Thank you to everyone that responded.  I think I found the problem:   a bad
video card.  I had an older PCI one meg card in a drawer, so I put it in the
slot... worked like a charm...   I am going to return the Virge DX and get
another one...
>>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..
>>
>>F Smith
>
>
>This sounds like a bad mechanical connection (as opposed to a software
>problem).
>(Because the card worked after you took it out and put it back.  Also, since
>the
>monitor did not respond on boot-up, you never got past the bios to the os.)
>
>You can try cleaning the contacts with pure (99%) isopropyl alcohol; you can
>check the
>cables for bad or bent pins; generally check everything you can.  If you are
>fortunate,
>you might fix the problem.  It could be a bad solder joint or broken
>connection on the
>mb or video card, in which case you may be out of luck.
>
>As a desperation measure, before throwing the mb or video card away,
>you might try to re-solder the connections.  I have never, however,
>heard anyone in this newsgroup say they had any luck doing that.
>
>HTH,
>
>Dean Kukral
>Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
>Wichita State University
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