[Tfug] need to borrow video card for troubleshooting

Samuel Wales samologist at gmail.com
Wed Jul 23 16:20:24 MST 2008


It is a 2001 model, not a 1991 model.  decades, schmecades.



On 7/22/08, Bexley Hall <bexley401 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> We have a motherboard that will not POST, and our last
>> resort is to
>> try another video card.  Would anyone have one that we can
>> try, to see
>> if that is the problem?
>
> Do the leds on the keyboard flash?  Does numlock/capslock
> have any affect on the respective LED?
>
> Do you get a beep from the machine?
>
> If it really *is* dead, look for bad caps.  I am assuming
> you have already verified that the power supply is OK...
> and have removed all other *loads* -- disks, cd, pci cards,
> etc. -- tht could be a source of problem (cheap modem
> cards often short out a supply)
>
>> The motherboard, which is a 1991 model, has a 2x/4x mode
>> AGP slot and PCI slots.
>>
>> It would make things much, much easier if it has a DVI
>> output.
>
> You can pick one up at WorldCare for $2.
>
> Good luck!
> --don
>
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