How to fix a blank display problem

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 5:38 am

When your computer does not display anything on the monitor you have a No Display or Blank Display problem. This can be caused by any of the following reasons:

· Monitor or System has no Power

· Monitor is defective

· Loose VGA/DVI Cable Connection

· Video Card Problem

· AGP/PCI-e Connector Problem / Motherboard

· System RAM Problem

Monitor or System has no Power

First thing is to check if the system powers up when pressing the power button, if not check cable connections and the power source. Next is to check if the monitor powers up when you press the power button. If not, check power cable and the power source for the monitor.

If this procedure solves the problem, there may be a loose connection in the power cables of the system or the monitor.

Monitor Is Defective/Loose VGA Cable Connection

After checking if the system and monitor have power and you still encounter the no display problem, try to swap monitors with another computer to check if the monitor is defective or not. You can also try to reinsert the VGA cable to the VGA port of your video card to see if the connection is loose or maybe the VGA cable of you monitor is defective.

Video Card Problem / AGP/PCI-e Connector Problem

After verifying that the monitor is working, the next step is to check the video card. Power down your computer and unplug power cables. Open your computer and try to reinsert the video card. After inserting the video card, power up the pc to check if this solves the problem.

If this does not solve the problem try replacing the video card. After replacing the video card, if you still experience the problem, your system board or agp/pci-e connector might be causing the problem. You correct this by replacing your motherboard.

System RAM Problem

No display problem can also be caused by the system RAM. When your system RAM is defective or is not properly inserted in the memory slot of the mainboard. the system may not boot. You can try to reinsert the RAM or replace it if it is defective.

Refer to the flowchart below for troubleshooting a blank display problem:

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Ben Carigtan shows you how it’s done.

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8 Responses to “How to fix a blank display problem”

  1. Geoff Edwards said on : June 17th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    Hi

    I can’t see the flowchart. MY daughter’s laptop seems to have gone but the video card is ok. The display is just vary dark, apparently this is due to the Inverter, or Inverter coil being defective.

    Geoff


  2. felice carr said on : July 7th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    I am trying to connect my pc to my new hdtv
    i got the connecting cables , plugged in, but there is no picture on my tv…rather the tv wich is connected to pc has a message on the bottom blue screen :no signal
    what’s the problem i pushed the connection on my computer monitor when i use it for the lcd projector and i get nothing …it works when i use it with the lcd just not the tv
    help


  3. pamela quillen said on : July 21st, 2009 at 10:31 am

    i have a hp c700 and i bought a new battery and power cord, but it still wont turn on! please help! How to check the main power suply in my laptop?


  4. james morgan said on : December 6th, 2009 at 10:06 pm

    i have a plasma tv and a laptop that i am trying to connect up. ive bought a vga cable, connected it and the screen on the laptop has turned off and the screen on the tv says mode not supported what do i do?


  5. Phu Vu said on : January 24th, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    I tried to connect my laptop to my Sony LCD TV using the VGA cable but the laptop only shows the desktop wallpaper but not my mouse pointer nor program icons, therefore, I cannot select graphic properties or graphic options. The LCD TV shows unsupported signal error and suggest that I check the output signal from my laptop. Am I missing something? Please help!


  6. Wayne said on : January 28th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    I have tried connecting my vga to scart from my laptop to my t.v, every time I go to use it, it is just showing colours going down up and side to side, anyone help!?


  7. lauren said on : February 27th, 2010 at 12:46 am

    I have plugged my toshiba lapotop in to a song tv and it all works fine, but when i close the laptop so i can watch a movie the screen turns off, how do i stop this?

    Also the sound only plays through the laptop and not the tv, what do i do about that?


  8. andrew said on : March 2nd, 2010 at 12:04 am

    i have conected the vga cable from pc to lg 42inch tv the only piture i get is windows loading and then i get the no signal on the screen can any one help


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