Dig it... i put a barebone system together

the mobo is a Msi Ms-6712 with a Athlon 2500 Xp processor running 256 ddr Memory... with a 64 meg Ge force agp card... Now i set everything up, and cant get any video signal,i checked memory... its good, flashed Bios, took everything out and booted and still Nada. any clues

So u set it up...go into 'my computer' if it's a pc and see whats goin down wif where u installed it? Perhaps it's hiding

lilmissmissy said:

errr...read it again "no video signal" meaning cant get video to boot.. but good shot thanks

You double checked to see that the video card was installed properly right....maybe you have a bad video card.

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

did that... card's good

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

I second that one

TheRealFiness said:

All of your system drivers are installed properly too?

MostBeautifulGrlNTheWorld said:

how am i gonna install what i cant see?

and yes.. all the ide cables are placed correctly.. all power is placed correctly from the power supply..and all my monitors work... iv'e built 5 computers in my home, and never,ever had this snafu.. lol
[This message was edited Sun Apr 25 5:29:58 2004 by TheRealFiness]

Er...read back the instructions to see it's all installed correctly and dat theres no time span between installation and activation...these computers are so temporamental ...and go to their website to get specific advice!

TheRealFiness said:

That is true...just checking things that it could be off in my head...

lilmissmissy said:

Oh so it's not installed...check the manual!

The mainboard should also produce an error message with beeps. Look up in the manual what that indicates. Best thing to do would be to take the entire thing apart and put it back together. Also playing around with the power connectors might help. I've experienced myself that certain devices on certain connectors can result in a bunch of weird errors.

Most likely the error's cpu, video card or ram related. Take them out and put them back and make sure they snap into place properly. As many computers as I've built and upgraded sometimes I still mess it up. Some of that shit really requires some extra force to be used while others slip into place like a dick in a wet pussy.

J0eyC0c0 said:

that's my next idea, but i get no beep codes or anything.so im still gonna keep tryin.and before u ask...yes the speaker is hooked up lol

TheRealFiness said:

I take it that since you say you have flashed the BIOS you are still able to get into the BIOS?

If so then its not a damaged video card problem but more likely a driver issue.

What OS are you using?

Have you tried Safe Mode or Last Known Configuration (F8)?

damn.....are you guys actually speaking in english

SyncMaster said:

It's unlikely to be a driver issue when it won't even boot to the OS.

J0eyC0c0 said:

i took every measure possible, i figured by flashing the bios, id at least boot bios.. but the monitor light is still amber and i got no beep codes whatsoever...
[This message was edited Sun Apr 25 8:14:51 2004 by TheRealFiness]

TheRealFiness said:

No beep codes mean you have one of your connections backwards.Dont take the whole thing apart for that.Its beeping as a warning thats all,no other danger if you stop.

crazyhorse said:

It beeps to tell you what the problem is. In his case, there's no indication of any problems such as incompatiable RAM or no keyboard, HD etc etc.

I'm clueless right now.

J0eyC0c0 said:

Well it depends what kind of beep coming from where.Usually its only your led,start button,reset,speaker etc...in the wrong positions.

crazyhorse said:

Are you able to still get into your BIOS?

This will tell me if your PC is powering up/headers are correct/graphics card is correctly seated and monitor is working.

crazyhorse said:

Beeping from the system speaker ofcourse. Every mainboard has several beep codes to alert the user there's a problem (IRQ, RAM, IDE, CPU, keyboard etc etc). By looking up the code in the manual you might be able to solve the problem.

Finess' system does not beep. That makes it harder to find out what the problem really is. Taking the system apart and putting it back together only takes about a minute. All that needs to be done is unplug all the devices and take the AGP and PCI cards out. Not much work really.

I'd still try a different brand of RAM and check all jumper setting (if any).
[This message was edited Sun Apr 25 8:37:30 2004 by J0eyC0c0]

SyncMaster said:

agp card is seated correctly,it can only go in one way.. it powers up... cant get into bios. i hear my hard drives spinning,but still no video, and the card is good cus i tested it on another machine...

TheRealFiness said:

So assume you were able to get into the bios before you flashed the bios.

Did you loose video right after you flashed the BIOS? Also did you clear the cmos after the bios was flashed?

TheRealFiness said:

Since you flashed the BIOS it probably put your video output back to PCI instead of AGP (this always happens when you flash the BIOS).
You need to find a way to get into your BIOS (try an old PCI vid card) and switch the video output back to AGP in your BIOS, then replace the PCI card with your current AGP card and everything should be cool then...

Neversin.
[This message was edited Sun Apr 25 9:22:03 2004 by Neversin]

Neversin said:

i tried a pci card and still nothin'... im stumped as to what the hell tha problem is...

SyncMaster said:

no i couldnt get into bios period...id be fuckhappy if i saw a bios screen right now... lol

TheRealFiness said:

Did you clear the cmos when you flashed the BIOS?

Neversin.

Neversin said:

yup...i did

Sounds like you have one of three possible problems.Here they are....