
Thanks for the posts.