Sorry for not clarifying, the computer that's causing problems happens to be a desktop. A dell studio, I can't tell you the spec's because I can't get into my computer and I've long, long, lost the paperwork to it, but I Do have nonstandard bits and pieces. It had a warranty but that expired last month, plus my experience with dell 'support' is pretty awful. So this is what I've tried so far:
1)I tried my screen with my laptop, as a secondary screen, and the screen works fine that way
2)I tried my kid sister's screen with my computer, no dice.
3)For giggles I tried swapping out the cable, again nothing.With both screens by the way.
Oh! All the lights turn on, the tower hums like normal, even the little beep it gives when the Dell BIOS screen clears sounds. The lights in back are still working and the fan, everything but the monitor. I have great anti virus and firewall software that I use nearly everyday, if not everyday. About the only software changes I've made are some Window's updates, EA game updates, and other assorted updates for some of my sketch programs. I haven't had any driver updates or reinstalls, nothing was wrong. Oh, a friend was telling me that when their video card 'died' the monitor did some funky things, like splintering up and color fades. I hope it's not that because in my last dell the card was called 'integrated' something or other and apparently that means dollar signs. Dollar signs I doubt I have... I'll pray that's not it.
PS, the monitor is a flat screen with built in speakers, if that helps, and so is my kid sister's. After two days of work with only my baby laptop for comfort this gamer junky is jonesing pretty bad, any advice is most appreciated.
Yes. I'm a girl. No I won't hit my computer because I have muscles of steel! I might break it - worse than it is, anyway.