Here's the problem. I have recently developed a minor problem that is probably a sign of a sleeping giant problem. When I turn on my computer, I have to hit the reset button before my monitor can get a signal. I hit the main power switch, & then hit the reset button just before the hard drives spin up. I have tested w/ different monitors, but don't have extra vid cards & motherboards to test with. Anybody know which is the likely culprit, vid card or motherboard? Thanx for your help.
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Vid card or Motherboard?
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I wouldn't think it's hardware failure as such but a sofware clitch, bios? tried clearing the CMOS and resetting? bios. Does your board have onboard graphics plus a card in the AGP slot? does something need disabling? tried reseating the display card etc. Martin Vote if you found this post helpful please!!
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There are some problems that show up with fast machines where they process to the BIOS access point before the device has finished power up reset. Since video is accessed very early in the boot process, I would assume that this is the problem.
You probably will have this until you replace the card. Or possibly the power supply since the processor is held off until the power good signal comes up. Ed Fair
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You probably will have this until you replace the card. Or possibly the power supply since the processor is held off until the power good signal comes up. Ed Fair
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Unlikely, ram test comes after video initialization.
But that being said, did the problem start after you added memory?
Ed Fair
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But that being said, did the problem start after you added memory?
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