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Thanks for the help Ben. I'll try that approach. I'll end this thread now.
<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:4267e8aa.18790407@nntp.charter.net...
> An older PCI video card from the era of the original Pentium is still
> plug-and-play, but trying another card won't hurt. PCI cards, by their
> very
> definition, are PnP.
>
> A Power On Self Test (POST) card is indispensible in isolating system
> problems.
> POST cards are inexpensive now and most often found in computer repair
> shops.
>
> ... Ben Myers
>
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:11:35 -0400, "Parker" <malpar@dejazzd.com> wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the reply Ben. Yesterday I had 5 different windows open to
>>various sources. The computer was rebooted so I lost all of them. One
>>showed
>>the settings for the 2 possible motherboards. Another mention capacitors
>>either bulging or leaking dielectric. So today I looked at the motherboard
>>and saw no bulging or leaking. The video card I used was from a Pentium 1
>>166 it probably is not a plug and play device. So the next step is to get
>>a
>>better video card.
>>
>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>>news:4266fe25.20988316@nntp.charter.net...
>>> Replying to the newsgroup is appropriate because someone else reading
>>> this
>>> thread may have some suggestions.
>>>
>>> The motherboard is made for HP by Trigem, a South Korean manufacturer.
>>> Unfortunately, HP supplies absolutely zero in the way of detailed
>>> specifcations
>>> for Pavilions, only some sketchy info on its web site. The Trigem web
>>> site is
>>> pretty useless, too.
>>>
>>> For the most part, modern motherboards do not need anything done to them
>>> to
>>> switch to another video card. Since the motherboard is a bit older(but
>>> still
>>> modern), it is probably not capable of working with a PCI video card
>>> designed to
>>> adhere rigorously to the PCI 2.2 specification. Check the specs for the
>>> card
>>> you installed, or get an older fairly moldy cheap PCI card to try. Also
>>> install
>>> the PCI graphics card in different PCI slots. The motherboard design
>>> may
>>> somehow limit the placement of an add-in graphics card, which would be
>>> pretty
>>> stupid design but not unprecedented.
>>>
>>> Finally, open up the case and inspect the capacitors on the motherboard.
>>> If the
>>> capacitors are either bulging or leaking dielectric, then the
>>> motherboard
>>> may
>>> well be toast... Ben Myers
>>>
>>> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:34:17 -0400, "Parker" <malpar@dejazzd.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In my search I have read that if the video system is bad I would hear
>>>>three
>>>>beeps. I have not heard any beeps. The monitor works. I am assuming the
>>>>computer is still good, it goes through its normal startup (that I can
>>>>tell). It stops when it would be asking for signin. I can't be sure
>>>>because
>>>>i can't see anything. Also, in my search I've read that the on board
>>>>video
>>>>cannot be disabled. Any thoughts? Thanks for replying. I'm new at this
>>>>and
>>>>I'm not sure I should be replying to the group or the sender. I'm
>>>>replying
>>>>to the group. I hope that's right.
>>>><ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
>>>>news:4266c566.6458964@nntp.charter.net...
>>>>> Does the Pavilion XT933 have a malfunctioning video subsystem or is
>>>>> the
>>>>> computer
>>>>> simply just plain broken? This fundamental question needs to be asked
>>>>> and
>>>>> answered with certainty before anything else... Ben Myers
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:57:36 -0400, "Parker" <malpar@dejazzd.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Does anyone know how to disable the on board video display for a
>>>>>>pavilion xt933? Something went wrong and nothing is displayed on the
>>>>>>monitor. The monitor was tested on another computer and works. I put a
>>>>>>new video card in but the on board video seems to override the card.
>>>>>>Also, how about disabling the on board sound?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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