Thanks for the response. It’s an old PC I built about 10 years ago running Windows XP Pro and I’ve forgotten a lot of the tech specs. The connection is a VGA with a DVI converter to fit the video card slot. I just now took off the converter and plugged my monitor into my laptop and it works, so the monitor appears fine. I guess I could start with the converter piece, but I’m starting to lean more towards the graphics card atm.
Thanks again. Yes, it is just a card in a slot. I just opened the case and discovered the graphics card has a small fan mounted on the top. I inserted the cable back into the power supply, booted it up, and found out the fan is no longer turning. Could the graphics card have critically overheated at some point and failed?
I agree connect the reccording PC to your main pc monitor and your main to the recording PC monitor. That way you can verify the monitors are okay. Update drivers for monitor, and graphics card too. Your PC model could have the diagnostic hardware in the bios boot area I would run it too.
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