Tom/Tony/List...
I have pretty much decided that I will purchase a
video card. My question now is: should I go for the
256Mb or a lesser card? My main issue is money...but I
also see no point in buying a lesser quality if I will
have turn right around and buy another higher quality.
The video whatchacallit is onboard, it is NOT a card.
My friend's monitor works on my PC, but neither her
monitor nor mine will work on her PC. Therefore, I am
unable to boot to safe mode, as far as any method of
which I am aware. There are no keyboard lights, nor is
there ethernet function. There are no beeps. However,
ALL the other lights do light as you would expect
normally. PLEASE...if there are more ideas, please
share! Thanks again!
Amy Ledford
--- Tom Mayer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am a little confused if video is on-board or if
> there is a video card. In
> any case, I think the problem is video caused and
> the other issues are
> related but not the cause.
>
> If the computer has a video card as well as on-board
> video, try removing the
> video card and connecting the monitor to the
> on-board connector. If that
> solves the problem, you should look at replacing the
> video card or just use
> the on-board video.
>
> If the problem persists or if there is only on-board
> video, try starting in
> 'safe mode'. If that works, the video driver may be
> corrupted and you should
> replace it.
>
> Hope this helps. Tony is busy now and asked me to
> follow up on this.
>
> Tom Mayer
>
>
>
> Tony,
>
> Thanks for the reply...both fans are spinning. I did
> not say this in my original post, but meant to...The
> PC's power light stays on, when I boot it-looking at
> the pc itself all lights and sounds appear normal.
> In
> other words, it seems to be running, even though
> there
> is no display and no ethernet. The video card and
> ethernet are both the "onboard" type--they are
> connected directly to the motherboard, not an
> actually
> card that I can change, although I could add one in
> the 2 remaining slots. I have had the case off to
> see
> for myself that the fans were working, and to make
> sure all cables are seated correctly, and there was
> no
> excessive heat. (I had another PC to shut itself off
> because of heat, and it was hot to the touch--this
> one
> is not.) Another thing I had neglected to mention is
> that the HP tech asked about the keyboard lights.
> They
> did not come on, and flicker like I am used to
> seeing
> on my PCs, but the optical mouse did light up, and
> also gets brighter as you move it about, which is
> normal, at least from my observation.
>
> Thanks again, and I hope this helps you help me!
>
> Amy Ledford
>
> --- Tony Mayer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > The reason the ethernet light goes out is that the
> > computer is turning
> > itself off. That is the correct operation of the
> > light on the router.
> > This sounds to me alot more like you have a heat
> > problem. With the case
> > open, look at all the fans, but particulary the
> fan
> > on the CPU and make
> > sure they are spinning when you first start the
> > computer up. If any of
> > them are not, you should replace that fan.
> > You will probably also see a fan on the video card
> -
> > make sure that is
> > spinning too.
> >
> > Tony Mayer
> >
> >
> > Amy Ledford wrote:
> > > Hey guys and gals!
> > >
> > > I am working on an HP pavilion A600Y, Windows
> XP,
> > 80Gb
> > > Hard drive, 2.5GHz processor. The owner says
> that
> > it
> > > started yesterday with a blank screen. I was
> able
> > to
> > > duplicate this, so I will tell it from first
> > person
> > > point of view. I push the power button on the
> > tower,
> > > then the power on the monitor, to start it up.
> All
> > > applicable lights come on, as well as the
> ethernet
> > > light on the router. Before the icons can load
> on
> > the
> > > screen, I hear an electrical clicking sound from
> > the
> > > monitor, and it is blank. At the same time,
> there
> > is
> > > no ethernet light.
> > >
> > > In my troubleshooting, I have first connected
> that
> > > monitor to my laptop, it works perfectly. Tried
> a
> > > different monitor connected to the same PC, and
> > it,
> > > too does not respond. Both monitors show a light
> > > indicating a Power Save Mode. There are no beeps
> > from
> > > the PC.
> > >
> > > I contacted HP, they covered all of the above
> > items,
> > > determined that the PC is out of warranty, by 2
> > > months, and would not assist me anymore, and
> > advised
> > > me to contact a local PC tech for further
> > > troubleshooting.
> > >
> > > He suggested that it could be a loose connection
> > on
> > > the motherboard, or a faulty video card, but did
> > not
> > > address the ethernet issue. The video "card" is
> > > onboard type, as well as the ethernet.
> > >
> > > I want the list's advice before spending money
> > that I
> > > may not need to first. Would it do any good to
> > > purchase a new video card and ethernet card? And
> > if
> > > so, how close to the original should it be? The
> > > original was 256MB card. The owner is not a
> gamer;
> > > just email and solitaire mostly. I have an
> > ethernet
> > > card already, but I wonder what a new, or even
> > good
> > > used, video card would run? I am not afraid to
> do
> > > eBay! (LOL)
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance,
> > >
> > > Amy Ledford
> >
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