Also, if this is an ATX power supply and you don't hear any beeps while the PC starts, you could have a problem with the power supply as well as the memory. Just because you hear fans turning does not mean the PC is on.

Jose

joseph marty wrote:

> If the video card was bad you should get beeps during the Power On Self Test (POST).  Since you can't see the POST screen to get into the BIOS, try taking the mobo battery out for a couple of minutes to reset to defaults.  It might work then if the onboard has been disabled.
>
> >
> >I am working at a computer  which when you switch it on a message comes
> >up on the monitor screen that there is "no connection" to the pc and
> >that's it.
> >
> >I thought perhaps the monitor  had gone bad or the cabling coming from
> >it was somehow damaged but  I took in a replacement monitor and it came
> >up with the same results.
> >Could it be that the video card in the machine even if it were an
> >on-board card would cause this?, what else could you suggest I do,
> >please help.

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