1. have you tried to use a different VGA cable? Check the cable connectors for broken or missing pins. Cool.... that fixed my brothers flat screen. One of the pins was bent. Cool... I just discovered I was testing with the wrong cable! The other monitor is fine. Thanks for the help :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:18 AM, Jon Kettenhofen wrote: > Mike, > 1. have you tried to use a different VGA cable? Check the cable > connectors for broken or missing pins. > 2. If the monitor has a menu, check the menus - does the monitor have > more than one input, like both a VGA input and a DVI input or even an HDMI > input? One of my monitors has all three and the monitor's menu will allow > me to choose which one. Normally it will default to whatever is plugged in > but that may not be the case for your flat screen. > 3. Do you have a special driver installed for your CRT monitor? If so, > you may need to remove it. (but I realize that's not likely!) > 4. Are the flat screens you have used? Are you sure they are in working > order? > 5. Have you tried leaving the monitor on and just shutting down and > rebooting the computer? (It's stupid, but sometimes that works.) > > Jon > > > On 08/27/2014 03:22 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> Well, both of them say, 'No signal detected', from two different >> computers. As for the live cd thing I'll have to test that tomorrow when >> I can get to a free computer. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Stephen Partington >> > wrote: >> >> Post screen is your bios. No drivers or os just a power On self test >> (post) to see if the card is sending anything to the display. >> >> The use of a live CD was to see if it was an OS config issue or >> not. I have had interesting moments where I had to define my >> displays in detail before x would work. Not usually an issue much >> anymore but this is a good check to see if it is the case. >> >> On Aug 26, 2014 9:16 PM, "Michael Havens" > > wrote: >> >> only have one graphics card. What do you mean when you say 'post >> screen' or running it with a live CD? I am connecting it to >> already running puters. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Stephen Partington >> > wrote: >> >> On the same graphics card/device? Some devices will only run >> x number of cards and if you are over x the new displays >> will just never show. If there are only 2 total then it >> should be ok. Do you get a post screen and have you tried a >> live CD to see if they show? >> >> On Aug 26, 2014 8:20 PM, "Michael Havens" > > wrote: >> >> I am connecting them to my VGA outputs. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Stephen Partington >> > >> wrote: >> >> what are you connecting them to? your system might >> not have the outputs enabled. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 7:59 PM, Michael Havens >> > wrote: >> >> I don't know. The plug coming out of the >> monitors is VGA so I would think it would just >> be like a regular monitor. Oh.... maybe I should >> mention that crt monitors work and that these >> flat screens are replacements for working CRTs. >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, IscreamKid >> > > wrote: >> >> Or, perhaps the output you are using on CPU >> box is set to other than the one you are >> using. Nerve systems sometimes can't output >> analog VGA and digital at the same time. >> >> Harold >> >> > On Aug 26, 2014, at 11:38, Brian Cluff >> > > wrote: >> > >> > Is there more than one input (vga, dvi, >> hdmi). Perhaps you have the wrong input >> selected and you simply need to select the >> correct input. >> > >> > Brian >> > >> >> On 08/26/2014 11:29 AM, Michael Havens >> wrote: >> >> I got a couple of little flat screen >> monitors and I plug them in and >> >> turn them on and they say, "No signal >> detected". Is there a secret to >> >> getting them to work? >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> --------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change >> your mail settings: >> >> >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/ >> mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ >> --------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change >> your mail settings: >> > >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/ >> mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> ------------------------------ >> --------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your >> mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/ >> mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> --------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your >> mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/ >> mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, >> will prevent you from rolling over and going back to >> sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/ >> mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >