When I boot up the monitor stays dark and the CPU beeps 5
times. Someone suggested that the PC is not recognizing
the video card. Would appreciate some help with this.
(OS is Windows ME)

Thanks

Check the mb manual for the beep code.

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"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:
| When I boot up the monitor stays dark and the CPU beeps 5
| times. Someone suggested that the PC is not recognizing
| the video card. Would appreciate some help with this.
| (OS is Windows ME)
|
| Thanks

This is a Windows 2000 newsgroup but the OS is immaterial as you have
dead hardware. BIOS "beep codes" are vendor specific so visiting a
"BIOS" site would be the place to start. The BIOS vendor name should be
on a sticker on the BIOS chip. (yes you have to take the cover off)

here is a starting link for you listing the various manufacturers

http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/

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> When I boot up the monitor stays dark and the CPU beeps 5
> times. Someone suggested that the PC is not recognizing
> the video card. Would appreciate some help with this.
> (OS is Windows ME)
>
> Thanks
>

Thanks for your help.

>-----Original Message-----
>This is a Windows 2000 newsgroup but the OS is immaterial
as you have
>dead hardware. BIOS "beep codes" are vendor specific so
visiting a
>"BIOS" site would be the place to start. The BIOS vendor
name should be
>on a sticker on the BIOS chip. (yes you have to take the
cover off)
>
>here is a starting link for you listing the various
manufacturers
>
>http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/sys/beep/
>
>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>> When I boot up the monitor stays dark and the CPU beeps
5
>> times. Someone suggested that the PC is not
recognizing
>> the video card. Would appreciate some help with this.
>> (OS is Windows ME)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>.
>

>-----Original Message-----
>When I boot up the monitor stays dark and the CPU beeps 5
>times. Someone suggested that the PC is not recognizing
>the video card. Would appreciate some help with this.
>(OS is Windows ME)
>
>Thanks
>.
>try to connect the monitor to another computer so you
know for sure it not a bad moitor.
video card may be the problem if monitor is working.

reseat the video card(if not onboard) and RAM

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> When I boot up the monitor stays dark and the CPU beeps 5
> times. Someone suggested that the PC is not recognizing
> the video card. Would appreciate some help with this.
> (OS is Windows ME)
>
> Thanks