Cannot See Boot Process via DVI Connection?

[twodaend]

I have an Ati 7500 connected to a Dell 2005FPW via DVI and I cannot see the boot process. However, when I connect the Dell to the analog of the 7500, I can see the boot process. I prefer using the DVI and was wondering if there is a way to be able see the boot process via the DVI or is the DVI only active under windows. The MB I'm using is a Abit AN7. I tried looking in the BIOS, but nothing for DVI enable.

Thanks for the help

 

[montag451]

can you boot up into dos using a floppy and see if you can see anything?

 

[montag451]

or safe mode even [though i think you would, but just check]

 

[twodaend]

I can't see anything until the windows splash screen is almost done, and by then it is to late. I see the splash screen and then the windows xp login screen. When I use the ananlog connection I can see everything starting from the POST (which is what I want to be able to do using the DVI) and beyond. I tried booting to dos using the ananlog and then changing to the DVI, but nothing but a blank screen. DVI only seems to work once windows is started.

 

[montag451]

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4273.html

 

[twodaend]

thanks for the link, i'll try that out

 

[montag451]

good luck and let us know how it goes

 

[twodaend]

I tried everything and it did not work. Well it looks like this is a problem with the early Ati card with DVI.

http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4014.html

This issue affects some DVI flat panels connected to the DVI port on RADEON VE, RADEON 7500, and RADEON 8500 chipset based products.