On 1/11/07, michael dolan <michaeldolan at gmail.com> wrote: > > You still have some options. If you really want to test the on board > video, you can use a PCI video card if you have one or can borrow one from > someone. I used to have one that had 2MB (!) of memory, and I'd let you > borrow it, but it died. IIRC, most BIOS are usually set to use a PCI card > first. If it doesn't work, then it might have been set at some point to use > the on-board video first. Crack the case back open, remove the battery (or > try and figure out if you can use a jumper) to reset the settings, and try > the PCI card again. Other than that, I can't think of anything, and it > might be time for a new computer/motherboard. > > yeah. i tried an agp card and a pci card. neither worked. I also removed the battery, i assume removing the battery does the reset, I'll have to see if I need to change a jumper for that.
Yeah, i've been thinking bad motherboard, I just wanted to get some confirmation before I tell them that. bb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20070111/ce9d4ba1/attachment.html
