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Zwitterion
11-07-2002, 09:52 PM
On my linux computer, I originally had onboard video that I used for about a year, then I upgraded to a Voodoo 3 and it worked fine. I took the voodoo 3 and put it in another computer, but when I plug my monitor back into the onboard video port, the monitor won't even come on. What's the problem?
Darkness
11-07-2002, 10:28 PM
could be that the onboard vid is disabled... check out bios and look
Zwitterion
11-07-2002, 10:36 PM
I can't get to the BIOS. I can't see anything at all. The monitor won't show anything. I always get a green light when I turn my computers on with it, but it just sits there at brown.
Infinity
11-07-2002, 11:25 PM
Either your monitor plug isn't pushed in hard enough (which is what I am hoping) or it's a video card problem. This often happens when the video card is not properly inserted into the AGP or PCI slot. Problem is, if you have onboard video, you can't push anything in :( I don't know what you could do..
SarcaStick
11-08-2002, 12:19 AM
Could it possibly be some jumper on your MB?
Zwitterion
11-08-2002, 06:10 AM
I don't know if it could be a jumper... when I first installed my video card, all I had to do was plug it in and it worked. Now that I unpluged it and want to revert back.. Onboard just.. stopped working.
Data
11-08-2002, 11:23 AM
Test your monitor.

Turn it off first. Unplug its data cable completely from the back of the system, and leave the power cable plugged in. Hit the switch on the front and let it sit. Most monitors will give you a message like "NO SIGNAL - CHECK CABLE". Well, the good monitors will anyway. If you don't see that, or something like it, there's a chance its your monitor and not the system.

Its an easy test at any rate. What brand is it by the way?
Ragnafrak
11-08-2002, 12:26 PM
clear cmos by jumper

that should set the default settings.. onboard video is always enabled by default
Zwitterion
11-08-2002, 07:46 PM
How do I clear it by jumper? Will the jumper be near the battery?
Big Monkey
11-09-2002, 12:36 AM
onboard video has shared memory from your ram to function, if u had a vid card in there it sounds like u moved ur shared video ram to zero therefore disabling ur onboard video completely.

clearing cmos will fix the problem

cmos should be labeled on ur mobo, if not dl the specs/manual from the manafact site..unles u have original manual

short the 2 cmos leads for 3 seconds then put the jumper bak

GL


ps typed this with one hand while on phone... :p