New motherboard and cpu and now no video

[polovision]

I just upgraded with a new motherboard and cpu. The motherboard is a K7VTA3 board made by GliteGroup with a AMD cpu.

I used my old video card (16 meg agp) and I have no video at all. I check my connections. The computer's power comes on and my HD light lights up, but no video.
The book (motherboard) says I need a video card that supports 4x agp. My video card is 1x agp. could this be the problem?

Any help? Thank you.

 

[polovision]

After doing some more research I now don't think it's the video card. I have tried another video card and still no video. When the computer starts the lights go on and I can hear the fan, but not the harddrive and I can't open the CD rom with the power on.

 

[KimLeece]

I think that the video card IS the problem! Or at least one of them. A 1X AGP card uses a voltage of 3.3v - A 4X card uses 1.5v. It sounds however that you have more than this problem. I would first try disconnecting the CDROM and using a 4X AGP card to see if you can get a POST screen. If you can - go into the BIOS setup to check that the harddisk is being correctly detected. If you can get this to work and you can now see what you are doing - reconnect the CDROm - first checking that it is set to the correct master or slave setting - depending on how you are connecting it - i.e on the same cable as the harddisk - as SLAVE/ or on it's own IDE channel - as MASTER. In all cases make sure that the IDE ribbons are correctly connected.

Kim.

 

[paparazi]

polovision
That last statement "When the computer starts the lights go on and I can hear the fan, but not the harddrive and I can't open the CD rom with the power on"
Leads me to believe your power supply has gone bad!
If you think about it the CDrom doesn't need the PC to boot in order to open, it's purely opening when pressed because it's powered, the fact that it doesn't open nor that there doesn't seem to be power going to the HDD that leads me to believe you have a PSU fault.
It could be that your newer (higher power consuming) parts are just too much for a lower wattage PSU.
Martin

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