> 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.
Oh boy... where is the cache DIMM located?
> 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.
Hmm, I've looked into the case. Just behind the video
input plugs, there's a series of wires that run into a
(plastic) guard that is pop-riveted into a metal piece
that rocks back-and-forth a bit when you press on the
external plugs. The wires appear to be connected to
the motherboard under the guard, though it's not
obvious that this is so.
Also, I've located the video card (ATI Rage II). To
an untrained eye like mine, I see nothing wrong with
it (the video card). I guess maybe I was expecting to
see a big scorch mark or something ;-)
It would seem logical thatif I could test this
component myself, I could rule out trouble there if it
worked and replace it if it fails. (sigh) Is there a
way?
-Jim B
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