I believe my video card is now shot (died all of a sudden). I have a ATI AIW 7500 AGP video card in my PC (no on board or other video cards in the computer). The monitor status light goes to green, knowing that something is connected but no image appears. I have tried the following:
1) Hooked up my laptop to the monitor. Monitor works fine.
2) Tried resetting the monitor (Acer LCD). Same symptoms.
3) Tried entering the BIOS, but no display comes up. (No RAM check, IDE list, but I can tell from experience that the system is in the BIOS menu)
4) Tried unplugging the monitor cables and re-tightening them
5) Tried removing the video card and reseating.
6) Tried entering safe mode but I couldn't tell if I blindly selected the correct option.
The computer itself is fairly old. The video card has a DVI out which I need to use the RGA adapter that came with the card on, which imo has always put a lot of weight on the end of the video card...maybe the cause? Any help is great
It sounds like the card's gone to me.
You've already done some very good troubleshooting steps and verified that the monitor's ok.
That card must be at about 3 years old by now which is a 'fairly' good run for a Video Card.
Are there any extra beeps at start up, when a computer boots up it performs a POST (Power On Self Test) and usually reports any issues with a series of beeps. Have you noticed any unusual noises at start up?
The only way to really test if it's the card that's gone is to try a Video Card that is known to work in there an see what happens.
You might be able to 'borrow' a friend's AGP card for testing if you can. Other than that you might have to take it to a local technician for further assistance.
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