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Message: <blockquote data-quote="azhrei_fje" data-source="post: 4230134" data-attributes="member: 12966">This is difficult to diagnose over the 'net!  You really need to find a friend with some computer hardware experience and have them take a look at it.Some up-front questions:  do the keyboard LEDs work (capslock, numlock)?  If so, then there is some sort of BIOS or OS running that is responding to keyboard events.Power on the computer and then start the auto-picture sync function on the monitor.  This probably won't help based on your description, but it couldn't hurt either (!) and it might help the monitor find a video signal.  You'l need your monitor's manual for this, most likely.Are there any beeps during the bootup process that are not the same as usual?  Some video cards will return failure codes to the BIOS when it provides for them and those failure codes in turn cause the BIOS to beep.  If so, right down the pattern (beep-beep-beep, pause, beep-beep, for example, would be code number "32") then go to the video card manufacturer's web site and look up the code to determine the problem.  Of course, if you have this issue, you know you'll be replacing the video card ("No user-serviceable parts inside" is an accurate assessment!).Swap out components to narrow down the failed part.  For example, put a different monitor in place.  Try a different computer with the same monitor.  And so on.I agree with the other posters that it's probably the video card.  However, it could also be the power supply.  I've seen weird things happen in a machine when the power supply starts to go wacky!</blockquote>

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