External Display

Hi fellow forum dwellers,
Recently my external display stopped working, and I wonder if you guys have any Idea why.
When I load up my display it works for a few seconds and then goes black- as in not pixel black but off completely. I think it's related to the power, but I don't know. Any techie here that can help with this? *looking at you ax2themax*

CPU: i7 3520M 2.9 GHz 2-Core
GPU: Nvidia GT640MLE/INTEL 4000
RAM: 4GB [ DDR3 I think ]

We're sorry we tried to sacrifice you...

We can do that, after you fix my thing. Sounds like a plan?

INFO UPDATE:
So apparently I can hear sounds but not see the goddamn friking picture.

hmm well it's a laptop and you're connecting to an external display correct?...
and with what kind of cable? HDMI DVI or VGA?

I really want to be the troll who says "You should try plugging it in", but I'm gonna be nice and not do that.

HDMI,

But the thing is, I don't think it's related to anything like the cable, ports or anything. I think it's that the screen is losing power by something which I don't know what it is! It's really goddamn annoying..

Jaing wrote:HDMI,

But the thing is, I don't think it's related to anything like the cable, ports or anything. I think it's that the screen is losing power by something which I don't know what it is! It's really goddamn annoying..

hmm well does the screen turn on instantly or is there a delay?
sometimes it could be the capacitors since most LCD screens have shitty ones

I don't think I can help without enough details : P

Have you tried plugging it into anything else that accepts HDMI to see if the picture shows up there?

Heatguts wrote:I really want to be the troll who says "You should try plugging it in", but I'm gonna be nice and not do that.

That's the most stupid answer eve-
Oh wait.. I forgot to plug the Monitor's plug in all the way..
facepalm

.. Really? It works now? LOL, isn't that literally the first thing you're supposed to check?!

I know, the plug I have is a bit tacky and sometimes it gets stuck halfway (TWSS) and it leads me to believe it's all the way in.. (TWSS)

Jaing wrote:I know, the plug I have is a bit tacky and sometimes it gets stuck halfway (TWSS) and it leads me to believe it's all the way in.. (TWSS)

lolololololololololololoolol

Jaing wrote:Hi fellow forum dwellers,
Recently my external display stopped working, and I wonder if you guys have any Idea why.
When I load up my display it works for a few seconds and then goes black- as in not pixel black but off completely. I think it's related to the power, but I don't know. Any techie here that can help with this? *looking at you ax2themax*

CPU: i7 3520M 2.9 GHz 2-Core
GPU: Nvidia GT640MLE/INTEL 4000
RAM: 4GB [ DDR3 I think ]

Umm, hmm, have you checked if your monitor is actually plugged in, lol. If it isn't that, just take out the graphics card, might have gone out, and use the integrated CPU graphics and get a new card, hope this helps!

Also, you might want to check if it is the monitor, if you have another laying around, or if your friend can give you one to borrow, test it out, and if it doesn't work, get a new one.

ax2themax wrote:Umm, hmm, have you checked if your monitor is actually plugged in, lol.

*Glares*

So did my trolling suggestion actually fix your problem? Holy Battle rifles, Praise Johnlex!

Yes.

And I don't know how to take out my graphics card and all that stuff..
*Imitates deadofmind*

>_<

Me either.

For all the stuff I can do, I can't take apart a PC. (Or more importantly a laptop, cuz thats what I use

Heatguts wrote:Me either.

For all the stuff I can do, I can't take apart a PC. (Or more importantly a laptop, cuz thats what I use

laptops are imposibru to upgrade...

RockMetal&Time wrote:

Heatguts wrote:Me either.

For all the stuff I can do, I can't take apart a PC. (Or more importantly a laptop, cuz thats what I use

laptops are imposibru to upgrade...

Not impossible, very difficult. =D

Laptops use mini pci express ports, so, you can upgrade

But if I tried it would probably blow up in my face and there goes 1100 dollars

SCADUSH

What was that?

Oh, nothing! *brushes away wreckage* Just a gaem!

Jaing wrote:But if I tried it would probably blow up in my face and there goes 1100 dollars

1100$
hoo lee shit!

fakin laptops man