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by cedriques

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After you've checked the video card and find there's nothing wrong with it, what would the next step or test be in order to restore your display on the monitor. Is this a common problem when using Windows 9x and 2000? Is this problem software or hardware related? The other part of the problem is that you find a lot of error messages. How do you deal with this? Please help! Are there any books or software that you can suggest.

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by maelgwyn

Safe Mode -> reload the drivers (if you are getting a display on the VDU then you have a good VGA card)

by thechas

As to the video problem, up to 4 drivers are required to have the video function properly.

My recommended install order is:

Chip-set drivers for the motherboard
(get these from the system or motherboard mfg)
(to find who made the motherboard, use the id tools at either www.motherboards.org
or www.wimsbios.com)

DirectX
From Microsoft. Get at least the version recommended by the video card mfg.

Video card driver.
Download the latest from card mfg web site.

Monitor driver.
IF your monitor is not on the list of supported monitors, you may want to use the manufactures driver.

If you have a blank screen even at the memory test, it could be:
The monitor
The motherboard or CPU
RAM problems
The video card is not FULLY seated in it's socket.

If the screen goes blank when Windows boots, the refresh rate is set to a mode that is not supported by your monitor.
Boot into 'safe mode' (F8) and set the display settings to the lowest resolution and color level.

As to books, I like nearly every book I have read on PC stuff published by O'Reilly Publishing.
CAUTION, most of their books are NOT for the beginner. You need basic PC knowledge before you will understand the books.

Chas

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