At 8:18 PM -0400 18/7/01, Sean McGroty wrote:
>My 5500 won't give me a video signal. When I turn on the power in the back,
>I hear the monitor coming on. After starting from the keyboard, I recieve a
>startup chime and the fans and disk drives come on. The monitor relays click
>a few times, but the screen stays black. I have removed all cards except for
>the RAM and have tried numerous CUDA resets, PRAM zaps, as well as pulling
>out the PRAM battery for a short time. I do not have a PCI video card to
>test, unless a PC ATI Rage II can be flashed with a new BIOS.
Sean,
You might want to try replacing the PRAM battery before doing
anything else here. Apologies (for suggesting it) if you have
already done this, but it sounds very much like your PRAM battery is
dead.
Cheers
Giles (c:=
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