I have a Dell Dimension 1100/B110 with an Acer flat screen monitor.. I have a spare crt monitor I would like to use as a second monitor. Is this possible and if so what additional parts will I need?

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/dimension-1100/drivers

Hello download the driver here at dell:

http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/Product/dimension-1100

Open the audio folder, and download the driver.

Run the exe program, and reboot after the install is done.

Good luck

Windows is likely crashing while loading recently upgraded device drivers. The most common culprits for this scenario are video drivers.

The next time you boot, as soon as you see the Dell splash screen, start tapping the F8-key about once every second until you see a white on black menu. If you see the Windows logo, you missed it (try again, this time start tapping the F8-key a little before the Dell splash screen).

This menu will allow you to boot Windows in "Safe Mode", which will bypass any non-essential drivers and applications that could be causing the crashing. Select "Safe Mode with networking".

Assuming the computer booted fine in Safe Mode, you will be able to remove the troublesome drivers. You will see an informational message about Safe Mode, which you may close at any time. Right-click "My Computer" and select "Manage". Wait a moment for the Computer Management window to appear. Then, click on "Device Manager". If Windows was able to identify the faulty driver, it will appear in the list with a bright-yellow triangle. If this is the case, right-click and "uninstall" it. If it did not show up, first click the tiny white triangle next to "Display Adapters" and "Monitors" to open those categories. Then, right-click and "uninstall" everything listed within the two categories. Your computer will probably boot normally after doing this. But, try and find the proper driver for you video adapter before rebooting if possible. I recommend also re-installing the chipset drivers which may be related to the problem.

To attain drivers for your specific Dimension B110, visit the following link and enter the service tag code on the back or side of your machine: Dell Drivers

try replacing the hard drive

Hi

Check the power cable connected to the monitor.
If you have another monitor connect the same power cable to the monitor and see whether the monitor screen comes up or not.
if not then no problem with monitor may be OS is faulty
else your monitor is having the problem

If the system is a Dimension 1100, all you need is a CAT 5 network cable as the Network Interface Card (NIC) is part of the motherboard. (Back of the tower next to the bootom 2 USB ports)
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Hovik_cj2NQJ:www.andovercg.com/datasheets/dell-dimension-1100-b110.pdf+dimension+1100+manual&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjfefSAxcYphVynxkY-e_VhuVyY-C8VK4uVOZEPgI_tY_Bnv2MDJubL0tSsUiBTWS7Owdj2yZci0crCSjFFqxyu9UGmes3NlvAT0VjerwkXiWuXXDxzwJ5rY5FAly5Owx9Ftqo6&sig=AHIEtbQv5quQ9poKR23GjlJp1PQNHPbIMA

You can either try to reset the BIOS, or have the restore cd fix it for you. By the way, what does the message say?

Yes. Monitors are monitors, the only thing you need to check is the plug, the old style VGA, the little blue port on the back of your computer or the new DVI which can be a white or black plug.
You shouldn't need the monitor installation software, monitors are plug and play, you simply plug them in and Windows will install and configure it for you.

Double post?
http://www.fixya.com/support/t765871-fan_malfunction

when the screen goes away try to wigle the cable from the computer to the monitor see if it could be that