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Location: a small planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse
Distribution: ArchLinux
Posts: 53
Rep:
No image on old computer
Hi,
I dont know if this is the right place to post, feel free redirect me if its wrong.
Im going to install debian on an old computer and use it as a server (web/ftp) but wen i try to boot it i get no image (not even in bios) an gives me a warning signal (*long* *short* *short* *short*) and then (at least sounds like) it continues booting. If i unlug the monitor after a while it says "No Connection Check signal cable" and if i plug it in again the message disapears but there is still no image. I only need the monitor to work for the installation.
Location: a small planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse
Distribution: ArchLinux
Posts: 53
Original Poster
Rep:
i googeled some and found this about the motherboard:
ENHANCED IDE
2 x Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports (up to 4 Devices)
I/O INTERFACE
1 x Floppy port (360KB ~ 2.88MB)
2 x Serial ports (16550 UART compatible)
1 x Parallel port (EPP/ECP)
AT style keyboard
PS/2 Mouse
Dual USB headers
Supports Creative SB-LINKTM
EXPANSION SLOTS
3 x PCI 32-bit slots
2 x ISA 16-bit slots
1 x AGP slot
POWER MANAGEMENT
Wake-On-LAN
Modem-Ring-On
Power On by Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RTC Timer
Power On by "Insert" key when system boots fail
Power Off by Windows 95/98 shutdown & PS-ON power button
PROTECTION(option)
Thermister cable to detect the temperature of Pentium II Processor
Speaker Alarm when CPU Overheat, Fan Failure or Wrong
System Voltage
System Health Status Detect & Report by BIOS & LDCM
SYSTEM BIOS
1 Mbit Flash ROM
Award PCI BIOS with Green, PnP, DMI, INT13 Extension, ACPI, and Anti-Virus functions
LS-120, ZIP, SCSI and CD-ROM bootable
Year 2000 compliance
UTILITY
Intel LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) Utility (option)
Ultra DMA/33 Enhanced IDE Driver
AwardBIOS Flash Utility
Pentium II Patch-Code API Utility
Intel PIIX4/PIIX4E Utility
DIMENSIONS
AT Form Factor, 22.0cm(8.6") x 26.0cm(10.2")
AT & ATX Power Connectors on board
maybe the graphic card is not seated correctly or its fubar. If anyone has any other suggestion please tell me.
Location: a small planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse
Distribution: ArchLinux
Posts: 53
Original Poster
Rep:
i think the graphic card is a Trident 3D Image 9750.
I tried re inserting it but still the same error. So most probably its dead or the agp port is dead (witch i dont think). i havnt done anything with the computer for quite a looong while (2-4 years), its only stood in the cellar. and the rest seams to work (HD and cd + cpu and fans).
By the ay i also found this:
Award BIOS 286, 386, and 486
Indicator Message
One Long and Three Short Beeps Keyboard Controller Error
but i dunno if i have one of those.
Last edited by noteventime; 04-01-2005 at 08:51 AM.
Distribution: openSUSE, Raspbian, Slackware. Previous: MacOS, Red Hat, Coherent, Consensys SVR4.2, Tru64, Solaris
Posts: 2,803
Rep:
At first I was going to suggest checking the keyboard (Seems to me I've heard that beep code before; it seems to be common to a lot of different systems). The you wrote:
Quote:
ok, il try re inserting the memmory stick
You mean no memory was installed? No wonder the POST was complaining.
You're not yanking our chains, are you? It is, after all, April 1st.
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