Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440 Display Problem

[IcyBurn]

Im having a problem with my nvidia geforce4 mx 440 with agp8x graphic card. When i turn pc on the monitor goes into power saving mode, so i turn pc on and off few times then it will work. If i restart pc the monitor goes in to power saving mode. Besides that problem the display is fine.

The on board graphic port works everytime.

The monitor works, its from another computer that used it.

PC Info
Gateway 500X
Windows Xp Pro Sp2
Pentium 4 2.40Ghz
512Mb DDR 2100

Graphic card
nvidia geforce4 mx 440 with agp8x
Has VGA and S-Video

Thanks 4 AnyHelp

[patio]

New card ? ?
If so return it for a replacement...

[Computer_Commando]

...When i turn pc on the monitor goes into power saving mode, so i turn pc on and off few times then it will work. If i restart pc the monitor goes in to power saving mode. Besides that problem the display is fine.
The on board graphic port works everytime.
...
Graphic card:  nvidia geforce4 mx 440 with agp8x ...

BIOS needs to know which is primary video source.  Turn onboard off or set AGP slot to primary.

[IcyBurn]

Its not new.

In the bios AGP is selected..

I removed it and reinserted it and I taped it an still no differences..

[patio]

Taped it ? ?

[Computer_Commando]

That would explain a lot.

[IcyBurn]

So sorry on that one, some how left out the other P. I meant tapped.

I tapped the vga connector were it plugs in but nothing, its only works after you turn pc on and off about 3 times.

Could there be a chance that maybe that graphic card and monitor are not working right together.

[quaxo]

A GeForce4 440MX, I wouldn't think it would be new. The card might just be going out from age considering it's potentially 8 years old (GF4 series came out in 2002).

Could there be a chance that maybe that graphic card and monitor are not working right together.

Not likely, especially if it worked fine before.

[IcyBurn]

I tested the Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440 in two other computers and worked every time I started pc up the display came on.

I tried two others AGP graphic cards in the gateway and one worked, display came on every time. Then the second AGP graphic card came on everytime but the words were twinkling. Both cards I tried were Nvidia.

So on the gateway pc its seems to be randomly picking whatever vga port it wants to use even through I have AGP selected, I say this cause when the AGP graphic card has no display the on board vga does. Then when the AGP graphic card has display the on board vga doesnt.

I changed the video setting in the bio to PCI and AGP will still come on when it wants to.

[joe3fl]

uhh

[Computer_Commando]

1.  I tested the Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440 in two other computers and worked every time I started pc up the display came on.
2.  I tried two others AGP graphic cards in the gateway and one worked, display came on every time.
3.  Then the second AGP graphic card came on everytime but the words were twinkling. Both cards I tried were Nvidia.
4.  So on the gateway pc its seems to be randomly picking whatever vga port it wants to use even through I have AGP selected, I say this cause when the AGP graphic card has no display the on board vga does. Then when the AGP graphic card has display the on board vga doesnt.
5.  I changed the video setting in the bio to PCI and AGP will still come on when it wants to.

1.  Nothing wrong with the card, then.
2.  Not uncommon; not every card is compatible.
3.  Defective card.
4.  Not random; if it sees the AGP card it uses it.  If it doesn't, it uses the onboard; that's the way it's designed to work.
5.  That's because no PCI graphics card is present; doing just what it's supposed to.

[IcyBurn]

This Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440 came with the systems when it was shipped out from gateway in 2002, So this card has to compatible cause it was gateway who installed it.

Then the one AGP graphic card i tried from another system worked in the gateway.

So at this point im left wounding what happened here,
That it see the AGP card and other times it dont.