i get no video

[nutty]

i have a 3d apollo agp card 3d thrill 315

and i get no video what is the deal

[Amedeo602]

need more details....do u get a beep code before POST? did you just install new drivers? was it working then all of a sudden go black?

[nutty]

this is a newly build comp

so theres nothing installed

no os in the hdd or anything

just the standard things to get started with

not sure if this will help

[Zuck Gou :)]

Make sure the card is firmly seated in its slot.

[Über~PhLuBB]

Like Zuck said, make certain the card is seated properly. Try removing it, then inserting it again. Make sure the "bottom" edge of the card is parallell with the AGP or PCI port's connector. It's sometimes difficult to detect wether or not the 2 edges are parralell. Take a close look. (See attached)

[nutty]

itsseated correctly but i still get no video

[Amedeo602]

do u get a beep code when u start it up?
do ur fans turn on?
we need more info and need to know exactly what u do and exactly what it does to help...



I'm assuming it's plugged in. :)

[Amedeo602]

As of right now it could be any number of things:

Dead CPU
Dead Motherboard
Dead Video Card
Bad PSU
Bad Memory


The reason I ask so many questions is so I can tell what's working and what's not . . .


And if you have other cards (ie: sound, modem, NIC) take them out because a bad card can also make the computer unbootable (I had a sound card once that wouldn't even let the video kick in....took the card out and it worked fine though).

[nutty]

i get no beep codes
my fans do turn on

but i do believe i have a dead cpu
but not sure so i bought a new one will be here in a week or 2

[Zuck Gou :)]

No beeps=dead mobo/cpu

Most of the time. Need to know your motherboard.

[nutty]

asus a7v133 mobo