[SOLVED] no video

two-dogs · 03-11-2009, 07:41 AM

Hi I have a problem with my gateway gt5200 and need some help fixing it. I boot up my computer and get the logo sign and when that goes away I have nothing. The computer has the one beep that tells me the hard drive is firing up and you can hear the hard drives. I can not boot up in safe mode but I can go to my bios. I tried a video card in the pci slot but I got no signal, so I need to know how to disable the onboard video chip on motherboard c51pvgm-gb. I have searched and can not find where in the bios to disable video. I found in the bios under advanced chipset features the first line onboard gpu and the two options are enable if no ext gpu or always enable. I tried to always enable but that didn't work. I had and old trident card that did flash the trident logo and then it went black. My friend gave me a pci slot video card that has a fan on it and it is a asus en7300gs/htd/256m/a at least that is what is on the back. So if anybody can help me or give me some suggestions l would be truly grateful..........thanks.........two-dogs

dai · 03-11-2009, 08:25 AM

some m/b auto disable the onboard when a card is inserted

boot from the onboard
in the device manager disable the onboard
if the card is listed uninstall it
turn the computer off
install the card
change the video cable from the onboard to the card
when windows finishes booting
disable a/virus
install your drivers for the card
reboot the computer

see if you can borow a larger wattage psu to try in it

two-dogs · 03-11-2009, 08:33 AM

How do I get to device manager if I can't boot up?

two-dogs · 03-12-2009, 08:09 PM

Ok I have my video back, I had to install a old hard drive and install xp on the drive and it came on. So now I need to know if I can get my original harddrive to get my video back with out loosing my programs on the drive?.........any help on this.......two-dogs

dai · 03-13-2009, 02:29 AM

slave the drive to the one that is in there

two-dogs · 03-16-2009, 10:47 AM

Ok now I am getting an error message on boot up and it says \Windows\system32\winload.exe is missing or corrupted. I will do some reading on that and if anybody has a way to fix it let me know. Oh and I can't get to a dos prompt...........thanks........two-dogs

dai · 03-16-2009, 10:54 PM

boot from the vista dvd to the install screen
then on the bottom left click on repair

two-dogs · 03-19-2009, 06:38 AM

Thanks dai but it didn't come with a disk what next.........two-dogs

dai · 03-19-2009, 10:08 AM

did you get any disks with it

two-dogs · 03-22-2009, 07:00 AM

No it is a gateway and they don't come with a backup disk I was told. Is there a way to get into dos without a bootup.

dai · 03-22-2009, 10:15 AM

contact gateway for the recovery disks
try booting from a win 98se boot disk to the cmd promnt

two-dogs · 03-22-2009, 07:00 PM

Ok I am going to try something I have an old hard drive and I have xp on it. I will boot from the old hard drive and do the change directory and access the crashed hard drive then I will try and make a few commands and change the boot. Can that be done? This all started when my video went out I had vista on the two hard drives and the old hard drive I loaded xp on it. That is when I got the error message that I have now this sucks. I have limited skills and that make me frustrated to say the least. I will get back to you with my results.............two-dogs

two-dogs · 03-22-2009, 08:28 PM

dai I set the crashed hard drive to boot first and on the screen I get
CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 50 BF 73 8D DE GUID: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF
PXE-53: No boot filename received

PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM.
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

i read some where that I need to change this but I am not sure what to do now......two-dogs

two-dogs · 03-23-2009, 04:35 PM

Well I have finely broke down and ordered a recovery disk from Gateway I will get back to you when I get it in the mail............two-dogs

two-dogs · 03-24-2009, 05:51 AM

I was messing around and booted from the old hard drive and went to the crashed drive and went into System32 and was looking around and found the Machine Guid and it is not all f's. I also see in the system32 a file that has blue letters and I have never seen that before. Could that be my problem?

dai · 03-24-2009, 09:47 AM

i have no idea what you are describing

two-dogs · 04-27-2009, 11:32 AM

Ok an update finally just said the heck with it formated and reinstalled win xp and I have video again.......thanks for trying to help me guys this was just a learning experience and I did learn a little............two-dogs

dai · 04-27-2009, 12:33 PM

glad you have it sorted

03-11-2009, 07:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	[SOLVED] no video Hi I have a problem with my gateway gt5200 and need some help fixing it. I boot up my computer and get the logo sign and when that goes away I have nothing. The computer has the one beep that tells me the hard drive is firing up and you can hear the hard drives. I can not boot up in safe mode but I can go to my bios. I tried a video card in the pci slot but I got no signal, so I need to know how to disable the onboard video chip on motherboard c51pvgm-gb. I have searched and can not find where in the bios to disable video. I found in the bios under advanced chipset features the first line onboard gpu and the two options are enable if no ext gpu or always enable. I tried to always enable but that didn't work. I had and old trident card that did flash the trident logo and then it went black. My friend gave me a pci slot video card that has a fan on it and it is a asus en7300gs/htd/256m/a at least that is what is on the back. So if anybody can help me or give me some suggestions l would be truly grateful..........thanks.........two-dogs

03-11-2009, 08:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video some m/b auto disable the onboard when a card is inserted boot from the onboard in the device manager disable the onboard if the card is listed uninstall it turn the computer off install the card change the video cable from the onboard to the card when windows finishes booting disable a/virus install your drivers for the card reboot the computer see if you can borow a larger wattage psu to try in it __________________

03-11-2009, 08:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video How do I get to device manager if I can't boot up?

03-12-2009, 08:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video Ok I have my video back, I had to install a old hard drive and install xp on the drive and it came on. So now I need to know if I can get my original harddrive to get my video back with out loosing my programs on the drive?.........any help on this.......two-dogs

03-13-2009, 02:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video slave the drive to the one that is in there __________________

03-16-2009, 10:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video Ok now I am getting an error message on boot up and it says \Windows\system32\winload.exe is missing or corrupted. I will do some reading on that and if anybody has a way to fix it let me know. Oh and I can't get to a dos prompt...........thanks........two-dogs

03-16-2009, 10:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video boot from the vista dvd to the install screen then on the bottom left click on repair __________________

03-19-2009, 06:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video Thanks dai but it didn't come with a disk what next.........two-dogs

03-19-2009, 10:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video did you get any disks with it __________________

03-22-2009, 07:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video No it is a gateway and they don't come with a backup disk I was told. Is there a way to get into dos without a bootup.

03-22-2009, 10:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video contact gateway for the recovery disks try booting from a win 98se boot disk to the cmd promnt __________________

03-22-2009, 07:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video Ok I am going to try something I have an old hard drive and I have xp on it. I will boot from the old hard drive and do the change directory and access the crashed hard drive then I will try and make a few commands and change the boot. Can that be done? This all started when my video went out I had vista on the two hard drives and the old hard drive I loaded xp on it. That is when I got the error message that I have now this sucks. I have limited skills and that make me frustrated to say the least. I will get back to you with my results.............two-dogs

03-22-2009, 08:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video dai I set the crashed hard drive to boot first and on the screen I get CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 50 BF 73 8D DE GUID: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF PXE-53: No boot filename received PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM. DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER i read some where that I need to change this but I am not sure what to do now......two-dogs Last edited by two-dogs; 03-22-2009 at 08:35 PM.

03-23-2009, 04:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video Well I have finely broke down and ordered a recovery disk from Gateway I will get back to you when I get it in the mail............two-dogs

03-24-2009, 05:51 AM	#15 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video I was messing around and booted from the old hard drive and went to the crashed drive and went into System32 and was looking around and found the Machine Guid and it is not all f's. I also see in the system32 a file that has blue letters and I have never seen that before. Could that be my problem?

03-24-2009, 09:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video i have no idea what you are describing __________________

04-27-2009, 11:32 AM	#17 (permalink)
two-dogs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 21 OS: xp serivce pack	Re: no video Ok an update finally just said the heck with it formated and reinstalled win xp and I have video again.......thanks for trying to help me guys this was just a learning experience and I did learn a little............two-dogs

04-27-2009, 12:33 PM	#18 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no video glad you have it sorted __________________