Computer starts, ONE POST beep, monitor doesn't start, keyboard lights flash twice (Once at POST and other time at windows load*). Can anyone help me fix this problem? * = Is a guess, unsure if that is the reason, even though after second flash, I can (de)activate all locks. (Num/Scroll/Caps)
maramizo 0 Newbie Poster
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Jump to PostEither the video card or monitor are fubar, or your cable is defective. If the monitor can give you access to the on-screen menus and such, then the monitor itself is ok, though there is a small possibility that its input interface is bad. However, it is much more likely …
Jump to PostIf you know what type of motherboard you have, you can easily look up the beep codes. Otherwise, you'll need to start removing components until you find the one that is preventing you from getting through POST.
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rubberman 1,355 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso Featured Poster
Either the video card or monitor are fubar, or your cable is defective. If the monitor can give you access to the on-screen menus and such, then the monitor itself is ok, though there is a small possibility that its input interface is bad. However, it is much more likely in such a case that the video adaptor or cable are bad. Does your computer have built-in graphics, or does it have a discrete video card plugged into the I/O bus?
maramizo 0 Newbie Poster
It is not built in.
JorgeM 958 Problem Solver Team Colleague Featured Poster
If you know what type of motherboard you have, you can easily look up the beep codes. Otherwise, you'll need to start removing components until you find the one that is preventing you from getting through POST.
maramizo 0 Newbie Poster
Please read topics more carefully. In any motherboard one beep means it works properly.
maramizo 0 Newbie Poster
It was the VGA.
Another question: Should I get a 220V PSU or 230V?
RAELIE 0 Newbie Poster
MY LATOP STARTS/ON WHEN I SWICTCH ON POWER...WINDOW LOADED AND IT GOES BLANK
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