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spwath
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so one day, I turn on my computer, like normal. However, nothing appears on screen. Both monitors' light up, but just stay black. Idk what to do...

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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What troubleshooting steps have you already tried?

 

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Try a different GPU, this happened to me when I had the wrong drivers installed.

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2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

What troubleshooting steps have you already tried?

 

nothing much to try. Tried different ports/monitors, don't have any other gpu.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Try a different GPU, this happened to me when I had the wrong drivers installed.

I don't have another gpu. But I did recently update drivers...

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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4 minutes ago, spwath said:

I don't have another gpu. But I did recently update drivers...

if your cpu has built in graphics they should come on if you dissconect your gpu i would think

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2 hours ago, spwath said:

I don't have another gpu. But I did recently update drivers...

What CPU? You might be able to use the iGPU.

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1 hour ago, kelvinhall05 said:

What CPU? You might be able to use the iGPU.

amd FX 6300. No igpu..

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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2 hours ago, spwath said:

amd FX 6300. No igpu..

Does it "do" any error codes?

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1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Does it "do" any error codes?

no. My motherboard is simple, no leds, buzzer, or numbers.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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1 hour ago, thefirefox.ltt said:

What model, brand is it?

 

msi 970a-g43

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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16 minutes ago, DennisTechTips said:

Is it possible that there could have been a recent power surge through your computer? Any thunder storms right before it happened?

 

no not really. And I have surge protector s.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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