If ya'll can help it'd be much appreciated. This is only the 2nd time I've ever built my own computer. I ordered 2 of these motherboards: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/ HAve started on the first machine, everything is in, my old video card installed (in AGP slot - I tried to get the specs on the video card, but couldn't find a single label or anything on it to tell me what it is. Made in '00-'01 if that's at all helpful. The computer powers up, sounds to be working, all the drives have power, light on the motherboard, CPU fan and all running, but the monitor gets nothing. I tried another older video card, PCI, and got nothing from it either. From reading another thread I though perhaps I don't have enough power - but I'm not much help there unless someone can tell me how to figure out what I've got. I bought it 2 years ago and can't remember whether it was 300W or 500W, and I didn't find anything on the label - it did have a model number of like IS500, so I'm thinking its 500, but don't know how to tell for sure. So...any bright ideas b/c I am so frustrated dealing with it, and I need access to my PC! lol
your mother board: AGP connector supporting 1x, 2x, and 4x AGP cards (1.5 V only) or an AGP Digital Display (ADD) card Maybe your Video card is a 8x...if it is your results are explained
If 8X and 3.3V are newer technologies, then I'm positive my card isn't. If 3.3v, however, is older, then that's a possibility. I have no idea what the video card is, I can't find anything on it to look up with.
3.3v is older, one indication is if the card has just the one slot where it plugs into the board, newer ones have two or three
Then mine is definitely a 1.5v, it has 3 slots. I don't know what was going on -but I took the 2nd motherboard out and hooked it up. It works! So its not my cards - something must be wonky about the board. Thanks all!!
