Problem with Video card, help me out please

[rou2]

Hello all, i'm a new member here so welcome.

Basically I just got myself a PNY nvidia quadro NVS 280 AGP video card to replace my matrox G550.
As you might know this card is connected with a LFH cable (dms-59) with either 2 VGA or 2 DVI outputs.
I got the cable with 2 DVI outputs.

Problem is that, nothing appears on either of my 2 monitors (i have a crt + LCD), even at boot time. The monitor is just waiting for a video signal... So now the problem is, I can't tell whether the problem is the video card or the cable. Btw the card does get hot (within normal range i presume), so it's working somehow.

Any way to tell which is defective? Or does anyone have any suggestion?

thanks
marc

 

[Big Lar]

Well, I would say that if the card gets hot, the card is theoretically working. I would try a different adapter if you can get your hands on 1, and at least check for bent pins as to the connector.

 

[rou2]

hi Big Lar, thanks for the reply.
I've checked the pins, they seem perfect. I guess I'll have to get myself another cable.

 

[rou2]

any more suggestions?

 

[SickBeast]

You're trying to hook up a DVI cable to a CRT?

It sounds to me like the cable is the issue here. Do you have any pics of the back of the card? I've never heard of a configuration like this.

 

[rou2]

hehe no...
this is the card: http://www.pny.com/products/quadro/nvs/280Nvsagp.asp
http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/54/53629/8n3269a.jpg
http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/54/53629/8n3269b.jpg

Cable:
http://i22.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/f7/82/3d_1.JPG
http://i23.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/f7/f9/37_1.JPG
http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/f8/1c/ad_1.JPG

Adapter:
http://shop.ati.com/buyatistore_assets/product_images/2538009.jpg

basically i hook up the LFH cable to the video card. Then one output of that cable hooks up to my LCD using DVI. And on the other output of the cable I put the VGA-DVI adapter and plug it in my CRT.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: rou2
understand?

Haha ok yes I understand now.

Does your computer post and boot w/ the graphics card installed?

You could always try putting a PCI videocard in there while leaving the Quadro plugged in so you can boot into Windows and see if the card shows up in device manager.

 

[rou2]

SickBeast: no, nothing at all shows up at boot
I don't have a PCI video card unfortunatly...

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: rou2
SickBeast: no, nothing at all shows up at boot
I don't have a PCI video card unfortunatly...

Right, but does your computer "beep" like it normally does a few seconds after you turn it on? Does your hard drive appear to be loading Windows?

 

[rou2]

yes, everything goes normally, except there's no video signal
it is loading windows, that's sure