Loss of video output...

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Loss of video output...

Morning!

Today I attempted to start my late '05 G5 and use it for some music transferring... but no display?!? Tower functioned properly... heard it boot, HDD clicking, then everything settled down even fans like it was up and running and waiting for activity... but no display. Tried the other video port on the card... nothing.

It's the original card. I had installed a Radeon off of eBay and had it in for a couple years then that card went 'poof'! Re-installed the original and had been working fine for years after... not sure whether tp buy another or drop it off some where.

I found an old thread, but all the links in it are broken leading to docs on apple's site.

NOTE: I ensured monitor is working by plugging it into my work Dell... only difference is that I did not use the DVI connector, had to use the old VGA. Is it possible that the DVI connector or cord could be bad??? I have no way to test the cord...

Thanks in advance...

specs on card:

nVidia

180-10386-0000-A01

Rev A01

4H5370YPWU10A 631-0064

4H5370YPWTC9A 630-7132

 MacBook Pro & G5 DC, Mac OS X (10.6.2), Pro 2.66MHz w/4G + G5 2.0DC w/5.5G - ATI X1900GT - 20.1" LCDws r

Posted on Jul 15, 2013 7:14 AM

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BDAqua

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Jul 15, 2013 10:16 AM in response to jagered

Tough to tell, the cord or the card, but my 1st guess is the card.

Is it an early 05 G5 using AGP, or a late 05 G5 using PCIe?

See japamacs page here on the best AGP cards for G4s & G5s...

http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/4B4B7BA2-7ABB-47F1-87AC-B03D379 42BEE.html

G5 PCIe options are listed here:

http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/71BBF3EF-9713-4C53-8B80-26771F8 A4087.html

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jagered Author

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Jul 15, 2013 12:03 PM in response to BDAqua

Late '05 using PCIe card... in the x16 slot.

Thanks, I will check out the list of cards.

EDIT: And my Radeon was the X1900GT 256M... ****** that it failed because it was a nice card! 😟

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jagered Author

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Oct 12, 2013 5:24 PM in response to jagered

OM-Effing-G!!!!

fixed... and I wanted to post what I found in here to possibly help anyone else...

For sh!ts & giggles today I decided to try one last attempt at my video problem. To me AMAZEMENT it is working 100% perfectly now! ... but not without doing something to it.

For anyone that has experienced this... FIRST, seek out your monitor's manufacturer but not their website, search forums. I have a Viewsonic 2025wm, which is an awesome monitor and thought there was no way it could fail?!?! ... well, it did! but a factory reset fixed it!

I found a link (Viewsonic VX2025wm DVI input problem & factory reset - AnandTech ...) that explained there is a HIDDEN MENU that allows you to access extra features... one of which is a factory reset!!! so I did it an VIOLA! works fine...

since July I have written this thing off even going as far as thinking my old video card was bad... well, it was the monitor!!!!!

😮

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