Dell Monitor going black Closed

Question

Hello, 



I just recently moved and bought a flat screen dell monitor on craigs list.  Before I moved I had an old CRT monitor that worked fine.  I tried to hook everything up.  The monitor will power on but as soon as I plug the cable into the computer the green button flashes to orange and the screen goes black.  I tried to hook up my old crt monitor thinking i got screwed on Craig's List but it does the exact same thing.  I've tried holding down F8.  Nothing works.  HELP!!!!!!!!!!

jack4rall · Answer

Hi, 

 try this 1 

Remove the RAM from the slot, clean the RAM and place it back properly or place  

it in another slot.

xpcman · Answer

The video card may have become dislodged inside the desktop.  I would power down the computer, open up the case and completely remove the video card and then re-insert it.  Then power up again.  You may have some issues with screen resolution and/or refresh rate since you have changed monitors. If you can get it to work with the CRT - I would set the display to 800x600 and 60Hrz and then power off and switch the monitor. 

Good Luck

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