On 16 Feb 2007 at 12:40, Jenny wrote:

> I get a message on the monitor stating..No signal/ Check signal cable.
> Can anyone help me dicepher this?  I hooked my computer up to the
> monitor and it comes on.  

  The message you see is from the *monitor*, alerting you that although it 
has power, it cannot finad any video signal to display.

> The old motherboard does not have a video card, and there is a slot on
> the new board for one, but is it needed to run this one?  That is my
> only guess. 

  What have you plugged the monitor into?  If the new motherboard doesn't 
include video capability, it should not have a connector that the monitor 
cable will fit.

David Gillett

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