Hello ppl, I just got a "passed down"comp, a P3 1Ghz w/ 256 MB RAM....however the system came equipped with a video card that is best discribed as no card at all (It's from IBM and it's onboard with 2MB of video memory). So i dug up a Geforce 2 MX 400, 64MB PCI I had lying around, and tried to make it work on the "new"comp....well turns out that when I insert the card into one of the PCI slots and turn on the comp, I get absolutely nothing, just a black screen....I don't even see the POST screen that usually shows up before the OS loads . I already tried setting the BIOS to video>>PCI, but no luck. Also, I don't really know wich mobo I have, since SiSoft Sandra 2003 wouldan't tell me, but I saw that the chipset is a "Intel Corporation 82815/EP/P Solano Host-Hub"...and that the "Intel Corporation D815EEA" mobo uses this chipset. Anyway, here is some info I got out of SiSoft Sandra 2003: ***** Start of Report ***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Done At: 9:01:48 AM <<< System Summary >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ < Processor(s) > Model: Intel® Pentium® III Speed: 997MHz Performance Rating: PR1196 (estimated) Type: Standard L2 On-board Cache: 256kB ECC synchronous ATC < System Mainboard > Bus(es): ISA X-Bus PCI IMB USB SMBus/i2c MP Support: No System BIOS: AT/AT COMPATIBLE IBM - 1010 System Chipset: Intel Corporation 82815/EP/P Solano Host-Hub Interface Bridge (GMCH/MCH A2-step) Front Side Bus Speed: 1x 133MHz (133MHz data rate) Installed Memory: 255MB SDRAM Memory Bus Speed: 1x 133MHz (133MHz data rate) < Video System > Monitor/Panel: SONY CPD-200SX Adapter: Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller < Physical Storage Devices > Removable Drive: Unidade de disquete Disk Drive: IBM-DTLA-307060 (57.3GB) Disk Drive: IOMEGA ZIP 250 USB Device CD-ROM/DVD: 34X CD-ROM (CD 22X Rd) CD-ROM/DVD: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1612 (CD 48X Rd) (DVD 6X Rd) <<< Mainboard Information >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ < System Chipset > Model: Intel Corporation 82815/EP/P Solano Host-Hub Interface Bridge (GMCH/MCH A2-step) Bus(es): ISA X-Bus PCI IMB USB SMBus/i2c Front Side Bus Speed: 1x 133MHz (133MHz data rate) Max FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed: 1x 133MHz / 1x 133MHz In Order Queue Depth: 4 req(s) < Chipset Hub Interface > Type: HubInterface Version: 1.00 No. Ports: 1 Width: 8-bit Full Duplex: Yes Multiplier: 1x < Memory Module(s) > Memory Module 1: SpecTek 128MB 8x(16Mx8) SDRAM PC133U-333-542 (CL3 upto 133MHz) (CL2 upto 83MHz) Memory Module 2: Samsung M3 66S1723CTS-C7A 34374805 128MB 8x(16Mx8) SDRAM PC133U-333-542 (CL3 upto 133MHz) (CL2 upto 100MHz) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***** End of Report ***** Any help would be VERY mutch appreciated
I know the i815 chipset will automatically disable the on-board video if an AGP card is inserted. I'm not sure about a PCI card, though. I'd check to make sure the card is properly seated as they can be picky if they're even the slightest bit off.
Yeah, i checked and the card is very well seated ...could the card be simply incompatible with the mobo for some reason??
Yeah, I tried the card on another comp, and it kinda worked....U see, I could use the card normally, but the only problem was that the card could not acces it's 64MB, onlt measly 2MB, so any 3D appz I ran crashed......well, I guess the card must be broken...oh well, it's kinda old anyway, might as well get a new one. TKS
