No graphics. Help!!!

[ProfJohn]

Ok everything worked fine this afternoon. Turned machine off and went away and come back and now I can't get any thing on the screen.

Have an 8800gt that has worked fine for months.

Removed it, replaced it etc etc etc
Tried to use old 7600 GS and nothing there either.

So tried to use built in graphics and again nothing.

It seems that there is something coming from the computer because monitor goes out of sleep mode when the computer is turned on, but i can't get anything on the screen at all.

Tried to launch in safe mode, heard a few beeps, but can't see anything to know if it is doing what I want.

Any ideas?

PS I know the OS and computer work fine because I here the 'pop' of my virus program telling my subscription has run out.

 

[IlllI]

do you get anything on the screen at all? bios info when boot up? or is the screen blank through all of it? if so, then it could be the monitor

 

[ProfJohn]

I get nothing, tried two monitors and know the both work

 

[marathan76]

I need help i'm trying to install my new agp card Sapphire HD 3850 512MB and the pc does not boot. The fan of the card is ok, the psu is ok. the cpu and the memory is ok. My BIos version is 1.50.
What can be wrong?

Please help

 

[Piuc2020]

If no card works I'm afraid it might be a problem with the motherboard.

 

[marathan76]

the mobo is ok it is working with the previous card. The fan of the card is working the card is ok, but the system does not boot even the bios

 

[lyssword]

check RAM sticks, if all of them failed you'll get blank screen

 

[marathan76]

my ram is ok because with the card the are working fine. how can i check the sticks when the system does not load the bios??

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: marathan76
I need help i'm trying to install my new agp card Sapphire HD 3850 512MB and the pc does not boot. The fan of the card is ok, the psu is ok. the cpu and the memory is ok. My BIos version is 1.50.
What can be wrong?

Please help

What motherboard?

 

[marathan76]

asrock 4coredual sat2

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: marathan76
asrock 4coredual sat2

Have you updated your BIOS to version 1.90 on the motherboard (1.90 contains a patch for HD3850/HD3870)?

Click me (this is for the version 1 board. If you have the version 2 board, you'll need to go to that board's download page).

You'll probably have to use another card to do this (obviously! ). Also, make sure that PCIe Downstream Pipeline (if available) is disabled in BIOS.

 

[marathan76]

yes upgraded from vista! but nothing!

 

[AzN]

No video usually means the card isn't seated right.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: marathan76
yes upgraded from vista! but nothing!

Hmmm...I just saw that you have the AGP card. I'm not familiar with the AGP workings of that board but I have the 775Dual-VSTA which if very similar. Isn't there an AGP drive strength setting in BIOS? Could it possibly be something like that?

I'll look in the 4Core board thread (in the Motherboards section) to see if anything pops up.

Have you tried a "Clear CMOS" (jumper) yet?

Edit: I see you're already in the 4Core motherboard thread...

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Azn
No video usually means the card isn't seated right.

With the Asrock boards, sometimes it means BIOS issues but that's usually PCIe, not AGP. Not sure on this one (yet)....???

 

[marathan76]

and why the system does not boot? if the card is not seated ok, usualy u get beeps from the speaker? am i correct?

 

[lyssword]

is your monitor Viewsonic? There have been some issues with it and ATI cards I think..

 

[marathan76]

no is not.
that card is a mess i'm 4 days to get it work but nothing.

 

[flexy]

at first glance..i'd say...monitor or monitor-cable.

PC boots otherwise and you see HD access and everything looking ok looking at the HD leds?

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: marathan76
I need help i'm trying to install my new agp card Sapphire HD 3850 512MB and the pc does not boot. The fan of the card is ok, the psu is ok. the cpu and the memory is ok. My BIos version is 1.50.
What can be wrong?

Please help

power connectors (pci-express) all connected? Card reseated? Changed pci slot?

 

[marathan76]

monitor cable is ok because is sending signal with the old card. i see hd access only when i'm using my old card.

 

[flexy]

does the board have any LEDs for error codes?

 

[marathan76]

the card is not pci-express is agp. changed pci slot? what u mean by that?

 

[marathan76]

no. i dont even get the beep from the speaker

 

[marathan76]

flexy can u really help me man? i'm getting crazy with that problem