>I am assembling a new system.  Everything was going together ok.  Then the
video
>output to the monitor was lost... i.e. the monitor did not respond... even
on
>boot up.   I fiddled with it and took the card out and put it back... it
>worked... then I installed the sound card.. and the video blacked out
again..
>any ideas?  where to look and what to look for?
>
>F Smith


Hi Frank! I would check for the following: IRQ conflicts in Device Manager,
possible shorts on the mobo (are your drives functioning ok?). Also check
your monitor connections for broken pins. Good luck.

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