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RuddyRum

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2. November 2005 @ 00:55

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OK... so i woke up this morning, and found that my computer was making an aweful noise. After some investigation, it turned out to be the fan on my GPU! I decided to take it out, and give it a bit of a clean, as there was quiet a bit of dust sitting in there.
This only made the noise louder and more irritating.... being frustrated, i wiggled the GPU, to see if it was losely connected to the AGP slot, but with the luck im having today, i pulled some of the graphics card out of the AGP slot causing a "no signal" error message to appear on screen.
I have now tried two other working GPU's in my PC but i keep getting the same error "no signal", and am startung to think that i have damaged my MOBO :(

Could anyone give me any advice on how to rectify this issues (if it is fixable) or specify details on what it is exactly that i have done wrong, or blown... Thanks

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ant3202

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2. November 2005 @ 03:34

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hmmm.. remove your AGP GPU on the com and on the com .. see if it has any beeps .. if possible list your pc specification

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ddp

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2. November 2005 @ 07:42

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try a pci video card as might have damaged the agp slot physically if not electrically.

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bakbukkem

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2. November 2005 @ 16:13

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"Wiggling" an AGP card in a running computer is not a good idea, to say the least. If the GPU is disconnected and reconnected (which is not unlikely in this scenario) then you may indeed have damaged your mobo...

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sammorris

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3. November 2005 @ 07:34

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As a rule of thumb, never wiggle any card in a socket when the PC is on, or for that matter at all. But since you have, if you've got an Integrated graphics unit on your motherboard or a PCI GPU, try those.

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Afterdawn Addict // Silent PC enthusiast // PC Build advisor // LANGamer Alias:Ratmanscoop
PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13

RuddyRum

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4. November 2005 @ 05:06

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Hi... thanks for all the suggestions, i never actually got round to using any of them, as i was away for the last few days, but some good news... i have returned to a fully functioning PC... as if nothing were wrong in the first place... odd i know, but who cares, it works :D

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sammorris

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4. November 2005 @ 06:56

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Happens, but if it goes wrong again, dig out this thread...

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Afterdawn Addict // Silent PC enthusiast // PC Build advisor // LANGamer Alias:Ratmanscoop
PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
updated 10-Dec-13

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