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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: display is blank - any idea ? From: you@somehost.somedomain (Anthony) Organization: Your Organization X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (x86 32bit) References: <5jiot7$rio@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII NNTP-Posting-Host: remote793.compusmart.ab.ca Message-ID: <335ed8e6.0@ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca> Date: 24 Apr 97 03:52:06 GMT Lines: 33 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.bc.net!unixg.ubc.ca!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!tribune.usask.ca!mongol.sasknet.sk.ca!news.agtac.net!ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca!remote793.compusmart.ab.ca Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:39642 Same thing happend with mine. I have a PCI video card, and the PCI slot got some how dammaged... If you have one like that, try switching slots /Anthony In article <5jiot7$rio@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, igor@students.uiuc.edu says... > > >Hello! > >I realize, that this might be not the very best place to ask about this, >but probably somebody else had any similar experience. > >I had my computer staying idle for a while (with Win95 running at that moment). >After a while it blanked the screen, and since that it never came up again. > >I tried: >rebooting, unplugging everything... >I tried to use a different (CGA-ISA instead of VGA-PCI(Trident) ) card >and a different monitor.... >I have NO image on any display at any time... > >I am thinking it must be the motherboard (some chip died, or smth. similar), >but may be somebody has a clue what else can be tried ? > >Thanks. > >IgoR > >