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409916 2005-12-04 05:42:00 I've got this computer when turning on the power switch, the fan spins but no video output at all. There isn't any 'beep' from the Motherboard, too. Upon inspection, noticed that the cooling fan of the display card hardly turns. I suspect it is the video card giving problem. Unfortunately, I haven't got any spare video card to try out. Is there any way to confirm it? It is a Chaintech Mother board but could not find any model no.

It's a Chaintech GeForce 4MX 440 8X D64M card - got this number from the sticker on the video card.

When there is no beep when booting, what does it indicate?

Suggestions, please.

Cheers
bk T (215)
409917 2005-12-04 05:54:00 have had ths effect when mobo dead or ram dead........you dont always get beeps.....however pull the video card out and see if you DO get a beep.....if you do.......well then it's possibly not that that's faulty........you got to do a process of elimination drcspy (146)
409918 2005-12-04 07:33:00 Pulled out the VGA card it gives a long, continuous beep. Removed the RAM stick and it beeps, too.

Can I assume that the MB is OK?
bk T (215)
409919 2005-12-04 08:43:00 Dead ram. Removing it won't help test that...try another piece.
PSU faulty. Test or try another.
Or the graphics card is faulty. Quite possible being Chaintech...
pctek (84)
409920 2005-12-04 08:46:00 my money is on the mobo bartsdadhomer (80)
409921 2005-12-04 09:48:00 yeh same........if the ram or vid card was faulty ......i'm assuming you'd most likely get the same beeps as you have got when you pulled em out.....just check everything is plugged in correctly ........this symptom will also happen if you have one of thoes mobos with the 'extra' four pin plug, (squarish one) that plugs into the mobo and it's come unplugged........you'll get fans spinning etc but nothign else will happen............

having checked that everything is plugged in.......try it.......if it still wont go......start UNplugging stuff.......your cd drives/harddrives/modems/add on cards etc etc....untill all you are attempting to run is the mobo/ram/cpu....
drcspy (146)
409922 2005-12-04 09:48:00 Dead ram. Removing it won't help test that...try another piece.
PSU faulty. Test or try another.
Or the graphics card is faulty. Quite possible being Chaintech...

Swapped with a known to be good PSU - still the same.

Will try to get hold of a RAM and VGA card tomorrow.

I think it is too early to point to the MB ??

A dead RAM will cause display issue? No POST at all.
bk T (215)
409923 2005-12-04 09:48:00 seen this happen drcspy (146)
409924 2005-12-04 19:01:00 if the ram or vid card was faulty ......i'm assuming you'd most likely get the same beeps as you have got when you pulled em out
Not necessarily.
pctek (84)
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