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Old October 17th, 2004, 01:07 PM
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Help me troubleshoot a computer problem...
First off here are my specs:
Asrock K7V88 mobo
768mb pc2700 ram
Maxtor 80gb 5400rpm (old hdd)
Gigabyte radeon 9600xt
Athlon XP 2600+ t-bred
HP 735n 17" flat CRT monitor
HP 4x DVD+RW drive
Maddog 52x cd-rw drive

Ok here is the problem. The monitor won't turn on (as in the light on the monitor is orange not green). But everything in my case runs fine and I hear beeps. I'm not sure what the problem is (I've tried diff monitor but to no avail). Someone please help me out?

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Old October 17th, 2004, 11:07 PM
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How many beeps? Try another video card in there if you can.
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Things to try:

Different PC with same monitor and same signal cable
Different signal cable with same monitor and PC
Different Monitor with same PC and cable
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If you're getting more than one beep this is probably your BIOS telling you it can't find the video card. If your vid card doesn't send a signal the monitor won't power on.

Check the vid card is seated in the slot correctly, or if PCI then try another slot.

Then borrow a vid card from a good friend and try it in your PC and try yours in their PC.

Then, in all likelyhood, RMA your vid card.

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Beeps don't just mean that there is a problem with the video card, they can mean a whole host of different things.

Here is a link to the beep code definitions of AMI BIOSes (look at the last page); whether it is usefull or not depends on the make of your motherboard.
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did it ever work or is it a new pc?
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