I have the following configuration:
ASE360-U-D4200
Windows? XP Media Center Edition 2005, AMD Athlon? 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+ (512KB + 512KB L2 cache, 2.2GHz), 2GB (1G/1G) DDR SDRAM, 300GB SATA hard drive, DVD-Dual drive (DVD+/-RW), DVD-ROM drive, 9-in-1 card reader, ATI? Radeon? X1300LE graphics, TV tuner with PVR (personal video recorder) and remote, gigabit LAN, V.92 modem
Monitor Details:
Acer AL1916W
Product Features
19″ WXGA 1440 x 900 (Wide Screen)
High Contrast Ratio: 700:1
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Fast response time: 5 ms
Specifications
Model AL1916Wcs
Display Size 19″ diagonal (Wide Screen)
Display Type TFT active – matrix
Pixel Pitch 0.284 mm
Maximum Resolution 1440 x 900
Contrast Ratio 700:1
Brightness 300 cd/m2
Input Signal Analog VGA
Response Time 5 ms
Viewing Angle 150o Horizontal / 130o Vertical
Power Consumption 36 W
Power Adapter Internal
Kensington Lock Supported
Weight 4.1 kg
Dimensions 448(W) x 369(H) x 182(D) mm
Warranty 3 years limited *
Problem: About 2 days ago, I was playing Call of Duty 2. I finished the game, and was viewing the credits, when all of a sudden, my monitor went blank. I thought, the game was stuck or something, so I tried to press “ALT + TAB” and “CTRL +ALT + DEL” to get back to windows XP. Then I thought the OS was stuck, and I reboot the system. On rebooting, I got the “No Signal” message on the monitor. I tried rebooting several times, and the result was the same.
I opened up the CPU unit (power turned off), pressed on the video card to ascertain that it was tight in the slot, but the effort was in vain.
Does anyone know or can suggest how I could debug the problem…? I am using the LCD monitor through the analog output from the CPU unit. I am planning to test the monitor on a friend’s PC today, in an effort to narrow down the problem.
But in any case, has anyone experienced a similar problem, and if yes, how would I narrow down the problem to identifying what component is causing this problem, due to a loose conncetion or a failure.
Your help and advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Regards,
Smartlook77
