No Input Signal

Faraaz · 05-14-2006, 05:06 AM

I was hearing a strange sound from my CPU during booting. It was a sound made by a fan. I opened my case and found that the sound was from my video card (Geforce Mx 440 AGP 128MB) fan. The fan was speeding up then slowing down then speeding up then slowing until windows starts loading and it runs at normal speed. I shut down and removed my video card to see if the fan was loose or if anything is wrong but it seemed to be allright. when i connected my card and my cable to it and started my pc, all i got is a floating box on a balnk screen with the no input signal message. The monitor led was orange (when it works normally it is green). The power seemed to be OK. The cpu was working normally. Everthing seemed to be allright. I removed the card and reseated it again and again but same problem. When i looked at the cable i saw one pin missing but there was no hole which says it is normal. I have an integrated PCI card (S3 Prosavage 16 MB) onboard. I connected the cable to the onboard video card and the problem was gone. The monitor was working again. I reconnected the cable to my Geforce, the same problem arises. I can't understand wat happened. The fan of my Geforce card is running. So i think it is getting power and the video card is fine. So wat?? Please help??
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Some of my spec:
256 mb ram
30 GB hard disk maxtor
amd athlon 1.1 Ghz processor

dai · 05-14-2006, 01:19 PM

list your system specs including the power suppy,which it sounds like it is on it's way out

Faraaz · 05-15-2006, 07:19 AM

Thnks for replying. Ok my specs are
Amd athlon 1.1GHZ processor
motherboard GA-72MMH
512 MB RAM
30GB HARD DRIVE MAXTOR
Power supply- CODEGEN 300W (model 300x1) 230 volt

I don't thnk its about my power supply. I checked my display cable (15 pin cable) from monitor to vga card, i realised zat the 1 missing pin is not normal. There are 14 pins in all (5 - 4(1 missing) - 5). My onboard video card seemed to be unaffected by this but my Gforce card yes as my screen says no signal input. Do you thnk zat missing pin is normal? If not so can the display cable be changed or do i need to get another monitor?

Geekgirl · 05-15-2006, 07:28 AM

The reason you are seeing the No Input Signal messageis either

1. Monitor not connected properly.
2. Bad hardware

* If another monitor works on your computer it is likely a bad monitor.
* If your monitor works on another computer it is likely a bad video card.

dai · 05-15-2006, 10:52 AM

a 300w codegen is a generic supply,i used a few of them in their era win 98-me
how old is the psu
missing pins are normal if one has been pushed back into the plug you will be able to see the end of it

Faraaz · 05-16-2006, 02:58 PM

My psu is about two years old. Yea the misssing pin is normal. The fan of My video card is working!. My monitor works when i conect it with my onboard video card. I think its probably my Gforce video card which is bad, or do you think its the AGP slot?

Geekgirl · 05-16-2006, 03:38 PM

You could try your card in another pc with a AGP slot or try a different agp card. No other way to tell IMO. If you have any testers that plug into your board slots that give you readings would work, but most people dont have these things laying around. you could take it to your local pc repair shop they should have spare parts to test for you.

Faraaz · 05-17-2006, 12:31 PM

Yeah i will need to check either my card or my agp slot. Thanks for your help. I will make you aware what the problem is.

Geekgirl · 05-17-2006, 01:40 PM

Thank you I would appreciate it

05-14-2006, 05:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Faraaz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22 OS: Win XP	No Input Signal I was hearing a strange sound from my CPU during booting. It was a sound made by a fan. I opened my case and found that the sound was from my video card (Geforce Mx 440 AGP 128MB) fan. The fan was speeding up then slowing down then speeding up then slowing until windows starts loading and it runs at normal speed. I shut down and removed my video card to see if the fan was loose or if anything is wrong but it seemed to be allright. when i connected my card and my cable to it and started my pc, all i got is a floating box on a balnk screen with the no input signal message. The monitor led was orange (when it works normally it is green). The power seemed to be OK. The cpu was working normally. Everthing seemed to be allright. I removed the card and reseated it again and again but same problem. When i looked at the cable i saw one pin missing but there was no hole which says it is normal. I have an integrated PCI card (S3 Prosavage 16 MB) onboard. I connected the cable to the onboard video card and the problem was gone. The monitor was working again. I reconnected the cable to my Geforce, the same problem arises. I can't understand wat happened. The fan of my Geforce card is running. So i think it is getting power and the video card is fine. So wat?? Please help?? . Some of my spec: 256 mb ram 30 GB hard disk maxtor amd athlon 1.1 Ghz processor

05-14-2006, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	list your system specs including the power suppy,which it sounds like it is on it's way out __________________

05-15-2006, 07:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Faraaz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22 OS: Win XP	Thnks for replying. Ok my specs are Amd athlon 1.1GHZ processor motherboard GA-72MMH 512 MB RAM 30GB HARD DRIVE MAXTOR Power supply- CODEGEN 300W (model 300x1) 230 volt I don't thnk its about my power supply. I checked my display cable (15 pin cable) from monitor to vga card, i realised zat the 1 missing pin is not normal. There are 14 pins in all (5 - 4(1 missing) - 5). My onboard video card seemed to be unaffected by this but my Gforce card yes as my screen says no signal input. Do you thnk zat missing pin is normal? If not so can the display cable be changed or do i need to get another monitor? Last edited by Faraaz; 05-15-2006 at 07:24 AM.

05-15-2006, 07:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,192 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	The reason you are seeing the No Input Signal messageis either 1. Monitor not connected properly. 2. Bad hardware * If another monitor works on your computer it is likely a bad monitor. * If your monitor works on another computer it is likely a bad video card. __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

05-15-2006, 10:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	a 300w codegen is a generic supply,i used a few of them in their era win 98-me how old is the psu missing pins are normal if one has been pushed back into the plug you will be able to see the end of it __________________ Last edited by dai; 05-15-2006 at 10:53 AM.

05-16-2006, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Faraaz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22 OS: Win XP	My psu is about two years old. Yea the misssing pin is normal. The fan of My video card is working!. My monitor works when i conect it with my onboard video card. I think its probably my Gforce video card which is bad, or do you think its the AGP slot?

05-16-2006, 03:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,192 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	You could try your card in another pc with a AGP slot or try a different agp card. No other way to tell IMO. If you have any testers that plug into your board slots that give you readings would work, but most people dont have these things laying around. you could take it to your local pc repair shop they should have spare parts to test for you. __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*

05-17-2006, 12:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Faraaz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22 OS: Win XP	Yeah i will need to check either my card or my agp slot. Thanks for your help. I will make you aware what the problem is.

05-17-2006, 01:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,192 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Thank you I would appreciate it __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM *The Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 X Superbowl Champions !!!!!!!* *The Pittsburgh Penguins - 2009 Stanley Cup Champions !!!!!!!*