My screen is not working although the computer turns on with all the lights
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When you power up your computer and the monitor screen remains dark, the problem can be either be associated with your monitor, or your computer power supply/video card/motherboard or CPU. Perform the following tests to isolate the problem to either the monitor or the computer.
1. Turn off you PC and monitor. Then verify that the 15 pin video data cable connectors are fully inserted into their receptacles on the rear of your PC and on the rear of the monitor and they are tightened down. (on some monitors the data cable is hard-wired to the monitor). Then make sure that both your monitor power cable is securely plugged into a working AC power receptacle. (You can temporarily plug a lamp into your AC power receptacle to make sure you have a good source of AC power).
3. Turn on the power switch on your monitor. The amber colored LED on your monitor should come on. Then turn on your PC. The fans in your PC start to run and continue to run and the LED on your monitor should change from amber to green.
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Now if the monitor led remains amber and the screen stays dark you either have a bad monitor or a problem with your video card, motherboard or processor.. Try using a different monitor. If that doesn't solve the problem, you need to have a PC technician test your computer.
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Yavacotech
tried another monitor which works OK
I get a picture for a couple of seconds then the monitor goes blank. Green light remains on.
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