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Whats the cause of the problem
Ok I have a couple of issues here and Im trying to determine the cause so Im hoping someone here might have some clues.
First problem - A few days ago I bought a new HD tv with a vga socket on it to use with my pc. It works great as a tv and my PS3 works fine through the HDMI socket, but every time I plug in my pc I can see everything untill I get to the login screen then the screen goes blank and I get a small banner going across the screen saying invalid format. Ive tried connecting it to another pc with the same result. The manufacturer insists the problem is with my pc - that the resolution is to high. I cant accept that as Ive tried it from every resolution from 800x600 up to and above 1024x768 - same probelem every time. The pc Im using at the moment wont even get that far. However with my original pc (when it was working) if I connected it to another monitor and started it on that then plugged in the new screen it would work on those settings. Odd but I cant see why.
second problem - My main pc has blown its gaskets. Well not quite but it feels like it. I was havng problems with windows starting. I t would get as far as the splash screen and then when it is supposed to go to the login screen the screen would go blank and my keyboard would get turned off. If I waited a while it sometimes came back on and I could then login as normal. However yesterday it just point blank refused to come back on. I assummed windows had fouled up so I decided to do a restore - no joy. So I then went for a full reinstall and that is when things went pair shaped. First off it refused to reformat the harddrive so I thought - ok the HD has gone up the spout. So I put in a new HD. It appeared to go beyond the format stage to actually install the files - but thats as far as it got. I tried it several times and each time I less and less done till I didnt even get the options screens up to choose language etc.
At this point I put the pc on the bench and had a look at it. It was a bit dusty but not excessive. I thought maybe the heat sink fan was playing up so I attached a different heatsink and fan. NO go same problem. I've tried changing the DVD drive - the graphic card and even done a memory check - all seem ok as nothing seems to change the outcome. Im now presuming that either the M/board has gone and or the cpu.
Any thoughts on this?