can an agp slot go bad?

[Farbio]

so i finally got my pc to turn on, as detailed here, don't know what exactly i did, pulled everything out, cleaned it, put it back in, got it working.

now, i can't get a video signal to work. i have used my radeon 7500 as well as an old tnt2 card that i have, but neither will send a signal to the monitor to turn on. the monitor was working perfectly previously, and will display that 'no video signal' message, so i know it will turn on.

can an agp slot go bad? if not, what could be the problem? thanks for the help all!

 

[gimp0]

sure it can, but it isnt often that happens since all it is, is a socket connecting leads to traces on the motherboard.

make sure the agp card is seated all the way down, there are two levels of contacts on the agp connector and if the card is not seated all the way down the top level wont be contacting the leads in the slot

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: gimp0
sure it can, but it isnt often that happens since all it is, is a socket connecting leads to traces on the motherboard.

make sure the agp card is seated all the way down, there are two levels of contacts on the agp connector and if the card is not seated all the way down the top level wont be contacting the leads in the slot

Couldn't agree more... AGP cards may act and look like they are seated.... they may feel like they are seated, but pushing on them a little bit harder won't hurt anything and ensure that's not your problem.

Solved this the other day with a guy in IRC that had exactly that problem.... he argued and argued that the card was seated properly.... finally took my advice and pushed it in with more force.... computer then booted.

 

[Farbio]

the card is definitely seated well. any further, and the card is going to to through the mb. the lil hook on the end is connected, i can't see any reason y not....anyone else have any ideas?

 

[gimp0]

do you have an extra video card you can borrow from a friend? pop that one in and see it if works.

if it doesn't try the on board video, if that works then you know something is up with the motherboard.

if the onboard video doesn't work then the monitor is the problem.

if your extra/friend's card works then its your 7500.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Full system specs please

Something to be concerned about is that some TNT2 cards are keyed so they will fit in your 4x/8x board but they only use 3.3v which most boards no longer support. If the board doesn't feature protection against 3.3v cards, it is possible the AGP slot was damaged by using a 3.3v card but there isn't enough info to make any good guess right now so posting your system specs, and the exact TNT2 card brand and model you used will certainly help.

 

[Farbio]

full system specs are in the rig profile, but if you don't want to look:
msi kt3 ultra w/ raid
athlon xp 1800+
7500
1 wd 120gb 8mb 7200 drive
1 maxtor 80gb 8mb 7200 drive
chieftech case (alienwared style - blue)
enermax 430w psu
512mb crucial ddr 2100
maxtor pci firewire
linksys gigabit pci
dlink airplus wireless
4 usb 2.0 slots off the motherboard jumpers (came w/ the mb)

tnt2 card is a tnt2 m64 vanta card

hope that helps!

thanks all!

 

[dmw16]

Try tracking down a PCI video card...