[ale] OT: New Video, no video

[Geoffrey]

"Robert L. Harris" wrote:
> 
> Just got a new box for my desk.  Dell PowerEdge 1300/450, dual proc.
> Been building it out Debian Sid using the built in video card until the
> new card ordered showed up.  Got the card Xtasy 5332 GForce2, 32meg from
> VisionTek.  Plug it in the PCI slot and reboot.  No beeps, no signal to
> video, nothing.  TAke the card out, works like it just did.  Took  the
> card out, put in an old 2meg PCI S3 card, comes up fine.  Upgraded
> the FlashBIOS, no change.

I don't know, but I had the same thing happen to me when I bought a new
Radeon agp card.  I contacted Radeon, and Asus (my motherboard).  Both
were baffled and said the card must be bad.  I took it back, got
another, worked like a charm.  Well all else fails, it just may be a
dead card.  Got any other hardware you can try it in?

> 
> I'm on hold with VisionTek now (have been for 45 mins+).
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> (Yeah, way off topic other than gonna be my new Linux desktop at work,
> but there are some very inventive people with some great exp on this
> list.)
> 
> Thanks,
>   Robert
> 
> :wq!
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