 Re: SC420 no Video
a2o <aolson@phoeintl.com> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> a2o <aolson@phoeintl.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> a2o <aolson@phoeintl.com> wrote
>>>>> I have a dell poweredge sc420. The machine had been working fine
>>>>> for around 2 years and then up and quit here about 3 weeks ago.
>>>>> The problem i am having is when i fire it up no vide is displayed.
>>>>> I can hear the monitor click like it wants to bring video up but
>>>>> then nothing happens.
>>>> Almost guaranteed to be the monitor.
>>>>> I have removed all RAM and all pci/agp cards as well as hard drives
>>>>> from the machine accept for the video card with the same result.
>>>>> I tried a different video card with the same result.
>>>>> I also tried reseating the cpu just in case, but that didn't
>>>>> resolve the issue either. Anyone have any ideas as to the
>>>>> problem here?
>>>> Almost guaranteed to be the monitor.
>>> I should have mentioned that as well as it is the monitor i am using
>>> currently. I just moved it back and forth from my main machine to
>>> this machine. Any other ideas? Could it be the Motherboard?
>> Yes, its possible.
>>> It is is tuff to check that without any video though...
>> True, and you have done the obvious checks.
>> Worth checking with a power supply swap too, cant remember if that
>> system has a standard power supply or not and too lazy to check.
>> Worth checking with a power supply swap too, cant remember if that
>> system has a standard power supply or not and too lazy to check.
> Thanks again fror the response and the suggestion. It must be
> the motherboard as the power supply yields the same results.
You sure the original power supply is a standard one ?
> Do you know what a good motherboard replacement would
> be for this machien if i were to go to newegg to buy one?
Dunno, Dells can be a bit strange, dunno about that one, sounds like its not too bad.
They tend to use Intel motherboards quite a bit of the time.
> I am not running the celeron option i remember. I think it is a 2.8ghz p4
> if i remember right. I don't know if i need to stick with the same chipset
> or not or if this processor could be put into any new motherboard?
You may well have a problem with the recovery system
if its not the same chipset. With systems that come with
a standard XP CD you can do a repair install when the
motherboard doesnt use the same chipset but you cant
with most recovery systems.
> Any ideas?
Its one of those situations where a new system may make more sense now.
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