Computer Monitor Doesn't Work

[MSperoni]

The power went out in my room. Then when it came back on, I turned my computer back on. The monitor however, doesn't work. It comes on, but it can't seem to find a signal.

The computer comes on, because I can hear it running.

I've switched monitors and it still won't come on.

I've checked the outlets and connections and it is plugged in snugly. Any thoughts?

[Melfice]

The power went out in my room. Then when it came back on, I turned my computer back on. The monitor however, doesn't work. It comes on, but it can't seem to find a signal.

The computer comes on, because I can hear it running.

I've switched monitors and it still won't come on.

I've checked the outlets and connections and it is plugged in snugly. Any thoughts?

Unplug it all. And I mean ALL of it. Both power cables and... well, any kind of cable from your monitor to the PC.
Try again.

If that doesn't work, maybe the techies have an answer for you.

[MSperoni]

That worked! Thanks! :D

*kisses kisses kisses*

[Melfice]

That worked! Thanks! :D

*kisses kisses kisses*

Heh. Glad it worked.
Also, don't kiss me like that. People might start talking. ;)

[synkr0nized]

Interesting. Do you have any idea which cord/cable/connection was the one that "did it", so to say?

I'm not at all a qualified electrician or anything, but I'd be wary of a cable that stopped working merely due to a power outage. When you swapped monitors, that seems to not have worked -- does this mean it was a power connection that you unplugged and plugged back in to get it to work?

[MSperoni]

I'm not sure which cord was the culprit here. I suppose it could've been any of them. I wasn't actually paying attention when I plugged them all back in, I was mostly concerned with getting it to work again.

I have all the cords connected to a single surge protector, but I guess that wasn't enough to save it from whatever happened. Maybe I have TOO many cords plugged into it. Should I do something about splitting them up?

This situation is a definite worry, because power outages are an occurring thing around here, and with springtime/tornado season approaching it's very very likely there will be more of them.

I can't really afford to

[Aldurin]

If you're at risk of power outages then you'll want to invest in a high quality surge protector and make sure that your power supply is good, since a surge could have a chance of frying the power supply, but a bad surge could bypass that and fry almost every component in your computer.

[MSperoni]

How do you make sure that the power supply is good?

[Aldurin]

I'd say just check on model comparisons to see if your power supply is reputed to be durable under surges. Yours may be on it's last legs if what went wrong with the monitor was that there wasn't enough power to fully power the graphic output.

[MSperoni]

It's a pretty old computer. I know it's only a matter of time before it breaks. All I can do is delay it as long as I can and hope that when it does I'll be ready to get back up on my feet as quickly as possible.