Trying To Boot - Getting NO Video Signal Out

Frank · #1 14th Apr 2009, 13:06

PC was fine last night - this morning no signal to monitor. At boot up (Windows XP Pro), HDD indicator light flashes on, Rom Drive lights flash on, no signal to monitor.

I replaced the Power Supply (had a spare on hand). Same results as above.

I found that the Video Card (Radeon 9800 Pro) cooling fan had completely broken loose from the heat sink. I replaced the broken Video Card Cooler with a Zalman VF700 Cooler (also happened to have that on hand). Same results as above.

I temporarily replaced the HDD with an old one I had (I think it's working OK). Same results as above.

Question: If the Video Card is shot, should the PC still boot to Windows (which it isn't doing) or could the problem be the CPU AMD Athlon 64 3200+) or the Motherboard?

**Hybr!d** · #2 14th Apr 2009, 13:54

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Originally Posted by Frank

Question: If the Video Card is shot, should the PC still boot to Windows (which it isn't doing) or could the problem be the CPU AMD Athlon 64 3200+) or the Motherboard?

No it will not. It sounds like you cooked it, fans are on there for a reason. I would swap that and go from there.

Frank · #3 14th Apr 2009, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Hybr!d

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Originally Posted by Frank

Question: If the Video Card is shot, should the PC still boot to Windows (which it isn't doing) or could the problem be the CPU (AMD Athlon 64 3200+) or the Motherboard?

No it will not. It sounds like you cooked it, fans are on there for a reason. I would swap that and go from there.

Thanks Hybr!d.

I do a fair amount of work with graphics programs with some fairly large file sizes. The Radeon 9800 Pro seemed to work fine for my uses.

Should I go with another Radeon 9800 Pro (upgraded from 128 MB to 256 MB), or can you suggest a better Video Card in that approx., or slightly higher, price range?

**Hybr!d** · #4 14th Apr 2009, 16:57

Carbon would be the best person to ask, i'll give him a nudge, his hardware knowledge is exceptional.

Frank · #5 14th Apr 2009, 17:12

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Originally Posted by Hybr!d

Carbon would be the best person to ask, i'll give him a nudge, his hardware knowledge is exceptional.

Thanks Hybr!d. You were dead right. I got my lazy arse to pull a Vid Card (Radeon 8500) from my spare PC and installed that as a temp. Everything working fine.

I'll wait to see if Carbon responds. Again, many thanks.

**Hybr!d** · #6 14th Apr 2009, 17:31

No problem, glad to help.

**Carbon** · #7 14th Apr 2009, 18:59

What exactly is your price range?