I just put together a media center. I verified that all of my components are working by putting it together bare bones and shorting out the power with a screwdriver.
Asus A8n-VM motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 processor
250 GB Seagate HDD
Antec Aria case
NEC DVD R-RW
1 GIG RAM
Integrated nVidia graphics card
GeForce 6200 graphics installed in PCI Express slot
I do not have a VGA monitor and there is no TV out/component out on the onboard graphics. I installed the PCI express graphics card and hooked my s-video cable up to it and my TV. When I turn on the computer, I get the boot screen. I can enter the bios and edit it. After the post screen, I get a black screen with odd characters / cursors. I have not yet been able to install the OS. This garbled screen prevents me from doing so.
Is this a result of the PCI express card being installed and conflicting with the onboard graphics? If so, how do I disable the onboard in the bios? If it's not, what steps should I be taking?
Asus A8n-VM motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 processor
250 GB Seagate HDD
Antec Aria case
NEC DVD R-RW
1 GIG RAM
Integrated nVidia graphics card
GeForce 6200 graphics installed in PCI Express slot
I do not have a VGA monitor and there is no TV out/component out on the onboard graphics. I installed the PCI express graphics card and hooked my s-video cable up to it and my TV. When I turn on the computer, I get the boot screen. I can enter the bios and edit it. After the post screen, I get a black screen with odd characters / cursors. I have not yet been able to install the OS. This garbled screen prevents me from doing so.
Is this a result of the PCI express card being installed and conflicting with the onboard graphics? If so, how do I disable the onboard in the bios? If it's not, what steps should I be taking?
I'll post back with status later.
