“I have an older HP Computer and I think that my moniter has gone out. How can I tell if it needs to be replaced? It does not show a picture and is totally black?”
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Yes, you have to replace your monitor
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Swap out the monitor with a different functional computer. If not possible, bring the monitor to the nearest Best Buy store and ask the customer service desk for a quick functionality test of your monitor.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Assuming you've checked that the cable is fully plugged in on both ends, the easiest way is to borrow a monitor from someone and substitute it for your monitor. If you get an image, then the monitor was bad. If you don't, the problem is either in the cable or the computer itself.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you can borrow a monitor from someone, the easiest way to check is to swap out the monitor and see if you get an image with the other one. If you do, then it's a problem with the monitor. If you still get no image with the swapped monitor, the problem is either the video cable (which you can swap out to test that) or the computer itself.
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