No Video after replacing a bad (?) moniter

[exnext]

I am rebuilding a PC to be used to back up some files. Thanks to some Tek Tips help I have resolved a power problem. My new/old issue is I have no video. Several months ago I smelled a burning smell from the old moniter connected to the old PC. I put the moniter in the garage for disposal and used a moniter from a newer PC. The PC still had no video, a blank screen. Next thinking the moniter might have fried the video card I ordered an inexpensive video card (Jaton video-67 pro). Still no video from the old moniter or the new moniter. Thinking the mother board was fried, I ordered a mother board (Micronics M6Pi) and a case. After working through a power problem. I plugged my new video card into the new motherboard and nothing. I tried both moniters and both video cards with the same result.
The old moniter is an AST svga-ni. The newer moniter is Dell model number E771A.
any suggestion would be apprciated
thank you

 

[cdogg]

First of all, do you have a working computer that you can test the new monitor on? I don't think that a Monitor can fry any of the PC's internal components. It just receives a signal, doesn't send anything back. But I have been wrong before!


I'm assuming the video card is PCI? Is there integrated (built-in) video on the motherboard? If so, make sure it's disabled.

So, perhaps the CPU or RAM is the problem. It would be great if you could test either or both in another system. If that's not an option, perhaps someone else here will have a better suggestion. ~cdogg

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
- A. Einstein

 

[TigerFlight]

PCI or AGP video? AGP has to be seaated properly for it to work. Sometimes the MB is too close to the back of the case and it puts the video card in a bind. You think it is seated. Loosen the screws on the MB and try to slide it away from the back of the case. Be sure to retighten the screws. Also what are the power requirements for the video card? Some cards require 6 volts and most only need 5 volts. Alot of MB don't supply 6 volts. I have a 64mb card that requires 6 volts and does not work on alot of MBs.

I have ran into this issue several times. And these are the two causes of the problems I have had. Also check the bios settings. ^Tiger_Flight
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[Enkrypted]

Have you tried to boot it bare bones? It could be one of the other cards or items in the system not allowing it to receive video. Try to boot it with just the necessary items<CPU, MEM, Vid Card, PS LED>. I have many instances where other items were causing no video<i.e. other LED's, Bad Keyboard or PCI Card>. You may also want to take the MB out of the case to make sure it's not flex on the board.