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Diagnosing Video Card Problem
Name: mongoloid Date: January 4, 2008 at 20:31:35 Pacific OS: XP SP2 CPU/Ram: 2.4Ghz/2 GB Product: HP a810n
Comment:
Some time ago, my computer suddenly would not boot. After removing the AGP ATI Radeon card I'd been using for years, I was able to resume normal operation with my onboard video, poor as it is. I figured it was either the card or my inadequate 250 Watt PSU.
My PSU blew out today so I picked up a 400 Watt. When I try to use the card, I don't even get a BIOS screen - even when the monitor is plugged into the onboard card - it seems even having the weird card set in the AGP slot causes problems. With the old PSU, I got a solid yellow LED and constant hi-speed fan activity - now everything starts normally...just nothing on the monitor. Any ideas?
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