I've just put together a system with the components shown below. I'm using some OEM PCI video card for the moment, while I am waiting for my NVidia card to arrive. When I start the computer, the following happens: The screen stays blank for approx. 30 seconds, then the first four lines of the BIOS boot-up message are flashing for a split second on the screen. The message says something like:
Generic VGA (PCI) BIOS Version 1.00
Copyright blah blah...
Generic VGA 10/19/94
Then the screen immediately goes blank for another 30 seconds, after which the same message flashes for a split second, and the screen goes blank again.
Is this problem due to the video card, which is simply too old for my computer? (But then, I thought the PCI bus specifications should remain the same over the years...) Any idea where I should start looking for what's going wrong? Any pointers would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Kavau
Installed system components:
MSI 865PE Neo2-LS motherboard
Pentium 4, 2.4GHz 800MHz FSB version
2x256MB Corsair XMS PC3200 RAM
Generic OEM PCI video card with 4MB RAM
AOpen FM56-PX PCI modem card
Seagate 7200.7 120GB hard drive
LiteOn 16x DVD-Rom drive
Generic VGA (PCI) BIOS Version 1.00
Copyright blah blah...
Generic VGA 10/19/94
Then the screen immediately goes blank for another 30 seconds, after which the same message flashes for a split second, and the screen goes blank again.
Is this problem due to the video card, which is simply too old for my computer? (But then, I thought the PCI bus specifications should remain the same over the years...) Any idea where I should start looking for what's going wrong? Any pointers would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Kavau
Installed system components:
MSI 865PE Neo2-LS motherboard
Pentium 4, 2.4GHz 800MHz FSB version
2x256MB Corsair XMS PC3200 RAM
Generic OEM PCI video card with 4MB RAM
AOpen FM56-PX PCI modem card
Seagate 7200.7 120GB hard drive
LiteOn 16x DVD-Rom drive