on board video ?

[Tom]

Not sure how to tell if on board video is out or maybe virus ???\
It is my 6yr old sons pc and it has no video.
no post screen
no bios
monitor does not detect video.
power is on , hard drive sounds like it is working, fans are all on but no
video.
i cant even go to bios to check settings.

My son is driving me crazy............

 

[Guest]

Try power off (unplug),locate the CMOS jumper pin on the board,remove
the battery,then move jumper pin from 1-2 position to 2-3 position for .45
seconds or so,then back to 1-2 position,replace battery,power up pc.This
clears the CMOS,also,once it starts,you'll need to reset the BIOS,date,time,
and add in cards,etc...A BIOS update isnt required for this.

 

[Tom]

I just tried it and still no video.
the hard drive light is on but still no video.
i also tried the monitor on my other pc and monitor is fine
i have an extra pci video card but i don't think it will work if i cant see
xp to install it
i cant get to bios to shut off on board video.

 

[Ron Martell]

I just tried it and still no video.
the hard drive light is on but still no video.
i also tried the monitor on my other pc and monitor is fine
i have an extra pci video card but i don't think it will work if i cant see
xp to install it
i cant get to bios to shut off on board video.

Just install the PCI video card and connect the monitor to it.

Most motherboards with on-board video will automatically disable it
when a video card is detected.

Note that if the motherboard has an AGP video slot you should use an
AGP card rather than a PCI one if possible.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Jonny]

No post, and no detected video can mean a few things. The onboard video may
be defective, and another that the configuration data is shot so it can't
post or display video (neither one).

Try removing the cmos battery (if it has one) for a few minutes. Unplug the
PC from the wall AC outlet while doing this. Most onboard video have bios
that will cue either PCI, or onboard/AGP cards. That could be a dilemma.
.............
Jonny

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Not sure how to tell if on board video is out or maybe virus ???\
It is my 6yr old sons pc and it has no video.
no post screen
no bios
monitor does not detect video.
power is on , hard drive sounds like it is working, fans are all on but no
video.
i cant even go to bios to check settings.

My son is driving me crazy............

It is very easy to know that this problem is NOT a virus. Viruses require
Windows in order to get themselves running. You have stated that there is no
POST or BIOS screens that display. This is a hardware problem since the POST
and BIOS screen occur before Windows starts.