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I recently INSTALLED Linux Mint on my system alongside XP home. Mint has been running fine, but I made the mistake of holding down the power button on my PC while the BIOS was loading some stuff (I had accidentally chosen "reboot" in Linux instead of Shut Down and I wanted to PC off).

After doing so, now when I turn on my PC, the monitor complains that it is not getting a VIDEO signal. The monitor, gfx card (nvidia), and PC have served me quite WELL for a couple years. I have never had this problem in the past. Neither the BIOS nor the operating system selection screen appear, nor the operating system (Linux by default). I am at a loss as to how to solve this problem; did my video card somehow go out? I already checked the DVI cable for a snug fit.

Thanks so much in advance.Quote from: spaddack on January 02, 2011, 03:05:41 PM

I recently installed Linux Mint on my system alongside XP home. Mint has been running fine, but I made the mistake of holding down the power button on my PC while the BIOS was loading some stuff (I had accidentally chosen "reboot" in Linux instead of Shut Down and I wanted to PC off).

After doing so, now when I turn on my PC, the monitor complains that it is not getting a video signal. The monitor, gfx card (nvidia), and PC have served me quite well for a couple years. I have never had this problem in the past. Neither the BIOS nor the operating system selection screen appear, nor the operating system (Linux by default). I am at a loss as to how to solve this problem; did my video card somehow go out? I already checked the DVI cable for a snug fit.

Thanks so much in advance.

Yes I would like to ask, what exactly happens when you turn on your PC? Do you hear any unusual sounds, beeps, etc?
I'd love to ask what kind of PC this is, if you don't mind me asking.

And; have you tried getting any input from a Standard VGA cord or other type of Output?

If this is a TV Monitor, Please take caution and I'd say disconnect the whole thing and use an available PC monitor, as of my Previous topic you can see that Switching from HDMI to VGA causes a pain in the neck...

Hope you can get back to me.

Thanks, DGPHQuote from: deargodpleasehelp on January 03, 2011, 07:14:41 AM
Yes I would like to ask, what exactly happens when you turn on your PC? Do you hear any unusual sounds, beeps, etc?
I'd love to ask what kind of PC this is, if you don't mind me asking.

And; have you tried getting any input from a Standard VGA cord or other type of Output?

If this is a TV Monitor, Please take caution and I'd say disconnect the whole thing and use an available PC monitor, as of my Previous topic you can see that Switching from HDMI to VGA causes a pain in the neck...

Hope you can get back to me.

Thanks, DGPH

The PC is one I built about 2 years ago, has a Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard, AMD 64 processor, nVidia GeForce 9600 gFx card. Ran Windows XP home for most of its life and recently dual-booted Linux Mint. I observed no odd sounds nor beeps.

Unfortunately the MoBo has no integrated video, therefore I can't test the monitor from a different port/cord. The nVidia card only offers 2 DVI outputs, neither of which seem to be working.

The monitor is a Hans.G HW191D with a DVI input as well as a VGA input.

Hope this helps!Any idea, DGPH? Do you think it might be worth a try to swap out the video card?Quote from: spaddack on January 11, 2011, 07:29:18 PM
Any idea, DGPH? Do you think it might be worth a try to swap out the video card?
It worth a try for sure.


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