Fault diagnosis
Answer a few questions to narrow down the cause. The steps follow the order technicians actually use: rule things out from the outside in, from cheap to expensive.
What to do
Faulty display port or cable
- Try another cable before concluding — cables fail most often
- On multi-port machines, the BIOS may set which port has boot priority
- Use the working port for now and reorder the priority in the BIOS
Before opening the machine. Disconnect power, wait for capacitors to discharge, and photograph the current wiring. If the machine is under warranty, call us first — opening it yourself may void the warranty.