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mike breck · 10-02-2001, 06:30 AM

Hi deltapilot,

Strip the system back to basics ala Hal's tip

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.p...threadid=12753

Try a different Monitor cable.

Make sure that the AGP card is firmly pushed down into the slot. It sometimes takes quite firm but gentle pressure until it clicks down. There should be very little of the AGP connector metal showing above the AGP slot. Try it again a few times.

Try putting in PCI video card (any one will do). If it boots, go into the Bios and make sure that the AGP card is the Primary Video card and is detected first. This setting is something like "Primary VGA Bios Sequence" or "Primary Display First".

HTH

10-02-2001, 06:30 AM	#2
mike breck Member (13 bit) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,700	Hi deltapilot, Strip the system back to basics ala Hal's tip http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.p...threadid=12753 Try a different Monitor cable. Make sure that the AGP card is firmly pushed down into the slot. It sometimes takes quite firm but gentle pressure until it clicks down. There should be very little of the AGP connector metal showing above the AGP slot. Try it again a few times. Try putting in PCI video card (any one will do). If it boots, go into the Bios and make sure that the AGP card is the Primary Video card and is detected first. This setting is something like "Primary VGA Bios Sequence" or "Primary Display First". HTH Last edited by mike breck; 10-02-2001 at 05:56 PM.