Dell Monitor going black

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kaj675 - Jul 2, 2010 at 11:21 AM
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jul 3, 2010 at 03:22 PM
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!!!!!!!!!!
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jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Jul 3, 2010 at 01:55 PM
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 Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Jul 3, 2010 at 03:22 PM
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