I have a Vista... Yeah, woot, hurrah, and all. I shut it off by holding the power button because if I just press the off button on the computer it automatically goes into sleep mode for some reason, not reseting steam or any program, and I had to reset the computer so I could open SDK because it continued to say "not available right now"...
Anyway, I shut it off by holding the power button, and now when I turn it back on, the tower lights up and the keyboard lights up, but the screen stays off, and nothing will start it up. I press power on the screen and it says "no input" or whatever, then shuts back off... The keyboards lights only flicker as well, before shutting back off.
Not sure why. I tried holding the button again, just because why not, but it shuts down instantly instead of waiting a couple seconds.
Any help?
have you checked to make sure your monitor is plugged in all the way?
Yeah, it turns on, then says no input, like when I'm turning the computer off... but I have to manually press power to even get this reaction.
You shellshocked the Video card by my thinking,
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~;16777585]You shellshocked the Video card by my thinking,[/QUOTE]
and I definitely know what this means.
(my video card can't hear anything but a dull ringing and has a concussion?)
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And it's not my video card I think... that would only effect video right? Now my computer instantly completely shuts down if you touch the power button, whereas it used to take lke four seconds...
yea, usally if theres no post. Ur card is acting up.....
The motherboard would generally give a no video card or video error beep code. In case it does come up, it's unofficial standard for it to be one long beep, three short.
The reason why your computer is shutting off more quickly now is because that sleep mode and delayed shutoff is part of the OS. If you are at a BIOS or other low level function the power button instantly kills the machine.
I would try a different video card, although it is possible that it is any number of faulty things. I had this issue when I SLI'd my two cards, but I discovered both cards were fine, it was my fried northbridge that was causing the error, only a new mobo would fix it for me, so i just run one card and sold my other.
ALSO*** try starting your computer and walking away and leaving it to think for a while.
I had an odd glitch with my twin 8800's where my computer would do that, the display wouldn't come on until Vista loaded the login screen (which would take AGES). It was a faulty card.
[QUOTE=aphotic;16792363]The reason why your computer is shutting off more quickly now is because that sleep mode and delayed shutoff is part of the OS. If you are at a BIOS or other low level function the power button instantly kills the machine.
I would try a different video card, although it is possible that it is any number of faulty things. I had this issue when I SLI'd my two cards, but I discovered both cards were fine, it was my fried northbridge that was causing the error, only a new mobo would fix it for me, so i just run one card and sold my other.
[B]ALSO*** try starting your computer and walking away and leaving it to think for a while.[/B]
I had an odd glitch with my twin 8800's where my computer would do that, the display wouldn't come on until Vista loaded the login screen (which would take AGES). It was a faulty card.[/QUOTE]
Thirty minutes would be a good amount of time for me to determine if it is dead or not right? Because I've waited that long...
Also, I think your post has been one of the more helpful ones. I hope I don't need a new video card... I liked this computer because it had such a nice one.. it was a gaming computer I got just this christmas... Stink if I need another one since the aprents won't buy another I'm betting.. they may just scrap an old computer for parts though...
Anyway, I'm having it checked out when my step-dad returns from Tailand.
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