I guess I should crack the case and get to the mobo, to see if I can find any capacitors that let out the 'magic smoke'. I haven't smelled anything like burned components, but it could have happened.
Steven S. Critchfield wrote: > Have you attempted a different video card, or even just resetting the > video card? > > I recently had a video card blow the capacitors just enough to run until > I tried to push it a little with some graphics. > > Critch. > > ----- "Jack Coats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I have an old iPaq desktop with legacy ports that was working. I shut >> >> it down one day gracefully, and tried >> starting it the next morning, and it is not generating any video >> output, >> and it gives a short beep >> followed by a long beep. >> >> I have tried to find what it means, and have pulled out the memory >> cards >> and re-set them, with >> the same results. >> >> Suggestions? (Cash flow precludes replacement at this point.) >> >> >> ... Jack >> >> >> (Why that machine? It is small and has legacy ports, and has enough >> CPU >> power >> - 1GHz with 512M memory and 20G hard drive - to do what I need it to >> do. >> Running Ubuntu on it.) >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
