Re: Onboard graphics broken - how to configure new graphics card?

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Again, your assumption may just end up costing you $$ and not fix the
problem. The monitor working on another system just shows that the monitor
is good, it in no way shows that your onboard video is bad. The fact that
the disk drive works in another system is not really relevant either.
The beeps are a diagnostic tool and also may not indicate the specific
problem, although it's a good sign that your still getting them.
What I would do (short of advanced hardware diags) is fire the system up and
watch the hard drive indicator light, if it starts showing activity after a
short time, it's possible that the system is in fact booting and that your
assumption of the onboard VGA being bad is correct.

<Klaus.Muensberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks all again! Well, my assumption that the onboard video will be
the clue stems from the fact that it seems to do "something" according
to the beeps, the disk works in another system (although, of course, it
doesn't truly boot) and the screen works with other systems.

Anyway, you're right that it may be a flaw in any component of the
motherboard but I'll try with a video card. I just assumed that I have
to disable the onboard video in the BIOS to get the separate card
recognized (or used). I'll give it a try.

Thanks!



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