I will pay you to fix this: Changed Bios settings, now get 'No Video Signal'

[tariaki]

So I have tried to fix this on my own, and I can't get it done. If anyone is in Mississauga and they can do this for minimal cost, please PM me.

I bought an EN8600GT Slinet Video Card and I tried to install it, I installed the drivers and then put it into the motherboard as the instructions stated. I hooked up the moniter straight into the video card and no response. When I hook the monitor into the onboard video card, I would get a signal to the moniter. I googled my problem and read in a forum that I had to change the bios settings from on board video to the pci setting. I changed the setting to pci and restarted the computer. Now I get no video signal in both the video card and the onboard video.

The motherboard is an intel DG965OT. I looked in the motherboard manual and I couldn't find anything like this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[1337rice]

your motherboard is set to VGA as your default display...so

plug your monitor to the onboard
go to your BIOS, change it to PCI-E as your default display
save the settings, restart, and done

[TenzoR]

First reset your bios so you can actually get video back on your onboard.

I'm not sure what motherboard you have but usually the default for first video device is PCI then it will cycle through to PCIe/AGP then to onboard.

If it skips PCIe/AGP it just means the board can not detect your video card, so there could be a problem. Reseat the video card then try again.

[tariaki]

Thanks for the reply, my problem is that I can't get a signal now even when I hook up my monitor to the onboard video. I tried to take out the CMOS battery, I read that would reset the bios but it didn't work.

Anything else I can try?

[gman]

Usually, if you take out the video card, the motherboard will go to onboard video even if your set it to be PCI in bios. I would try that before you physical reset the bios.

[tariaki]

The thing that I don't know is how to reset the bios without having the ability to see whats going on?

[gman]

The thing that I don't know is how to reset the bios without having the ability to see whats going on?

jumper? The manual should mention how to do that.

[DF-Beyond-Devil]

To reset your BIOS you need to take out the power plug from the back of your pc, take out the CMOS battery, and change the CMOS jumpers. From: .[..] to [..].

[tariaki]

Alright, I will give that a shot when I get home.

I'm hoping this works. Thanks for the help guys!

[DCX4EVER]

If your unsure about the bios reset I suggest you pop out the battery for a few minutes after unplugging the power cord. I don't think the bios is your problem anyway since either onboard or PCI-e slot should be detected automatically. Do you have power to all the other comonents when powered up, ie. are the fans spinning and is the mb light indicated. I suggest you make sure you've plugged in any power cords that maybe required for the gpu and reseat the card. If all of the above check out then I suspect you may have shorted out the mb. You will have to verify your components on another board to be sure... Good Luck:)

[tariaki]

So I got home and changed the Jumper to reset and still nothing in the mb. I then removed the cmos battery for a hallf hour and still nothing. I hooked up another monitor and yet again nothing.

I don't think that the mb is blown because the fans power on and I get a light in my optical mouse and the green light on the wireless adapter.

Anything else that I can try? I appreciate any help that I can get.

[DCX4EVER]

Did you reset the bios and remove the video card as indicated earlier in the thread? :confused:

[Silver Bullet]

- unplug computer
- take out pci-e gfx card
- reset bios (move pin over for 20 sec)
- plug monitor into onboard vga port
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Assuming you get a signal and everything works
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- turn off computer
- plug in new card
- back into bios:
Select: Advanced > Video Configuration Menu
Change: Primary Display Adapter to: PCI-E
- restart
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New video card should be working - install latest Nvidia drivers from the website NOT the CD.

This in on the intel website under your motherboard under technical documents. (link (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dg965ot/ot_manual.htm)) - PDF page 22 - If you selected "PCI" instead of "PCI-E" that would explain your problem.

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Drop me a PM or MSN message if you want to talk more :)

[Kasakato]

You did plug in the computer in once you had the BIOS jumper set to clear, correct?

[tariaki]

I have tried all of the above and I sitll get no signal. I am thinking that maybe the motherboard is shot. when I take out the ram, I get the three beeps when I turn on the comp. Does this mean that the mb is ok?

[TruE SkiLLS]

I have tried all of the above and I sitll get no signal. I am thinking that maybe the motherboard is shot. when I take out the ram, I get the three beeps when I turn on the comp. Does this mean that the mb is ok?

theres no way a mobo dies that fast, unless u plugged the gfx card into the mobo WHEN its on.

[tariaki]

definatly not. I always turn the comp off and take out the plug from the power supply.

Anyone want to make a few bucks in Mississauga and help me deal with this?

[azn_dan]

the only way to really trouble shoot this problem is to have another computer there to test componnets.

I would test the video card on another computer if that works then that would eliminate that.

Also since i am not sure your expertise level dealing with computers, but you may have killed the ram if you didn't correctly displace any charge on yourself before working the computer. So in that respect check if the ram works in another computer.

Usually the culprit will be the ram, but if you contact tech. support for your mobo they woudl probably be able to help you out. I have had this problem before and it was the ram (if memory serves me correctly)

Also here is the order from easiest to worst case scenario of whats wrong:

ram->video card->mother board->cpu

Just to make sure but does you system power up? If not then power supply :P

[tariaki]

I have basic knowledge, I've installed ram, cd rom, basic stuff. The computer powers up, I get a signal to the optical mouse and I can here it go through the process. I dont have the luxury of trying it on another comp. I think that I am done trying to fix this myself, it seems like I am not going anywhere. If there is noone in Mississauga here that is interested in paying a few bucks to fix it for me, could anyone recommend someone that I can take this to?

thanks again.

[infamouskid]

you need to locate the reset jumper on your board. that usually requires you to place something to make the 2 points make contact.

[tariaki]

I feel like an idiot, I was putting the jumper in the wrong set of pins.

I finally did it right and it worked.

Thanks to everyone that helped out. The people on here are aweosome!!!