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Title: ArcadeVGA + IBM Netvista = NADA
Post by: ssjenkins on February 04, 2005, 08:04:25 am

Hi All,

 I'm trying to install my new ArcadeVGA card in my IBM Netvista but the PC fails during the BIOS post . It's giving me one long beep with 2 short beeps which = Video adaptor fault . I've got a Nvidia TNT AGP card which works . When I use that card and go into the "Video" section in the BIOS there are 3 options :

1) Active Video = Nvidia
2) Select Active Video = AGP (selectable PCI or AGP)
3) Graphics Aperture Memory = (selectable , currently at) 64M

 I've double checked the BIOS and I can't see anything else related to the Video adaptor .

 Any help would be appreciated .

Sammy

Title: Re: ArcadeVGA + IBM Netvista = NADA
Post by: ssjenkins on February 04, 2005, 08:38:38 am

Well I just tried the card in my Dell desktop and it just hangs so I think the card is u/s .

Sammy

Title: Re: ArcadeVGA + IBM Netvista = NADA
Post by: iwillfearnoevil on February 04, 2005, 12:03:56 pm

sounds like a few people are having this problem. one common video prob is not pushing your video card in all the way.

http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=22125&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1

Title: Re: ArcadeVGA + IBM Netvista = NADA
Post by: Harry Potter on February 04, 2005, 12:34:09 pm

Get a real PC. Not these corporate slave machines.  ;)

Title: Re: ArcadeVGA + IBM Netvista = NADA
Post by: ssjenkins on February 04, 2005, 03:44:01 pm

Thanks everyone for the help . I've emailed Andy at Ultimarc and he's going to send me out a new card so hopefully that'll fix the problem .

Sammy

Title: Re: ArcadeVGA + IBM Netvista = NADA
Post by: GGKoul on February 04, 2005, 05:01:31 pm

Quote from: ssjenkins on February 04, 2005, 03:44:01 pm

Thanks everyone for the help . I've emailed Andy at Ultimarc and he's going to send me out a new card so hopefully that'll fix the problem .

Sammy

Got to love Andy's support!