Sounds to me like your monitor can't handle the default refresh rate from
the Video card - do you have another monitor you can try temporarily ?

Cheers/2

Ed.

Jim Byrnes wrote:

> I thought I would put together a sort of test system just to use to try
> stuff out.  I had alot of the hardware laying around so I bought:
>
> new case w/300w power supply
> AMD atholen
> Matrox 450g
> 512 mb pc2100 memory
> Shuttle AK32VN MB with VIA KT266A
>
> When I put it together and turned it on I get no display on the monitor.
> Initially the green light on the monitor comes on but then it turns to
> amber like it is getting no signal.  The two case fans and the cpu fan
> spin up. I can hear the harddrive spin up.  Neither the HD led or the
> Pwr led light up, I tried reversing the connection but that did not
> help. The floppy light does not flash, but the light on the cd drive
> flashes and the tray will open.
>
> Anyone have an idea what is wrong?
>
> Thanks, Jim
>
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