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I have a compaq presiaro 5000 us winme.
Any ways the problem here is boot up sometimes it
will boot no problem then I get no video and the monitor goes black. I have replaced hard drive
due a loud platter noise on shut off... Should I replace the video card??

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by thechas

The video card may be fine.

I would check the following first;

Is the card fully seated in it's slot?

Do you have the latest drivers for the motherboard installed?

Do you have the latest video drivers installed?

Is your monitor correctly identified in display settings, settings tab, advanced?

This often happpens when the display mode and refresh rate are not supported by the monitor.

Chas

by fenaikh

Hi
In addtion to the first answer I would check hardware wise too.

What is the color of the small light on your montor if it is grn then there is communication between the PC and the montor.
else

check the cables and connection between the PC and montor.
check the power cable.

check CPU and CPU setting firm in it is place and it is fan.

check power supply.
maybe your motherboard is not stable. update or flash the BIOS.
check HD cabling is it firm.

Need more info pls send me a msg. or comment in your Question.

Good luck

Mohamed

by markshaff

Thank you for the advise but I can not even get to the monitor settings. CPU will not POST properly. Sometimes it does. What happen now is the monitor shows no video display the green light is on then 3 seconds later the orange light for monitor shows up nothing else.
I have tried another monitor same thing.

by thechas

If you do not even get a post screen, then you have a major hardware problem.

My first suspects would be the memory, cpu, and power supply. In that order.
The next step, is plug-in cards, and the motherboard.

I have enough PCs and parts on hand to swap out just about any part when I need to check something.

It may be time to take the PC to a local repair shop for an estimate.

Of course, you could just go ahead and get a new PC.

Chas

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