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| 523222 | 2007-02-07 19:31:00 | Caps Lock - I'll try that - thanks GF. Monitor - well, I'd have to take my 17in LCD, so will do as a last resort. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 523223 | 2007-02-08 01:30:00 | GF- the caps lock (light) toggles on and off so the HD must be OK - it makes the usual noises during boot up and the HD light blinks normally. I swapped monitors and got a monitor error message: NO VIDEO INPUT - CHECK CABLE. Now I will go into the case and check for loose or unplugged cables. Beyond this I will need some advice. I have no idea if the PC has a separate video card. I'll try to take some photos if I cannot figure out what is what. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 523224 | 2007-02-08 09:51:00 | Ha ha - some of you techies will love this - I could get the damn case opened - the usual screws on the back were missing (except those for the PS and something else), no screws on the bottom and none to see on the front. Tried prying the case apart, then tried to slide each side panel off with my hands. No go. What the %$#X&# ???? | Strommer (42) | ||
| 523225 | 2007-02-08 09:53:00 | One of those cases .... I take it this is a tower case PC? You should be able to pull off the front face of the case. See if you can put your fingers under the bottom front edge (fan intake hole) and give a pull slightly upwards and out. Once the front section is off, you should see the screws that you need to remove to get the sides off. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 523226 | 2007-02-08 10:22:00 | Thanks Jen. Yes, its a tower case. I tried what you said but guess I did not pull hard enough - was in a hurry as the office was closing up so I quickly disconnected the cables and put it in the boot of the car. Will try tomorrow morning. | Strommer (42) | ||
| 523227 | 2007-02-09 01:11:00 | Here is what I found inside: www.imagef1.net.nz and www.imagef1.net.nz The monitor cable connects to the bright pink unit which is next to the yellow one. I am in new territory here, so need assistance. My guess is that the pink unit is not a separate video card but that video is part of the MB - is this called AGP or something? A recap: the HD works but when booting up the monitor (not Windows) displays an error message "Check Video Cable". Is there something I can do or does the PC need a completely new MB? The PC is around 5 or 6 years old, Athlon 1 Ghz, WinXP Home, probably 256 RAM. Thanks. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 523228 | 2007-02-09 01:33:00 | Ah, I suspected it was a PC Company case when you couldn't break into easily. You have onboard video which means it is part of your motherboard. You do not have a separate AGP slot (shorter brown slot) which is used to insert graphic cards. Seeing as you have already tried a different monitor it does suggest your onboard graphics has gone kaput. You have a spare PCI slot that you could use with a PCI graphic card to bypass the dud onboard one. The decision is whether the computer is worth that expense or is it time to gracefully retire it. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 523229 | 2007-02-09 01:48:00 | Thanks Jen. Where would I find a spare PCI slot? The PC is used in an office for word processing and printing photos. No gaming, internet or anything special. So just a basic system is needed. It does have a CD writer which is used. I have no idea if a cheap graphics card could be found somewhere, or a complete (old) MB. Trademe? If I could fix it on the cheap I'd like to have a try since it would improve my PC skills. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 523230 | 2007-02-09 01:57:00 | You have 3 PCI slots which are white coloured. It looks like you have a modem and a USB PCI add-on card in two of them leaving the middle one free. Your motherboard is a Asus A7V-VE and you can view the manual here (www.motherboards.org). I am not sure how much a basic PCI graphic card costs (don't confuse with PCI-e graphic cards). I will have a looksie ... [edit] Using pricespy as a guide it looks like it will cost ~$72 for a new card - see here (www.pricespy.co.nz) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 523231 | 2007-02-09 02:30:00 | Something like this may suit you as well - PCI Video 4MB Cirrus Logic Laguna (www.trademe.co.nz). You should always check you can find appropriate drivers off the net first though. |
Jen (38) | ||
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