HP desktop Monitor wont turn on

[RIP_K52007]

G/f brought her desktop over, its a HP with windows vista ( ) anyways... turns on and everything, but it wont trigger the monitor to come on. any idea? she said it worked fine last year when she unhooked it all.

[Crazymays77]

Did u check to see if it's not the monitor that is bad

[RIP_K52007]

yea i tried the one from my desktop that works fine and it still dont turn on. and yes its plugged in.

[Blazin40s]

Bad monitor.  Mine did the same thing last year.

[RIP_K52007]

Bad monitor.  Mine did the same thing last year.

yea i tried the one from my desktop that works fine and it still dont turn on. and yes its plugged in.

[Blazin40s]

So does the other moniter work on it? Or am I misunderstanding? 

[Blazin40s]

Did u check the video card?

[RIP_K52007]

Did u check the video card?

nope no monitors work on it... and how to you check the video card? yes its there....  lolol do i gotta sniff test it?

[RIP_K52007]

So does the other moniter work on it? Or am I misunderstanding? 

slightly lol... i was saying the monitor works fine on my other desktop, but when i plug it into hers it dont turn on.

[Crazymays77]

So there is something wrong with her computer.  More than likely it's the video card.

[betterbeaters]

scrap it! lol

[shmooe]

Didn't read the other post but most the time the ribbion cable goes bad. Very hard to replace if you haven't done it a lot. Cables cheap if youcan find one.

[Blazin40s]

Swap yer video card in there and see if it works

[RIP_K52007]

Swap yer video card in there and see if it works

think that will work? mines a frankenstien gateway/random parts and ducktape based off a 97' tower and mother board... 
hers is like a 09' HP

I dont want to fry something

[ProGrade]

scrap it! lol

- that's usually his answer too!  

Like everyone else said, video card, however i bet the video card on that HP is hard wired into the motherboard, not an actual card. If this is the case, buy a cheap card that will plug into whichever slot you have (pci, isa, etc.) and bingo, you are all set.

[dsJeep]

in less your GF  spent a good chunk of change in the computer its an onboard video card, you'll have to find out if it can take a AGP or PCIx-16, if not you'll have to find a PCI card...

if you can post the model number I can find a card that will work just fine for it...

[RIP_K52007]

[RIP_K52007]

went n dug threw my parts box.. only video card i have wont work... so i know its not this kind whatever it is

[dsJeep]

that looks like an AGP 4x card, and being as she has a slim line that card wouldn't have worked, you'll need a half height card...

this is what you need, and it should work out just fine, then upgrade the RAM and ditch Vista...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133316

[RIP_K52007]

i wish i could ditch vista but i used my only good windows 7 disk on the grandparents computer.

Ill see what i can do about getting the video card

[RIP_K52007]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814139065

would this one work?

[dsJeep]

it would, but the other one costs less...

your money though, and we all know how loaded you are

[RIP_K52007]

it would, but the other one costs less...

your money though, and we all know how loaded you are

lolol yea right... I just need the tv hookup on that card cause thats what we are going to be hooking it to now.

[dsJeep]

you can hook the one I listed up to a TV, its set up for DVI HD...

[RIP_K52007]

you can hook the one I listed up to a TV, its set up for DVI HD...

english? lol

[dsJeep]

if you have a TV with either HDMI or DVI you can use that card I showed you, most TVs sold the last 4 years have one of the two...

you'll just need an adapter to hook up to HDMI if its not already included with the card...

[RIP_K52007]

if you have a TV with either HDMI or DVI you can use that card I showed you, most TVs sold the last 4 years have one of the two...

you'll just need an adapter to hook up to HDMI if its not already included with the card...

I have a adapter that goes from VGA to RCA (yellow white and red) that work?

[dsJeep]

if RCA is the only way you can hook it up to the TV, what kind of TV is it? maybe post a picture of the various connectors in the back or side and I can tell you how it needs to be hooked up...

[RIP_K52007]

if RCA is the only way you can hook it up to the TV, what kind of TV is it? maybe post a picture of the various connectors in the back or side and I can tell you how it needs to be hooked up...

the tv has hdmi and s video... but the only adapter i have without going and buying another one is VGA to RCA. (which i havent got to work since i bought it)

[dsJeep]

ah, you can get a DVI to HDMI cable cheap from Meijers or Wal-Mart, neither card comes with cables anyway...

the card you posted has VGA and S-Video, personally I think the resolution from DVI/HDMI is better, but either card will work...