Video Card shutting down

[nedco67]

I have recently build a pc with win xp pro. Lately it's been acting up. Whenever it's turned on, the video card would shutdown (don't display anything ). I would restart, the card won't display a thing not even the bios. But whenever, I remove the card and put it back in. I get visual display up until I get to the sign in screen and no video

 

[felixc]

Get to the sign on screen" What sign? The WinXP screen?

When you say restart, you mean a total system shutdown?

Is there an internal speaker in your PC? Does it beep at boot when there's no video on-screen?

 

[nedco67]

I get the Win XP screen. I mean total system shutdown. There is an internal speaker and it does not beep when there is no video screen. It acted as if nothing went wrong

 

[felixc]

I'm wondering if WinXP is't just driving the video at a scan rate that is outside of your monitor range. Can you boot XP in safe mode?

 

[paulrw1]

Can you start XP in safe mode? Do you have a bootable floppy? If so, can you boot to the DOS prompt? How old is your pc? Have you swapped any componets lately?

I would suspect:
1)the video card is about on it's last legs
2)Your BIOS settings for video (if you have such a thing) got changed.
3) Your video driver has become corrupted. IF you can boot ok in safe mode, remove the driver, and the video card (from the control panel->system->Hardware->Device Manager). Then reboot. XP SHOULD find new hardware and ask you for the driver.
4) Your power supply is in need of replacement.