GeForce 4 Ti4600 - Please Check Signal

[sober_panda]

I searched the forums for a similar problem but did not find it. I did in another thread, however, see someone mention that other GeForce 4's seem to have had this problem. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so do they know what I can do about it?



It seems like any time I make any hardware changes on my computer my video card doesn't work anymore.

I have a GeForce 4 Ti4600.

Whenever something is added, removed, or even moved from one slot to another I seem to run into the same problem. The monitor just says "Please Check Signal". I have tried more than one monitor every time this happens so that I know it's not just the monitor's problem.

Most recently I put in a PCI 56K modem because I just moved and I need something I can connect with until the cable modem is set up here. The first time I turned on the computer after inserting the card, I got "Please Check Signal" on the monitor. I tried the modem in a different slot. Same thing. I reseated the video card. Same thing. I removed the modem and reseated the video card again. Same thing.

Previously, I have had a friend of my father's look at it, and he always comes back with a different answer that works right up until the hardware is in some way changed again. I really have no idea how to troubleshoot this. Any suggestions?

[InThrees]

As an experiment, what your Pnp Os Installed parameter is set to (it's either yes/no) try the opposite.

There are also other settings that basically say something like "Allow OS to manage IRQ resources? yes/no" and other related things.

I think it's a problem with your motherboard freaking out and not being able to decide who gets what plate of IRQ at the buffet table.

Question, when this happens, have you tried removing all but the video card (or removing / reseating, but removing everything else) and then clearing cmos?

Have you tried simply clearing cmos?

[JupiterSSJ4]

you may also want to see if the cables from your video card are connected securely or check if your video card is all the way in.

I have had many experiences where it looked and felt all the way in, but wasnt.