So I came down this morning and when I went to turn on my computer everything went like normal except my monitor didn't show anything, and after it turned off and the power light started blinking. I've tried with different monitors using both VGA and DVI cables with both monitors, and no luck. When I use the VGA cable though, it shows a "Check Signal Cable" message instead of the black screen with the blinking power light. I've even tried swapping out my 8800 for my old 7950, but the same thing happens. Due to my case being a tad small though, I can't try moving my video card to a different PCI-E slot (to see if that's what is damaged), as the harddrives get int the way of the video card.

The bad part is it's definitely not the monitors, because they worked fine on my brother's computers using either cable. I've looked around online but haven't been able to find any answers yet. Anyone have any idea what the problem could be. Also, nothing out of the ordinary happened to the computer previous to this.

sometimes the pc will power up but not even make it to bios (no image on screen) when small things are wrong, like a dead stick of ram.

Did your PC post? If you didn't hear that beep at the start, then as shizzie says, your PC probably isn't post-ing. Swap out the ram sticks, move things around, check if your CPU fan is working, blow out the dust while you're at it, and try again.

Try all the easy stuff first. Like shizzie said the RAM, hook up your Vid Card to your brothers comp and see if its the problem. Strip your PC of anything that you can test on your Bro's comp. When all that is left is the mobo...it may be the problem.

When something like that happens to me, I start with the expensive stuff first then work my way down. I get less pissed off as I go, because the problem is getting cheaper as I eliminate the high dollar items. :)

-Hemi-:

When something like that happens to me, I start with the expensive stuff first then work my way down. I get less pissed off as I go, because the problem is getting cheaper as I eliminate the high dollar items. :)

lol

I had the same thing happen to me last Summer, you should first try to disconnect the power cables and reconnect them and start up.

It was overheating in my case, but reconnecting the cables was just a temporary solution until after I fully cleaned the fan and all.

no problems yet since then.

Didn't even think about that, but no it's not posting. Went ahead and tried booting with just my 8800 and one stick of RAM in at a time, no posting. Did the same with my 7950, no luck.

Moved my video card into my other PCI-E slot and still no posting. Anything else I can check before I declare my motherboard dead?

Well, slap me with a trout and call me Daisy.

After taking everything out of my case and putting it back in, it works. I guess a cable just got shook loose or something. The simplest problems are always the worst for me.

Right on! Thats the best feeling when shit just works out.

Good for you!

ya 1 of the golden rules in PC trouble shooting is this "Just because you dont think it will work, dosent mean it wouln't".

Glad you got it working Chi, now then..time for you to bust open the mystery and post on the pic thread o.0 ....before im forced to post on it again to get it back on track.

Yup, re-setting all the components in my miracle cure for this king of thing. It's usually just that some minor thing has worked itself imperceptibly loose and is messing everything else up.

mrcheese:
Yup, re-setting all the components in my miracle cure for this king of thing. It's usually just that some minor thing has worked itself imperceptibly loose and is messing everything else up.

Ditto. The first thing you should ever do when something is messed up for no particular reason is to re-sit everything.