I am regressing and in need of help

[drock24]

In a nutshell, When I power on my system, I get NO VIDEO whatsoever. I tried a different video card, I put in a different motherboard, removed all components on the motherboard except the processor, a memory module, and the video card and still no luck. I checket the voltage from the powersupply and they all tested good. This all started when I installed a ghost image and I got the dreadful "INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error. Thinking it may be a memory problem (since when I booted from a NT cd after it loaded all necessary files to memory it would read from it and start the load to the Hard drive) I removed a 3 of 4 memory modules and there went the video when I booted back up. Please help

 

[Tubot]

If you are getting absolutly NO video, can you verify that the monitor is still good?

 

[JAV1]

Brock24,

W/o an OS you won't get any video & since we have no idea at all what you're running (C64?, Apple?, Win 3.11?, NT?, 95?, 98?, 98SE?, W2K?, BEOS?, Linux?, XP?, etc) we can't give specific info to help ya.

On my Compaq w/98SE I'd boot to 'safe mode' & run some diagnostics, after I unplugged the comp & monitor (for 3-5 minutes) & plugged it back in. If that didn't work, I'd take my monitor to a friends house & make sure it was working on another comp.

Good luck,

JAV
GBA!

 

[drock24]

I was running Windows NT. I also have verified that the monitor is good. I pluged it up to my laptop and it worked fine. I would boot to safe mode or to DOS immediately if I could but when I hit the power switch on my computer, nothing happens. I don't even get a flicker from the monitor. The disk spin up from getting power but that is about it. I tried putting a boot disk in to see if the computer would eventually get past POST and boot from the floppy but it never accessed it. Also, when I cut the power on, I don't get anything from my keyboard i.e. my capslock, numlock, keys won't light up.

 

[ANFPS26]

You said, "I removed a 3 of 4 memory modules and there went the video when I booted back up." Did you reinstall these RAM sticks? How about swapping the one you left in with another one. "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing....."

 

[thamantii]

try and check the connection from your monitor to you card that is what i think my problem was i had to put the card in 3 or 4 times to get in the right spot and it finally booted up completely and is working like a charm now and with which OS you ask? XP...isnt that freakin amazing XP is actually working without any errors...XP ERROR FREE!!!