no signal cable

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kevin upright

Hi: When i shut off my computer and turn it back on i get
this error message. I have check all the cables. It seem
like my hard drive is having a problem. thanks uppy
 
kevin upright said:
When I shut off my computer and turn it back on I get
this error message. I have checked all cables. It seems
like my hard drive is having a problem.
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Try another monitor.
 
Cari said:
Usually it's because the graphics card is not outputting to the
monitor. Check the cable to ensure they're secure....

Cari
www.coribright.com
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Here's a question: Does the monitor eventually display correctly after the
machine begins to boot? My monitor ALWAYS displays a message telling me "No
signal. Check the cable" when I first apply power (by turning on the
powerstrip to which everything is connected.) But it goes away once the
video card boots and registers and the machine begins to go through the
POST.

As far as I know, this is normal for my monitor. It appears that my monitor
powers up a few seconds BEFORE the video card and computer does: thus, the
temporary "no signal" message. Probably, if you don't apply power to the
monitor until 5 or 10 seconds AFTER you apply power to the computer, you
won't get this message. Personally, I prefer my monitor lit up BEFORE the
machine begins to boot, in order to observe the POST if needed; so I don't
mind a little "scarey" moment.
 
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