Ken:

Yes, you've got an AGP card, so the slot-swapping trick won't work. I've lost
your original posting, but my recollection is that you've got a dead machine
that you'd like to revive. I've found that AGP cards can sometimes be
especially difficult to seat properly. My standard method (learned the hard
way), is to press down very firmly on the card while supporting the
motherboard from the rear so that it doesn't bend. (The usual
static-elimination precautions apply). Oh, and while you're at it, verify
that the monitor cable is seated (unlikely, but it only takes a few seconds
to check). If that doesn't post, can you beg or borrow another known good AGP
video card? Alternatively, is it possible to try your AGP card in another
working system? Don't worry about drivers -- we're just trying to see if
the card works.

Regards,
Carroll Grigsby



On Monday 14 January 2002 09:49 pm, you wrote:
> From all I know about it, my video card is AGP.  Aren't the PCI slots the
> white ones?  This one is a rather short brown one that sits back from the
> edge of the MB.  And, there's only one of 'em.  Does it matter what type of
> Video card I trade with?  i.e., would there be a question of compatibility
> with this MB should I find another one and it also didn't work?
> Ken
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of joseph marty
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 4:48 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Machine won't Post
>
>
> This wouldn't work unless he has a PCI video card. If it's an AGP card
> there is no other slot to try.  Most mobos will beep if you have no video
> card at all, no RAM, no CPU.
>
> >This only applies if you get no video, ie: no black DOS screen, no memory
> >count, etc
> >Hazarding a guess, (I'm not an expert) but because this sounds like
> >something that happened to me one time when I was building a computer
> >system...I would say it was the video card...you said it doesn't post, no
> >beeps at all??  Well that's also what happened to me..and I thought that
> > if there was something wrong with the video adapter, it would beep like
> > crazy...however, I moved the silly thing to another slot, turned it on,
> > and it booted right up!
> >Of course, if it was cooked, it might do the same thing, just refuse to do
> >anything...
> >
> >
> >Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Machine won't Post

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