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dastott
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 21:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi. I have a relatively new PC (bought in May 2004) with XP home and a GeForce 5200 video card. Now I cannot get any signal from the video card, that is, all I get is a black screen. The actual PC does turn on, however.

I have scanned the hard drive on another machine and it looks fine so what is the problem? Is the video card broken? Shortly before the PC stopped working it was making loud noises from inside the case and I saw this message a couple of times: "BIOS ROM checksum error detecting floppy A drive media".

Thanks for any help.
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ozzy214
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 21:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Check and make sure all cards are seated fully in slots and all cables are seated fully. Pull the dime sized battery out of the mobo and wait bout a min or two before sticking the bat back in. This will clear cmos. If it boots then enter the bios and reset ya settings. Let us know.:>
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dastott
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 22:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the quick reply. Will give it a go...
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dastott
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Great! I can see the screen now. However, I get "CMOS checksum error -defaults loaded. Warning! CPU has been changed or CPU Ratio changed fail. Please re-enter CPU settings in the CMOS setup and remember to save before quit!" What do I do now? how do I re-enter CPU settings? Thanks...
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dastott
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 22:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
OK. I pressed F1 and got into the PC as normal. Thanks a lot. Writing this from the repaired PC...
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ozzy214
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 22:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What was? Buggered cmos need resetting or a loose card or cable?

:> Glad to hear ya got it fixed though and ya welcome.:>
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epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
dastott
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_ 		10. January 2006 @ 22:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think the CMOS was shot as everything else was fine...

Thanks again...
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ozzy214
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_ 		11. January 2006 @ 00:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your very welcome. It seems to be a common thing with the cmos messing up. :>
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epox mobo EP-9NPAJ
amd 3700+ san diego core oc to 2.50
antec true power 430 watt dual +12 volt rails @ 18 amps each
bfg geforce 6800 gt oc edition
dragon case
2 x 512 DUAL CHANNEL ELIXOR RAM
Ibm P260 dvi & vga 21 inch crt monitor 1600 x 1200 @ 85 htz Oh yeah!!
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