Computer Problem

[Man Called X]

Why in the hell are you running one monitor from your mobo and one from your video card?

 

[The Oi]

So you're saying you plugged the other monitor in to the video card and it worked? Did you have to use the converter? I was under the impression that the video card was DVI out.

Video card has one VGA and one DVI. So the main monitor is VGA- VGA right now and works. The other monitor I had been using the VGA- DVI converter to hook it up to the DVI out. It had been working fine until I unplugged everything and then re-plugged.

I think I mis-worded the comment you quoted, because obviously neither one is working on the DVI out right now. The VGA out works just fine with both monitors was what I was saying.

 

[The Oi]

Why in the hell are you running one monitor from your mobo and one from your video card?

Ignore my above comment. I have no idea why I even included the word motherboard in my first post. They're both plugged into the e-GEForce 7600 GT

 

[Henry Tuttle]

Have you tried connecting to just the DVI port and leaving the VGA open?

 

[Man Called X]

Have you tried connecting to just the DVI port and leaving the VGA open?

This. Get a DVI cable if you have a monitor that supports it, and try running just to the DVI. If that doesn't work, you might have a junked card.

 

[The Oi]

Have you tried connecting to just the DVI port and leaving the VGA open?

Just tried it. Same thing as when I had both connected...immediately goes into sleep mode.

 

[The Oi]

This. Get a DVI cable if you have a monitor that supports it, and try running just to the DVI. If that doesn't work, you might have a junked card.

I think this is what I should have done from the beginning when I was building this thing instead of screwing around with a converter. Should I be ok if I order this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000X0VCY

My monitor and video card are both 24+1.

 

[Man Called X]

Just tried it. Same thing as when I had both connected...immediately goes into sleep mode.

If your monitor is going directly into sleep from the DVI only, you busted that DVI port when you unhooked it. My best guess.

 

[Man Called X]

I think this is what I should have done from the beginning when I was building this thing instead of screwing around with a converter.

I wouldn't go that far. I have a dozen dvi to vga converters from monitors/cards bought over the years. Never had an issue with any of them. If the monitor is not receiving a display and goes to sleep because it doesn't think it's getting a signal, it's the video card.

 

[The Oi]

If your monitor is going directly into sleep from the DVI only, you busted that DVI port when you unhooked it. My best guess.

Fuck. Any way to test that?

Or should I order the cable, test it out, and keep if it works and buy new video card if it doesn't?

 

[Henry Tuttle]

Here's the most recent driver (just released a month ago). Kind of a shot in the dark since it had been working before, but obviously something has gone awry. If you don't know whether you have 32-bit or 64-bit Windows, you can go to the start menu, right-click Computer and click Properties. Your architecture will be listed next to "system type" in the window that pops up.

32-bit
64-bit

 

[Man Called X]

Fuck. Any way to test that?

Or should I order the cable, test it out, and keep if it works and buy new video card if it doesn't?

I'd say order the cable and try it out. I'm still thinking it's going to be time for a new video card. Really odd for one port on the card to quit working though. That's what makes me wonder if it got busted when you unhooked it. Rare, but I've seen it happen. PM gourimoko and see if he's got any ideas.

 

[The Oi]

Thanks boys. I learned a lot while I was building this thing, but not enough how to use the words motherboard, port and VGA right apparently.

I'm a wannabe nerd. Ordered the cables, downloaded the drivers and PM'd gourimoko.

I'm the anti-IGWT.

 

[Huber.]

Thanks boys. I learned a lot while I was building this thing, but not enough how to use the words motherboard, port and VGA right apparently.

I'm a wannabe nerd.

[video=youtube;gZEdDMQZaCU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEdDMQZaCU[/video]

 

[David.]

aright im about to fucking lose it. my computer is slow as shit, specifically to anything that requires flash/shockwave, which is my entire job.

What can I do to speed this bitch up? Im a week away from just buying a computer specfiicalyl for working, bc this is horseshit. Ive defragged everything, tried creating new windows users, disk cleanup etc.