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Answer» My question is regarding an IBM Aptiva 270, AMD k6-2/400, Windows 98 computer. Anyway, this computer has been sitting up for a couple of years. The onboard video card is an ATI 3D Rage Pro Turbo AGP. I tried starting it up, the lights come on the monitor green, then turns yellow, screen remains black, the keyboard lgts come on for a second, then go out. I replaced the fan and heatsink, because we were always having trouble in the past with it shutting off after getting hot, while my SON played video games. The monitor checks out fine and the keyboard works on another computer. I would like to try and figure out, as cheaply as POSSIBLE, what is going on. I have been told I should change out the on board video card to another ONE. If I do, what video card would work for this computer without me spending too much money, since this a trial and error thing. Could there be another problem I haven't thought of, that might help? I bought an AMD K6-2/500 processor. That did not help, so I switched back. My son says to throw it away, but I really like trying to fix things if I can. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks....greenleaves I'd swap out the PSU with a known working one as a test. I'd swap out the PSU with a known working one as a test. This note is regarding my Ibm aptiva 270, AMD k6-2/400, windows 98. The monitor comes on but the light turns from green to yellow and the keyboard lights up and then goes out. I did as you suggested and checked out the PSU with a multimeter and it seems to be putting out the CORRECT volts based on what I was able to get off the internet. I checked all the plugs coming from the PSU with it turned on. I had some help from my son. He knows some about eletronics. What I would like to try now is replace the onboard video card with something similar. It is an ATI rage pro turbo 3D video card. I have looked at some on the internet but it is so comfusing as to what I should get that would work with my computer. My son used to play games on this computer all the time and it always ran hot and was always shutting off on him at times. That's probably why we replaced it with another one. I am going to be the only one using it now. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Greenleaves |
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