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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

Yeah, I basically told the guy to "drop back ten and punt". LOL!! I said he could salvage parts like the HDD and DVD Burner but his system was pretty much toast.
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- Post #16
- Dec 4, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

Well, things went from bad to worse. I got another video card to try and the old one won't budge. The front half (towards the back of the computer where the monitor plugs in) will move a bit but the back end doesn't budge. There are no retainer clips there either; I checked that first thing. I...
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- Post #14
- Dec 3, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

Bump while waiting for another video card (borrowed). Any other ideas? Anyone seen this before?
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- Post #13
- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

Interesting and I sort of had the same thought. The video card that is installed has both a VGA and DVI connector. I am using the VGA to my CRT. I thought (as you mentioned) that it might be needing the DVI hookup but I kind of let that thought go when the exact same thing happened using the...
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- Post #12
- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

I think I have a PS tester somewhere here. I'll dig that up and give it a try; then try the multimeter. However, I'm a bit "dumb" when it comes to the multimeter in this case. All of the lines aren't putting out the same voltage are they? Can I just test the one going to the MB? Can you help me...
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- Post #9
- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

This is a working monitor I have on my workstation. I hooked up another test rig to it and it worked fine. Thanks though!
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- Post #8
- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

Markbnj, forgot to mention that in the limited time there is video I don't see any artifacts. Nor did the owner mention any video problem prior to this. I guess I'll pull the video card tomorrow, try booting with onboard graphics again and if that doesn't work install another working video...
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- Post #5
- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

I appreciate both of your replies. I did try to go into Safe Mode but at the point where the desktop should come up, the screen went blank and there was no video signal to the monitor. This is the same as it did trying to boot to Windows normally. You can see the WinXP boot screen with the...
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- Post #4
- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stumped and need help--Video, then no video

Trying to help a friend with his system. It's a Compaq 6310US, Athlon 1800+, 384 RAM, XP Home, onboard graphics and an AGP card installed. Here's what it does. It will begin the boot process and you can see the first boot screen, then it goes to the standard WinXP "progress screen for several...
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- Thread
- Dec 1, 2006
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building
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- Post #31
- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Need ideas on a Webcam for Dummies!

You know, I just thought of another potential problem with her system. I believe it only has USB 1.1 connections. Won't that make for some fairly crappy video? As to the one that connects directly to the ethernet are you talking about plugging into a port on her router (which she doesn't...
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- Post #9
- Apr 14, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need ideas on a Webcam for Dummies!

I appreciate the replies and suggestions. Thank you. Does anyone have specific experience with a web cam that is stone cold easy to set up and install?
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- Post #4
- Apr 14, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need ideas on a Webcam for Dummies!

Ok, here's the deal. My father's new wife (won't do the step-mother route) is a "diddle-head" and has trouble telling a mouse from a keyboard. God help me if I have to explain what a desktop is compared to a screensaver! Well, she's got it into her mind that she wants a webcam for her computer...
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- Thread
- Apr 13, 2006
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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Would Like some Feeback-Acronis True Image

Yeah, I went to their forum and did some looking around and saw the process of UDF packet writing. Sounds like a pain to me. I did see the segment sizing in the options and you can either define your own or there is one set for 4.4 GB I think for DVD's.
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- Post #9
- Apr 5, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Would Like some Feeback-Acronis True Image

Are you saying it might be possible to boot to the TI CD and burn the disk image files directly to DVD? Just curious. I'll look around the TI forum too.
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- Post #8
- Apr 5, 2006
- Forum: Windows

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