No Video

[Matt D]

Hello;
Haveing a bit of a problem here,hope someone can help me out.I switched out my old 13in. monitor for a new 17in. flat screen(ProView).Loaded the new drivers for it,worked fine for 3 days,went to boot up tonight and nothing,just a message on the screen to check the PC and The cable.OK,tried that getting power to the PC(lighs on all fans running),cables fine,,no go same message.Switched the old monitor back,same problem(B.T.W. New Monitor works fine on another PC).Hmm,OK now I'm thinking that the onboard video is dead,installed a new GeForce2 I had around,samething OK,so maybe I need to disable the onboard video before adding the GeForce,BUT I can't even get into the BIOS.I pulled the battery to reset the BIOS to the defaults,STILL will not boot with neither monitor.Tried to boot from a Boot disk,that did not work.
I'm out of IDEAS,anybody see anything I missed??


Sys:950Mhz Athlon KL133M motherboard(onboard sound and Vid.)
Running Windows98 SE


Thanks;
Matt D.

[Styx]

You do not disable the on-board video in the Bios! Go into the Bios, use the appropriate 'F' key off the bottiom of screen menu to load the defaults. You do it in Device Manager; Display Adapters. You need to go back to square one with the on-board video enabled. Go into safe mode (tap F8 twice per second during a restart; Choose option number three (3) in the Windows Startup dialog box using the arrow keys below the Delete key, and strike the Enter key; Click Ok when prompted); enable the on-board vid; disable the add-in; shut straight down; take out the add-in card. Restart via the Start button. Go back into SafeMode again; Disable on-board vid; shut straight down; add-in new card. Etc.

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[iisbob]

You do not disable the on-board video in the Bios!

Umm, actually , on most boards you do disable, or reduce the available RAM in the BIOS for onboard video. Disabling it in Device manager only keeps Window's from recognizing it and trying to use it.







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iisbob

Computer-Show me the Enterprise; no bloody A, no bloody B, and no bloody C-just the original...Mr Scott { from a STNG episode }

[ranchdog]

Got to remember here folks that the only thing coming up on
the monitor screen is a message.

Adding a Video Card will over-ride the on-board video in
normal circumstances. It just won't function to it's best
until the drivers are installed. And of course the on-board
needs to be disabled in BIOS.

There is possibly a problem somewhere other than where you are
troubleshooting. RAM, CPU, Mboard, PSU. Something un-plugged
or disconnected inside the case. Something needs re-seating.


Luck.



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[Sylvander]

Hello Matt
The message on your screen is generated by yor monitor not the PC and it's in response to the absence of a signal from your video card, possibly due to the absence of input to the video card.

If you have given your Email address I will send info on the boot sequence.

I'm using diagnostic flow charts.
1. The PC is not dead because you have fans working etc.
2. I assume that POST did not run and that there were no audible beeps. This is, therefore, a POST problem.
3. I will assume that the power supply voltages are correct.[test if possible]
4. Disconnect all peripherals and system adapter cards except the keyboard and monitor.[After switching off and disconnecting from the power source naturally]
5. Boot the PC and if POST still does not run you have a faulty system board.[Only if your power supply is good](So says the chart but I wonder if your video card could be at fault so test it)
6. If it does run; re-connect the floppy and run advanced diagnostics if you can and test the system board. If the system board fails the tests then it is faulty. If it passes the tests then:
7. Switch off, re-connect one peripheral or adapter card and reboot. If post does not run then this last item is faulty. If it does boot test this last item with the diagnostics software. If it fails the test it is faulty.
8. Repeat step 7 untill all items are reconnected and re-test the whole system.

If it still does not function send me an Email.

[Matt D]

Thanks for the help people.I never did find out what was doing it,took the computer all the way apart,and rebuild it.Found out it was a windows problem,f/disk and a clean install fixed it right up

MATT D