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More info?)
If you have a harddrive failure then you would still get video.
You should still see the bootscreen and the initial boot process should
complete (with a video display ). It would then stop with an error message.
The message you were getting is related to one of the following:
1. Bad video card
2. Bad monitor.
3.A bad connection between monitor or video card
4.Video card not properly installed
5. Bad motherboard
6 Bad power supply or the power connector to the motherboard not properly
seated.
Above is what comes to mind
--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP
Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
www.hildrum.com
"donnah222" <donnah222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FEC615EF-2462-4EA6-AE14-5D47372FFF57@microsoft.com...
>I did check the card and reseat it. Monitor cable is built in so difficult
> to connect with a different cable. I've a feeling W is not loading because
> of
> a hd failure or the vid card is bad.
>
> "Jon_Hildrum" wrote:
>
>> Make sure your video card is properly seated. Typically if not you should
>> have gotten beeps but I would check.
>>
>> Maybe if you have a spare cable from the video card to the monitor you
>> may
>> try it
>>
>>
>> As it is, win95 has northing to do with getting that message. When you
>> boot,
>> you should still get a screen display until win95 is loaded if you had
>> problems with windows drivers.
>>
>> --
>> Jon Hildrum
>> DTS MVP
>> Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
>> www.hildrum.com
>> "donnah222" <donnah222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:701ABD12-D46F-43C2-AAB8-16C4060D26D0@microsoft.com...
>> > Yes, standard crt monitor with 15 pin plug-works fine on another
>> > computer-video card appears securely connected, cable is fine.
>> > NO beep at start up-several fast clicks from hd. Only get "no signal"
>> > message on monitor. No other vid card available to test that.
>> >
>> > "RobertVA" wrote:
>> >
>> >> donnah222 wrote:
>> >> > Thanks for response.
>> >> > Fan starts, hard drive clicks and sounds like it's spinning, cables
>> >> > appear
>> >> > ok. Would W95 recognize a new monitor-or do I have to manually
>> >> > install
>> >> > drivers, I guess is my question before I open the box up and check
>> >> > cards?
>> >> > "Jon_Hildrum" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>That message typically appear when turning the monitor on long time
>> >> >>before
>> >> >>windows even start. It tends to signify that there is no video
>> >> >>signal
>> >> >>from
>> >> >>the video card.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Is all the cables connected properly
>> >> >>Does the computer appear to start up ??
>> >> >>Does the fans start when turning the computer on ??
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>--
>> >> >>Jon Hildrum
>> >> >>DTS MVP
>> >> >>Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
>> >> >>www.hildrum.com
>> >> >>"donnah222" <donnah222@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >>news:7A6E34B3-E6C6-4764-A424-DF4F7A994652@microsoft.com...
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>Does W95 recognize and install a new monitor or do I need to
>> >> >>>manually
>> >> >>>set
>> >> >>>it
>> >> >>>up via DOS? Getting "no signal" message.
>> >>
>> >> Just to make it clear, are we discussing a standard CRT monitor with a
>> >> VGA cable (three rows of pins in a trapazoidal connector)?
>> >>
>> >> If the monitor, cable AND the video card (or integrated video on your
>> >> motherboard) are working properly you should at least get the Power On
>> >> Self Test (POST) displays and the Windows 95 startup logo with the
>> >> animated section at the bottom.
>> >>
>> >> Most motherboards generate a single short beep on the little speaker
>> >> inside the tower when the computer is first turned on. A malfunction
>> >> on
>> >> the digital portion of the card may be detected by the POST which will
>> >> signal that result with a different pattern of beeps. The failed video
>> >> card pattern of beeps varies with different BIOS and motherboard
>> >> manufacurers. Some manufacturers provide lists of POST beep codes on
>> >> their web site. POST occurs before ANY of the Windows hardware
>> >> settings
>> >> are loaded. Theoreticaly a failure in the analog portion of the card
>> >> wouldn't be detected by the POST.
>> >>
>> >> If you get the the normal single startup beep and NO display at any
>> >> point of startup your pretty much down to testing the monitor on
>> >> another
>> >> computer OR another monitor on your computer. The failure will follow
>> >> the malfunctioning piece of equipment around.
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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