You got the answer,disable the video in the bios or you may have to move a jumper and put a 1 or 2 meg, pci video card in and windows will install the drivers. barrystv@xxxxxxx Barrys TV 613 224 3406 Ottawa.Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 7:28 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed > Jerry, > That would sound like an easy fix. However, this cheap thing doesn't have a separate video card. It is integrated into the mother board. > Daryl > Daryl's TV > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > El Paso, TX 79903 > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:46:40 -0500 > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help needed > > > Your new monitor cant handle the video output settings currently set up. > > Assuming that you are running Windows, unplug the video card and boot up the > > computer and then shut it down after the boot is finished. Plug the video > > card back in and boot up again. It should come up with the default settings > > that any monitor will work with. Been there, done that. > > Jerry Silverman > > Greentron Inc > > 4 Newland Ave > > Greenville SC 29609 > > 864 232 3889 > > Fax 271 2080 > > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> > > To: <TechAssist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:23 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Computer help needed > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I need some advice on my computer. Last week I used it and it was working > > fine at turn off. I turned it on later and the monitor only briefly > > displayed the green LED and no raster. I figured the power supply took a > > dump. I found the flyback would only give two small rings and mostly > > flatlined. I had another monitor to use until I located a flyback. Now for > > the new problem.... The monitor shows the boot-up information but as soon as > > it gets to the desktop display, the horizontal is extremely off frequency. > > I can not bring it up into the "safe mode". I am thinking it is something > > to do with the video settings but I can't get into them. > > > I suspect this could be a mother board problem but I would hate to scrap > > the board if it is a minor problem. This is a 586 using a PC Chips M571 > > board. Yea, I know it is junk but is was working up until now. > > > Next question is ... did the monitor knock out the computer or was it the > > computer that killed the monitor? > > > Thanks for any help or advice. > > > Daryl > > > Daryl's TV > > > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > > > El Paso, TX 79903 > > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > > > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > > > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > -- > ___________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com > http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/