James wrote:
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>I am very happy to have found this list, since I own a
>PowerCenter Pro 210 and know very little about it, and
>we have a problem.
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>I was surfing the web last Saturday and my ISP was
>having problems. Finally, my machine locked up.
>It was an unhappy end to an unhappy day and I thumped
>the desk next to the input for the monitor,
>accompanied by the obligatory epithet.
>
>Now the machine _seems_ to boot correctly, but the
>monitor says it isn't getting any signal.
>
>Could I have knocked something loose (through the
>vibration)?
>The machine has been used alot since 1997, could the
>video card be fried? Is there aneasy way to tell?
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It sounds as if you may have jarred something loose...
err...the monitor input is at the back of the computer...that means you kicked
the desk and the desk 'thumped' the wall I guess...
If you are getting the startup bong, but the monitor remains gray (the monitors
way of expressing an epithet), I would check the cache dimm.
I know this sounds strange, but this component is oftentimes a bit flaky,
and a common symptom
is a gray screen at startup (it won't hurt to try, but touch the power
supply before pulling the
cache module (or any ram module) to discharge any static electricity
If the monitor is black but the led is lit, then check to see if the riser
card has come loose.
The riser card carries the video circuitry for the built in monitor port.
Unfortunately, if this circuitry has gone south, it may also disallow use
of a PCI video
card and you've got to find another riser card on eBay or go to :
http://www.galaxyhp.com/replogicpc.html
and buy one for $69.95.
That site , by the way also has power supplies and replacement motherboards
for PowerComputing machines....
Cheers...Michael
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