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Bill Ford


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Post  Posted 9 Jul 2023 9:16 am    
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It only lasts about 4/6 seconds, and only occasionally. Would it be the video card, or the CPU, the CPU does not have the video feature, sound does not stop just black screen. I'm thinking Video card. Thanks.. Bill
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Randy Schneider


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Post  Posted 9 Jul 2023 11:41 am    
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I might be thinking monitor before video card. Could be an intermittent problem in the monitor - power supply, backlight...

If you have/had another monitor to try, that would help to isolate the problem.
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Bill Ford


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Post  Posted 9 Jul 2023 1:19 pm    
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I'll try that, I'm using a 28" TV for a monitor.
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John Larson


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Post  Posted 10 Jul 2023 5:03 am    
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Check the cable between the monitor and computer. Might be a bad connection or a failing cable if there is a bend in it somewhere.
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Bill Ford


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Post  Posted 10 Jul 2023 4:20 pm    
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Changed the input from HDMI2 to HDMI 1, so far so good. Computers are weird creatures!
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Bill Ford


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Post  Posted 6 Nov 2023 4:50 pm    
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It were the video card...new monitor, no change, new vid card, no problems since.
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Wiz Feinberg


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Post  Posted 7 Nov 2023 7:48 am    
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What was the make and model of the video card that failed? How old was it?
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Bill Ford


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Post  Posted 7 Nov 2023 12:09 pm    
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It's over a year old, bought from Newegg, only marking on it is AMD radeon. with 1 DVI output, don't have papers, been trying to retrieve order history for more info. It was/is a cheap card.
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