Alright, my computer is a custom built PC from newegg, I will try to give my basic configuration and a synopsis of my problems:
Gigabyte DS3 mo/bo
4x 1gb GSkill pc6400
EVGA 8800GTS 320mb vid card
Intel e6400 cpu/ Zalman 9700 heatskink
(h/d, soundcard, floppy, peripherals that aren’t needed ->all currently removed)
-Currently, when I turn my pc on everything (fans, lights) powers up, but there is no video signal.
-I tried using a different monitor, no luck. I tried plugging my laptop into my monitor, works fine.
-I tried removing every peripheral except ram, cpu, fan, and video card. No luck.
-I tried using only 1 stick of RAM (all 4 of them independently) and no luck.
-I tried bringing my pc to a friends house and tried my video card in his system, it works fine on his mo/bo. I tried his video card in my system, but still no signal (it worked when we put it back in his as well)
-I tried powering my friends pc up with my powersupply, worked fine.
-I tried pulling the CPU battery out and leaving it out over night, then putting it back in. No luck.
-I receive no beeps when powering up.
So now I'm trying to limit my options of what could possibly be going wrong. It seems like either the CPU or mo/bo is the problem from what I've found so far. Two other things that seem strange: The reset button does not work when powered up (it used to before I had this video problem), and the CPU fan takes about 4 seconds to kick in (it used to start up before anything else). I am really hoping I don't have to RMA my entire board, but any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I take that step.
I would double check the suitability of the video card seeing that it's a Gigabyte mobo, I can't say for your mobo but some Gigabyte mobos will only accept certain video cards such as AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) especially with the KT400 chipset.
You ought to be able to get bios POST (Power On Self Test) and if wished be able to access the bios set up screen with just the CPU, RAM and graphic card, all the drives can be disconnected.... even the hard drive! With the hard drive disconnected and the bios booting you should get something like 'No hard drive found', 'Hard drive failure', 'Please insert the disc with the operating system on' or something similar.
Alright, my computer is a custom built PC from newegg, I will try to give my basic configuration and a synopsis of my problems:
Gigabyte DS3 mo/bo
4x 1gb GSkill pc6400
EVGA 8800GTS 320mb vid card
Intel e6400 cpu/ Zalman 9700 heatskink
(h/d, soundcard, floppy, peripherals that aren’t needed ->all currently removed)
-Currently, when I turn my pc on everything (fans, lights) powers up, but there is no video signal.
-I tried using a different monitor, no luck. I tried plugging my laptop into my monitor, works fine.
-I tried removing every peripheral except ram, cpu, fan, and video card. No luck.
-I tried using only 1 stick of RAM (all 4 of them independently) and no luck.
-I tried bringing my pc to a friends house and tried my video card in his system, it works fine on his mo/bo. I tried his video card in my system, but still no signal (it worked when we put it back in his as well)
-I tried powering my friends pc up with my powersupply, worked fine.
-I tried pulling the CPU battery out and leaving it out over night, then putting it back in. No luck.
-I receive no beeps when powering up.
So now I'm trying to limit my options of what could possibly be going wrong. It seems like either the CPU or mo/bo is the problem from what I've found so far. Two other things that seem strange: The reset button does not work when powered up (it used to before I had this video problem), and the CPU fan takes about 4 seconds to kick in (it used to start up before anything else). I am really hoping I don't have to RMA my entire board, but any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I take that step.
Hi
Your problem might be with the CMOS/ CMOS battery or the BIOS.
No Video Signal, help! 
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