no video on new home-built pc

mtrmes02 · 12-04-2005, 03:48 PM

I can't get a video on the pc I built last month. I swapped out the video card and still no video. The pc has power. The fans are running. The DVD drive opens. I double and triple checked the connections. I am not sure how to troubleshoot without a video. Please help. Thanks!

**manic** · 12-04-2005, 07:19 PM

Try clearing cmos. If that dont work, strip everything out of the unit except
a stick of ram and video card. See if you get video, if so start replacing
everything one piece at a time until you find the culprit. Double check
that your mobo is not grounding out on the case anywhere, it is sometimes
best to remove mobo from case, set it on the box the mobo came in. But
with the specs you listed which were none Im just shooting out possiblities.
Could be your power supply is not ample. Double check cpu. Sometimes
by merely reseating cpu the problem will go away. Good luck,,

**oldmn** · 12-04-2005, 07:24 PM

Lets start with some system spec's, motherboard, video card, processor and powersupply spec's.

mtrmes02 · 12-08-2005, 07:17 PM

Specs are very basic:

RAM- 2 Ultra 256MB PC2100 DDR 266MHz
Video- eVGA GeForce MX4000 128MB DDR AGP (replaced w/Radeon 256MB)
HD- Maxtor 120GB EIDE HD 5400/2MB/ATA-133
MOBO- XFX MACH 4 KT40ANH Socket A
CPU- AMD Duron 1.8Ghz
CPU Fan- Ultra Copper Base Cooling Fan upto XP 3000+ CPU
CASE/PS- EZ-Media Corporate Mid Tower Case w/ 350W PS

Thanks for your suggestions. I will give them a try. Thanks!

mtrmes02 · 12-08-2005, 09:46 PM

Also, Sony DVD-rw and Sound Blaster Audiology2 and XP Home

12-04-2005, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
mtrmes02 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3 OS: XPsp2	no video on new home-built pc I can't get a video on the pc I built last month. I swapped out the video card and still no video. The pc has power. The fans are running. The DVD drive opens. I double and triple checked the connections. I am not sure how to troubleshoot without a video. Please help. Thanks!

12-04-2005, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
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12-08-2005, 07:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
mtrmes02 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3 OS: XPsp2	Sorry! Here are specs Specs are very basic: RAM- 2 Ultra 256MB PC2100 DDR 266MHz Video- eVGA GeForce MX4000 128MB DDR AGP (replaced w/Radeon 256MB) HD- Maxtor 120GB EIDE HD 5400/2MB/ATA-133 MOBO- XFX MACH 4 KT40ANH Socket A CPU- AMD Duron 1.8Ghz CPU Fan- Ultra Copper Base Cooling Fan upto XP 3000+ CPU CASE/PS- EZ-Media Corporate Mid Tower Case w/ 350W PS Thanks for your suggestions. I will give them a try. Thanks!

12-04-2005, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,249 OS: xp	Try clearing cmos. If that dont work, strip everything out of the unit except a stick of ram and video card. See if you get video, if so start replacing everything one piece at a time until you find the culprit. Double check that your mobo is not grounding out on the case anywhere, it is sometimes best to remove mobo from case, set it on the box the mobo came in. But with the specs you listed which were none Im just shooting out possiblities. Could be your power supply is not ample. Double check cpu. Sometimes by merely reseating cpu the problem will go away. Good luck,,

12-08-2005, 09:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
mtrmes02 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3 OS: XPsp2	Also, Sony DVD-rw and Sound Blaster Audiology2 and XP Home