Monitor wont turn on

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Monitor wont turn on

Recently when I start up my computer, the monitor stays black, and I have to restart the computer manually several times before the monitor will come to life. Any ideas on why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?

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Katie

Dual 2 GHz Power PC G5, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Mar 13, 2007 12:18 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 13, 2007 2:27 PM in response to Katie Abel

I suspect that it might be your graphics card. Are you using the ATY,RV350 card?

Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 (8 DIMM Slots) Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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Answer 2

Katie Abel Author

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Mar 14, 2007 8:21 AM in response to Dave Miller

Yes, I am! Does it need to be replaced?

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Answer 3

Mar 14, 2007 3:16 PM in response to Katie Abel

I sometimes have this problem too, you can try to put your Mac in sleep mode :
wait for the Mac to finish booting, press Control-Eject then type the S key, then wake the Mac up, the monitor should be working again...

I know it's not a solution nor an explanation, but it avoids rebooting the Mac...

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rkovelman

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Mar 14, 2007 7:13 PM in response to Gaston L.

make sure you go to ATI's web site and download the latest drivers I have a feeling your on something old and doing updates to the OS does not help anything. What card do you have exactly? The RV350 is a chip

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Answer 5

Mar 17, 2007 10:37 AM in response to Katie Abel

Before you go replacing your graphics card, a less expensive item to check is the computer's internal battery. I once had a Power Mac 6100 that had the same problem you are experiencing. It took anywhere between 6-10 restarts before my monitor would come to life. When I installed a new internal battery, that fixed the problem. The screen lit up on the first start up.

Paul

G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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