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Boot but no display
« on: July 14, 2007, 02:09:28 PM »
my computer has worked fine for almost a year now. yesterday it turned off on me mid game playing call of duty. i didn't know what to think of it, and today i was running adaware and it crashed again only this time instead of just rebooting itself normally like the last time it didn't display anything on my monitor as though it wasn't plugged in to my computer. i check to see if my video card was connected good and the fan wasn't burnt out but i didn't see anything wrong with it. i listened for the hard drives to boot and they seem to be working fine. any ideas?
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simshi993052



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    Re: Boot but no display
    « Reply #1 on: July 14, 2007, 02:20:05 PM »
    what are the specs of your system
    how much memory what graphics card etc..
    There are three possible things that could be the problem( i think )
    1. your graphics card is shot.
    2. your memory is shot,
    3. your mobo is shot.
    take out your graphics card and plug your monitor into the onboard graphics see where that gets you, also if you have any spare memory put a diferent module in but do these two things seperatley so you can eliminate either one then we will take it from there
    all the best
    cheers
    Sismhi
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    Re: Boot but no display
    « Reply #2 on: July 14, 2007, 02:56:00 PM »
    asus crosshair mobo am2
    2gb ddr2 corsair xms
    7950gt 512mb nvidia by asus
    amd 3400dc

    gonna have to wait a day til i can borrow another pcie card to test the video but i just find it odd that my computer would just restart to blank out of nowhere. thx
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    simshi993052



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      Re: Boot but no display
      « Reply #3 on: July 14, 2007, 03:01:16 PM »
      can you not take out the G card and try the onboard
      Simshi
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      Re: Boot but no display
      « Reply #4 on: July 14, 2007, 03:09:28 PM »
      no on board stupid elitist gaming mobo's
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      simshi993052



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        Re: Boot but no display
        « Reply #5 on: July 14, 2007, 03:11:01 PM »
        okey dokey will awiat your next reply tomoz
        see where we go from there,
        all the best
        Simshi
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        Re: Boot but no display
        « Reply #6 on: July 14, 2007, 03:50:02 PM »
        i got a hold of another card and it doesn't seem to be the video card i was trying to run off 1 stick of ram and when i did it i got 1 longer beep and 2 shorter beeps following it if that helps at all
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        simshi993052



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          Re: Boot but no display
          « Reply #7 on: July 14, 2007, 03:54:52 PM »
          that is definatley your G card or the other one you put in it check out this link to beep codes

          http://www.pchell.com/hardware/beepcodes.shtml

          Simshi
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          Re: Boot but no display
          « Reply #8 on: July 14, 2007, 03:57:02 PM »
          does it matter which pci-e slot you use because i could try my other one i had same problem with both video cards
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          simshi993052



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            Re: Boot but no display
            « Reply #9 on: July 14, 2007, 03:58:33 PM »
            you can try any slot that is what they are there for providing that it is a pci display adapter, Did you get the beep codes for both cards ?
            Sismhi
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            Re: Boot but no display
            « Reply #10 on: July 14, 2007, 04:04:39 PM »
            no i got the beep code for my card when i had 1 stick of ram in
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            simshi993052



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              Re: Boot but no display
              « Reply #11 on: July 14, 2007, 04:13:43 PM »
              was it the same code 1 long 2 short?
              if so the if you have looked at the link
              i sent you then  as you can see that particulatr code refers to display adapter problems,

              what happens when you have 2 sticks of ram in?

              Simshi
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              Re: Boot but no display
              « Reply #12 on: July 14, 2007, 04:19:00 PM »
              no beeps, i think i figured it out though, i tried my card in my brothers computer and it worked fine, so im thinking its the pci-e connector coming from my power supply
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              simshi993052



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                Re: Boot but no display
                « Reply #13 on: July 14, 2007, 04:21:17 PM »
                okey dokey if i can help any further i will but keep us posted many thaks all the best
                Simshi
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                Re: Boot but no display
                « Reply #14 on: July 14, 2007, 05:39:27 PM »
                well actually scratch that i tried a different ps and no dice. but i know the video card works because i got it going in another computer. i guess that leaves the mobo and the RAM. but if it was the ram i would be able to boot from one stick would i not? unless both sticks burnt up any other suggestions for checking this out?
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                simshi993052



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                  Re: Boot but no display
                  « Reply #15 on: July 14, 2007, 05:53:03 PM »
                  If you still have access to you brothers computer, then try the memory in there if his board will take it, oor even try your brothers memory in yours see how it fars, if not i can not offer any other suggestions than the mobo, but usually when a mobo goes you get a burning plastic smell and maybe even a little puff of smoke, but it will still power on, okey dokey sorry i could not help you anymore than that please let me know how you get oon with it.
                  all the best regards
                  Simshi
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                  Re: Boot but no display
                  « Reply #16 on: July 14, 2007, 06:51:12 PM »
                  ok i switched slots with my video card and then i moved the ram into the alt slots also started up and got the 1 long beep followed by 2 short beeps, it says its Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA) on the web but i don't know what that means, i know the video card itself works in other computers.
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                  DeltaSlaya



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                    Re: Boot but no display
                    « Reply #17 on: July 14, 2007, 11:36:25 PM »
                    Can you recall the name of your BIOS? I doubt that that is what the code is referring to because you probably don't have a "Standard Original IBM BIOS"...

                    Try all the sticks of RAM you have in the slot closest to the motherboard and note any POST error beep codes, one at a time.
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                    Deerpark



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                      Re: Boot but no display
                      « Reply #18 on: July 15, 2007, 03:32:15 AM »
                      The Asus Crosshair uses an Award bios according to Asus' homepage and 1 long and 2 short beeps should indicate a video error.
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                      Re: Boot but no display
                      « Reply #19 on: July 15, 2007, 11:26:34 AM »
                      yeah thats what i kept reading. however i decided to try putting my ram in one at a time for the millionth time and i lucked out and it turned on with the one stick, im gonna test the other one to confirm that it is a bad stick before i RMA it, god bless corsair and their warrenty
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