FIXED.........Cleaned my video card and now my PC won't work

[modedepe]

I was cleaning the video card on my PC (BFG 6800) and now I'm having problems. After replacing the card following the cleaning, it would POST, get to the Windows splash screen, but then the monitor would quit recieving a signal (also sounded like one or both of the HDs turned off at this point).
Originally thinking this was a video problem I put an S3 Virge in (yes, great backup card I know) which originally got Windows loaded. However, now my PC won't even get past POST (it just sits there). Cleared CMOS, tried running with just CPU, one stick of RAM and video, still nothing. This is seeming like a bad motherboard to me, though I would be surprised as I didn't touch it at all when messing with the video. Here's the rest of the specs:

A64 2800+
DFI nF3 UT 250GB
Antec 350W PSU
2x160GB HD's

Thanks for any help.

 

[Powermoloch]

Hmmm....I would think that something got fried when you removed the card or put it back in. Could be a motherboard at fault.

Did you ground yourself?

 

[modedepe]

Yes I did, I'm always careful about that.

 

[Fern]

Did you have the PC unplugged? Or the PSU's rocker switch turned off?

If not the 5v standby current couldn't fubar'd the AGP slot (and card).

I f'd up and did that before :disgust:

Fern

 

[thirdlegstump]

Try uncleaning the card?

 

[hans030390]

Originally posted by: deathkoba
Try uncleaning the card?

how would one manage that?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: hans030390

Originally posted by: deathkoba
Try uncleaning the card?

how would one manage that?

can-o-dust?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: hans030390

Originally posted by: deathkoba
Try uncleaning the card?

how would one manage that?

can-o-dust?

lol

i see too many "i-cleaned/rearranged-this-and-that-and-now-i-have-to-fork-out-$1500-for-a-new-
obo-ram-videocard-CPU-PSU-case-monitor" threads these days...

the take home message is, if it ain't broke, don't mess with it. a nice sparkly shiny computer part that doesn't work won't get you more FPS.

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: hans030390

Originally posted by: deathkoba
Try uncleaning the card?

how would one manage that?

can-o-dust?

lol

i see too many "i-cleaned/rearranged-this-and-that-and-now-i-have-to-fork-out-$1500-for-a-new-
obo-ram-videocard-CPU-PSU-case-monitor" threads these days...

the take home message is, if it ain't broke, don't mess with it. a nice sparkly shiny computer part that doesn't work won't get you more FPS.

This is true, though a dirty card will...
a) run hotter
b) have the life of the fans shortened

Plus I was going to be selling my card, so I wanted to clean it up for the next owner. At any rate, I got my problems fixed. I'm not sure what the deal was with the mobo not going past post...but I cleared CMOS out a few more times and eventually got past that. Then I just had to remove/reinstall drivers after they mysteriously got messed up 😕

And thanks for the uncleaning suggestion, I'll be sure and try that next time 😉

 

[TheRyuu]

Well if you used AS5 it doesn't conduct 😛

so guess you don't have to worry about that.

Try cleaning it again.

Try differnt video card?
New PSU?