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jester17

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    Video card or MB?
    « on: March 13, 2008, 12:03:44 PM »
    My screen stays black with a no signal on the screen when I try to boot up. I am running a PCI E motherboard. Thinking it may be the video card I opened my comp and removed the video card and tried installing into the other slot for the video card. It still stays black. I tried another card with the same results.
     It sounds like the MB is bad but would both PCI slots go bad at the same time?
    Please help!! ???
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      Re: Video card or MB?
      « Reply #1 on: March 13, 2008, 03:49:15 PM »
      Try taking out the ram and seeing if there isnt a beep.  This should help tell you if the board is bad.  Did you try the Video card in another machine?
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        Re: Video card or MB?
        « Reply #2 on: March 13, 2008, 05:22:11 PM »
        Does it have onboard video?  Have taken out the cmos battery?  Have you tried more than one monitor??
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        Re: Video card or MB?
        « Reply #3 on: March 13, 2008, 05:58:11 PM »
        The odds of both PCI slots going bad wt the same time are high ...but not impossible.
        Where did this 2nd card come from ? ?
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          Re: Video card or MB?
          « Reply #4 on: March 19, 2008, 09:06:31 PM »
          Hmm, I actually just bought it through an E-Bay auction.




          Quote from: patio on March 13, 2008, 05:58:11 PM
          The odds of both PCI slots going bad wt the same time are high ...but not impossible.
          Where did this 2nd card come from ? ?
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            Re: Video card or MB?
            « Reply #5 on: March 19, 2008, 09:08:29 PM »
            No, I didn't try the card in another computer, just the 2 slots in mine. I did try another card though. It doesn't work either....





            Quote from: squall_01 on March 13, 2008, 03:49:15 PM
            Try taking out the ram and seeing if there isnt a beep.  This should help tell you if the board is bad.  Did you try the Video card in another machine?
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            Re: Video card or MB?
            « Reply #6 on: March 19, 2008, 09:10:57 PM »
            If they're both eBay cards they could both be duds...
            Try them in another machine to see...
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              Re: Video card or MB?
              « Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 01:31:54 AM »
              Um.... Just throwing this out there but..... did you try another monitor?
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              Re: Video card or MB?
              « Reply #8 on: March 20, 2008, 08:44:26 AM »
              Quote from: Betaa on March 20, 2008, 01:31:54 AM
              Um.... Just throwing this out there but..... did you try another monitor?

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                Re: Video card or MB?
                « Reply #9 on: March 21, 2008, 06:51:51 PM »
                Quote from: Flip81 on March 13, 2008, 05:22:11 PM
                Does it have onboard video?  Have taken out the cmos battery?  Have you tried more than one monitor??

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                  Re: Video card or MB?
                  « Reply #10 on: March 21, 2008, 07:26:19 PM »
                  one question all of us havent asked, Do you have the drivers for the video card? that could explain alot since you got it off of E-bay.
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                  Re: Video card or MB?
                  « Reply #11 on: March 22, 2008, 02:23:26 AM »
                  Bad video cards can kill motherboards. I have seen it happen. Sometimes more than one. First the card kills one motherboard, then, not realising what has happened, it is placed in another PC to "confirm"...

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                    Re: Video card or MB?
                    « Reply #12 on: March 22, 2008, 07:51:46 AM »
                    jester you just fell to a scam.
                    thats why you NEVER buy electronics off of E-bay
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                      Re: Video card or MB?
                      « Reply #13 on: March 23, 2008, 12:50:13 AM »
                      windows has generic driver to run a graphics card until you get the actual driver.
                      ebay is not as bad as you guys make it sound.
                      macdad thats your opinion not to buy electronics off ebay.
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                      Re: Video card or MB?
                      « Reply #14 on: March 23, 2008, 02:42:39 AM »
                      Quote from: fpsmitch on March 23, 2008, 12:50:13 AM
                      macdad thats your opinion not to buy electronics off ebay.

                      It's my opinion too.
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