- Mar 11, 2011
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Here's a my problem
I have TWO Pcs at home.
PC I (Win 8) has delivers its display from an nVidia card while PC II (Win XP) has its display is off the motherboard
I have recently purchased an LCD TV which i am going to use as my monitor.
When I boot PC I, I cannot see the bootup screens until i get to the user login screen of Windows. This means i cannot boot from a DVD or even enter the BIOS settings.
This is NOT the case with PC II
I ASSURE THE READER THAT ALL VGA/RGB CABLES USED IN MY TRIALS ARE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION
I then borrowed a good and different looking solid VGA cable (http://www.cyberresearch.com/images/products/1119917797.600.jpg) from my neighbour (as opposed to the standard dark blue ended cables (http://computerwizard.co.uk/files/wpsc/product_images/vga_cable.jpg) and atached it to PC I (the nvidia card) and voila the bootup screens also showed up on warm and cold boot up.
The blue ended cables work everywhere but on the nVidia connected to TV monitor
What may be the issue - i need to understand. It certainly points to the nVidia card or is it the TV that i am using as my PC monitor. Or is it a low resolution of boot up (before Windows takes over) that is not supported by nVidia or the TV - in which case is there a solution or setting on either side - but them how come the change of cable DID support the bootup resolution???!!
Thanks immensely for any help and explanation of this
It is not that I am avoiding buying a the solid and different looking VGA cable - its just that i would like to know what the issue(s) involved here are
I have TWO Pcs at home.
PC I (Win 8) has delivers its display from an nVidia card while PC II (Win XP) has its display is off the motherboard
I have recently purchased an LCD TV which i am going to use as my monitor.
When I boot PC I, I cannot see the bootup screens until i get to the user login screen of Windows. This means i cannot boot from a DVD or even enter the BIOS settings.
This is NOT the case with PC II
I ASSURE THE READER THAT ALL VGA/RGB CABLES USED IN MY TRIALS ARE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION
I then borrowed a good and different looking solid VGA cable (http://www.cyberresearch.com/images/products/1119917797.600.jpg) from my neighbour (as opposed to the standard dark blue ended cables (http://computerwizard.co.uk/files/wpsc/product_images/vga_cable.jpg) and atached it to PC I (the nvidia card) and voila the bootup screens also showed up on warm and cold boot up.
The blue ended cables work everywhere but on the nVidia connected to TV monitor
What may be the issue - i need to understand. It certainly points to the nVidia card or is it the TV that i am using as my PC monitor. Or is it a low resolution of boot up (before Windows takes over) that is not supported by nVidia or the TV - in which case is there a solution or setting on either side - but them how come the change of cable DID support the bootup resolution???!!
Thanks immensely for any help and explanation of this
It is not that I am avoiding buying a the solid and different looking VGA cable - its just that i would like to know what the issue(s) involved here are
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