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rouldph · Jan 17, 2010, 06:07 PM

My computer which is a S3123W hp dose not start up and the screen say it has no VGA single I tried resting the BIos as hp said to do F10 5 seconds F5 enter than F10 enter and nothing happens steal the same and than they said to reset the graphics card which is built in so how can I reset it if this is where it is built in the mother board.

Dose the mean that the mother board needs to be replace?
I notice that on the power supply that their was a burnt spot on the set screw on the power board but I have power and the hard drive is running powering up as far as I can tell check the power and its okay. Any one have a clue.

ScottGem · Jan 17, 2010, 06:14 PM

Do you have another graphics card you can put in the system to test?

rouldph · Jan 17, 2010, 10:11 PM

I'm picking one up this week And thanks for the reply I'LL post the out come as soon as I install it I should have know when I purchase this one I have other that have none built in ones!

Thank You

Xapafe · Jan 20, 2010, 10:35 AM

Be sure to acquire one that is compatible with your system! ^^

NeedKarma · Jan 20, 2010, 10:46 AM

Make sure to disable the on-board video chipset in the BIOS before testing the add-in board.

smoothy · Jan 22, 2010, 10:43 AM

Anyone notice that IF he has a screen telling him this... the vga portion HAS to be working? And its likely a windows driver issue rather than a hardware issue?

NeedKarma · Jan 22, 2010, 11:30 AM

I assumed he was referring to the "no signal" message since he says the computer does not start up. Perhaps the OP can clarify this.

rouldph · Jan 23, 2010, 03:49 PM

The signal I was talking about was on the screen!
But I put in a new card but I never got the CP to fire up not any thing is working, before it went out the screen had lines running across it and went out It's a HP S3123W system. About 1-1/2 year old.
Motherboard M2NCS1-AR when I turn it on I here the hard drive start up and here one click then it just runs and nothing happens from here on just blank screen!

smoothy · Jan 23, 2010, 05:39 PM

Can you identify the CMOS battery? If so remove it... then short out those contacts for a minute or two, put the battery back in and try again.

Xapafe · Jan 24, 2010, 03:08 PM

Could easily be a Power Supply issue...
Also it could be a motherboard issue

Do you have any old motherboards/PSUs you can test?

lincja · Apr 22, 2010, 08:21 AM

Xapafe, Yes it could be a PSU issue but the power supply units are surely not common. What he can do though is to follow the instructions on this link (if he is handy with a Multimeter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rivoVzxwNtI&feature=related

The test in my estimation is not ideal cause the PSU is not under load, but it will indicate that the voltages are present or not.