[G4] Monitor blank

[John Wilson]

All good suggestions from Ron. Another possibility occurs to me. While 
you had the case open to install the drive, maybe you bumped the video 
card, which may have been only partially seated in the first place. Try 
reseating the card by removing it and firmly reseating it. You may have 
to remove the small screw fastening the card to the edge of the 
chassis. As long as you're in the case again, check the ram for 
properly firm seating. Email me if you need additional info. John


On Feb 19, 2005, at 9:35 PM, Ron Steinke wrote:

> On 19 Feb, 2005, at 15:31, Linda S. wrote:
>
> I just installed a Maxtor 130 Gb Internal hard drive to my Sawtooth 
> G4. Seemed to go fine,
> initialized it (it is the 2nd drive now) and then restarted. I also 
> attached by USB an external
> CDRW/DVD drive. and then the monitor would not light up (it is on but 
> hte light is blinking) I
> disconnected the CD/DVD and the new hard drive and still the monitor 
> (VIew Sonic) is not lighting
> up? any suggestions?
>
> I would suggest trying a different monitor to check whether the 
> problem is with your monitor or your computer. Normally, adding a 
> drive internally and plugging in an external drive have nothing to do 
> with the video output of the computer.
>
> If a different monitor doesn't work with your Sawtooth, you will have 
> to do some investigation into what is the cause of the video failure.
> You could have reached that magic point called "MTBF" wherein your 
> electronic device calls it a day and refuses to work for you any more. 
> That happens to the best of us, so don't take it personal, it's not a 
> conspiracy against YOU by the manufacturers.
>
> Of course, the problem could be something as simple as a loose or 
> faulty cable connection, so your real first step should be to 
> physically check your video cable connection by taking the cable out 
> of the socket, checking for corrosion, bent pins, and frayed areas on 
> the cord, re-inserting the plug firmly (but not with a 10 foot cheater 
> bar), and finger-tightening the connection screws. I have found a few 
> cases of oxidation on the pins that was causing problems but got 
> cleaned up by removing and replacing the plug in the socket.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
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