I have a high user knowledge of PC's and some time last year I changed my graphics card to a higher spec ATI Radeon X1600 pro AGP. Recently I transported my PC to my new house and all of a sudden I have no signal being sent to my monitor. I have tried several monitors that I know work so I know it's my PC. The computer boots fine and all the fans are running with no beeps on start up. Could anyone recommend anything?
Pentium 4 3 GHZ
1 Gig RAM
ASUS P5S-800 Mobo
2006-10-17 14:16:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I have attempted reseating the graphics card, which made it work again breifly and then it stopped, and have also reset CMOS, whilst checking secure connections to all components.
2006-10-17 14:21:47 · update #1
The fan is working on my graphics card. And unfortunately I don't have any others to test.
2006-10-17 14:35:08 · update #2
I assume that the PC is booting fine as there are no beeps. And all components appear to be working, ie all fans.
2006-10-17 15:11:12 · update #3
My mobo has built in VGA but it doesn't work even when I plug the monitor in to that port.
2006-10-18 04:24:09 · update #4
make sure everything is connected properly
2006-10-17 14:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Nana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your motherboard has integrated VGA, keep reading... If not, then the rest of this won't help. When you moved the machine, you somehow lost battery power (CMOS battery) which reset your BIOS. Resetting the CMOS later as you stated was redundant. The default setting in CMOS is the onboard VGA. Your BIOS doesn't recognize the AGP card. Easiest way to test this is to remove the AGP card and plug the monitor into the onboard VGA. If you have video, put your AGP back in but leave the monitor in the onboard. Go into the BIOS and find the setting for video output. Make your change, plug the monitor into the AGP and you should be golden.
Have you checked for bent or missing pins, bad cords etc... all the 'easy to overlook' stuff?
2006-10-17 16:27:28 · answer #2 · answered by mga987 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any other video cards to test to see if your computer MOBO is working right and if your ATI Radeon X1600 Pro AGP is not working? And is The Fan spinning on your ATI Radeon.
Pentium 3 DualProcessor 1130MHz
2048 MB SDRAM PC133
fw82443bx-AGP4x
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Edition
2006-10-17 14:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by TheExecutioner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open up your CPU casing, take out your graphics card, and reseat it once again.
If you haven't done anything (download / installed) any softwares or drivers prior to this problem, then the system should be ok.
Try to remember.
Since your system cannot signal to the monitor, then you prolly cannot do any settings :)
Get /borrow another simple VGA card and try.
Does your mobo has onboard VGA? try it.
2006-10-17 14:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by arevoir 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Borrow another VGA card and try it. If your borrowed VGA card isn't giving you any monitor signal, then the issue is not VGA card related.
Another thing I am curious: if your monitor can't show any signal, how can you be so sure your computer boots fine as you mentioned in your question?
Maybe your ASUS is damaged during your recent moving.
2006-10-17 14:58:10 · answer #5 · answered by Michelin_205_55ZR16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1- unplug the graphics card, clean the gold connectors, clean around the AGP socket from dust, plug it again, try to turn it on again...
or
2- if it not working, set the BIOS back to default, from the setup screen or by displacing the jumpers on the mainboard
or
3- unplug all cards and cables from the main board, clean it all, plug it again, turn on computer
or
4- if u lost hope, contact a person with more expertise in computer...
2006-10-17 14:27:30 · answer #6 · answered by PieChart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have run into that before and what I did to resolve it was pull the video card and turn your computer on and off several times and then reinstall the card. Hopefully you still have the drivers that came with your card in case you need to reinstall them. If not you can find them on the Web.
2006-10-17 14:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm willing to be the card was unseated...or something similar. Take out the video card, then put it back in. Check to see if that's the fix. If not, I'd suggest removing all cards...and then putting them back in. My friend had the same problem after transporting his pc...he took it completely apart....only to find the video card was unseated ;).
Hope this helps,
Dan
2006-10-17 14:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the card worked intermitently after resetting then it could be the contacts have a bit of wear. take out the card again and take a pencil eraser and rub the contacts to get the sheen down a bit.
2006-10-17 14:26:24 · answer #9 · answered by Harvey B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try removing the card, clean the contact edge with a hard rubber, and re-fit, if you have integrated graphics on your motherboard, try running the comp with the card out.
2006-10-17 14:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open her up and pul l out the card and put her back in dont forger the power wire if you have one and hopefully she works. moving the pc prob just moved the card a fraction. if not hope you still have the other card to try. best of luck.
2006-10-17 14:20:46 · answer #11 · answered by sam I am 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋