Bad monitor?

[JyTarpley]

Yesterday my monitor blacked out. At first I thought it went into the sleep mode and so I tried to "wake" it but that didn't work and the screen stayed black for a long time. I then turned off the computer and unplugged the monitor for a couple of hours and then plugged it back in and the green light came on but the screen was still black. So I unplugged everything again and left it like that overnight. This morning when I plugged it all back in the monitor came on, but the color was funny and after i had turned the computer off and went to work and then came back and turned it on again the color got a little bit better. Then I turned it off again and went to run some errands and when i came back and turned the computer and all on everything was back to normal. My first question would be is this a dying monitor or can it be fixed? If it can be fixed is it worth it or should I just get a new monitor?

I bought this computer including the monitor back in 1999 and so it would really surprised me if the monitor is going bad.

Oh by the way, this is a Gateway computer and monitor. The monitor is a 17" and it's a Gateway EV700.

Thanks so much!
Jenny

[Micro Bean]

Hmmm Have you tried a different monitor ( if one is around) it also can be possible that its your Video Card. Try a different monitor and see if it works fine with that. Then try with the old one and see what happens. Its also possible you might have had a loose connection.

[Telexen]

Try another monitor in the system...if it doesn't work..it's the video card.

If that doesn't work, make sure your video card is securely in the correct slot

[JyTarpley]

Yeah I tried this old monitor that belonged to my brother's ex-gf and it is a very old Gateway monitor and I tried it at first just to make sure it wasn't anything to dow ith my harddrive which i figured it wouldn't but i wanted to be absolutely sure. But that monitor is really bad anyways. I mean the screen flickers and it's all screwy.

[Telexen]

So the other monitor didn't work?

[JyTarpley]

No, the other monitor is bad anyways. It doesn't even work when you hook it up to another hard drive.

[beppodmime]

May want to check the VGA cable for bent or snapped pins.

[JyTarpley]

Ok, I will check the VGA cable. Thank you to all who helped. i really appreciate it and I have one other question for ya.

I really want to get a new monitor anyway because this one is so big and bulky and takes up so much room on my desk. Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on new/used monitors?

Thanks so much!
Jenny