TSGL: FW: Video Card Problem?

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In a message dated 7/9/2008 1:35:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
coover at fastmail.fm writes:

I  decided to replace the video card with the one presently in my  wife's
computer and see what would happen. Voila ... the computer booted.  The
drivers in my computer were'nt correct for the card, but no matter ...  the
computer booted with a display. So all I have to do is drive the 40+  miles
to the computer store, deplete my bank account of most of my funds,  replace
the card, and all should be right with the world ... except for the  darn ...

Russ Coover  

-----Original Message-----
From:  list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
Behalf Of  Russell W. Coover
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:18 PM
To: 'Tech  Support Guy Mailing List'
Subject: TSGL: FW: Video Card  Problem?







I was working on my laptop when I  needed to get a file from my desktop
computer. The two are connected  through a wireless network. 



When I tried to get the file, I  got an error report that the drive to which
I was trying to connect was  "unavailable". I then went to the desktop which
was running, turned on the  monitor, and was surprised by seeing only a black
screen.  



Checking connections to the monitor found nothing wrong. I  hard booted the
desktop several times. The screen remained black, not even  giving me an
opportunity to enter setup, but several lights, including  those on the
keyboard, the mousewheel, and the Wireless LAN lit. So my  first guess is
that the Video Card is not working. 



I could  run out and get a new video card and replace the old (not as easy as
you  may think, the nearest computer parts store is about 40 miles away), but
I  am concerned that I was not able to access the computers drives over  the
wireless LAN. If the video card is not working such that I cannot  even
access setup, would this also disable the Network Interface Card (the  light
was on) ? 



Russ Coover   

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