There is an intermittent fault either in the Video Card or the Motherboard that causes the picture on the monitor to go on and off; mainly off.
Tapping the VC causes it to recover for a while.
I tried another monitor so the fault is not in the monitor.
I have another VC taken from a friend's junk box and although they are different, the connectors are the same so I can plug it into the MB.
However, I did not switch the computer on while the spare VC was plugged in as I'm concerned that the connections may be different.
Does anyone know if the VC/MB connection is standard? In other words, can any VC be plugged into any MB?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Tapping the VC causes it to recover for a while.
I tried another monitor so the fault is not in the monitor.
I have another VC taken from a friend's junk box and although they are different, the connectors are the same so I can plug it into the MB.
However, I did not switch the computer on while the spare VC was plugged in as I'm concerned that the connections may be different.
Does anyone know if the VC/MB connection is standard? In other words, can any VC be plugged into any MB?
Any advice will be appreciated.