computernut

someone please help !!! i was upgradeing my video card to an(ATI Radeon 9250 128mb AGP). my motherboard is the (PC Chips M922 all in one socket 478 or 370? 400FSB VT8753 northbridge VT8233 southbridge chipsets. so i read the instructions from ATI to install the new AGP drivers and "un-install" the old software from the old video card. so i forgot to install the important "GART" driver (after i read more carefully) and now when i reboot the system i get the black screen of death. so i re-install the old card and still i get the BSOD. so now i clear the CMOS and still the BSOD. so now i try the boot disk thing......still BSOD. so now i try the motherboard software...still the BSOD. so now o try the page up thing......still the black screen of death. so now i try the F8 thing........still the BSOD. could someone please help me with this crazy problem. i am A-plus certified and have built over 40 custom units and high end game units and i have never had this problem......ever! i'm lost....please help. oh yeah i almost forgot-the monitor says in the black window-("no signal") sincerly puternut

hey thanks a lot i'll go try that right now!! sounds like a winner. man this thing has really looped me. i'll write back and let you know the outcome! thanks for the info!

o.k. check this out! i found an old PCI video card and my computer booted and read my monitor! now all i need to do is figure out is why the agp slot is not recognizing my "new" ATI card? i've done nothing so far other than boot the system. so were would i go from here/ thanks so much for your help so far!!!

tried the monitor on differant computer and it works. tried different monitor on this comuter also-still no signal. what i cant figure out is why niether cards will not even show on the monitor even in simple boot process or dos? nothing.

hey i like dell!!! no problems with any of mine! sounds like a sweet system............how much?

i even tried a new ms-dos install. is there not some jumper config that will reset everything??? some magic button i dont yet know of?? this is driving me banana's

yes i have xp sp2. and no it wont boot into safe mode. the monitor is still recieving a "no signal" black screen. even with the boot disk, windows disk, clear cmos,f8,page up key,----nothing! it makes no sense to me? still stummed!