[G4] Re: G4 Digital Audio video no show

[Phil Crowe]

I assume that you mean no video at any point in the boot process. Have you
tried to boot from an OS install disk (bypassing the installed OS)?


On 10/13/07 4:16 PM, "Lee Strosch" <lstrosch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings,
>   I tried the PCI video card from my G3, but there was still no picture.  I
> have zapped the PRAM, and tried a different battery.  Any other suggestions?
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> Though the system has an AGP slot, you can put a PCI video card in, such
> 
> as the one in that G3 system. If you can make that work, but the AGP
> card won't work even after you reseat it, then definitely look into
> replacement cards. Look for anything that's Mac-compatible and AGP 4X
> 
> compatible, and be sure to read reports on xlr8yourmac.com
> <http://xlr8yourmac.com>  to make sure
> there are no issues with a given card and that model of Power Mac. Seems
> like there was some fairly modern card that didn't like Digital Audios
> 
> (I bought a Radeon 9800 for my own DA).
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 19:04 -0500, Lee Strosch wrote:
>> > Greetings,
>> >   I just acquired a G4 Digital Audio that has no video.  It starts up
> 
>> > with the chime, but nothing shows on a monitor.  I have tried two
>> > different VGA monitors (both work with a G3 B&W).  Any suggestions as
>> > what the problem might be and any solutions.  I don't know how much
> 
>> > RAM, all three slots have RAM installed.
>> > 
>> > Thanks,
>> > Lee
> 
> 
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