NF7-Sv2.0 - No signal to screen during boot with s-video cable connected?

[Icarus (archive)]

This sounds like a gfx card problem but it only started happening after I upgraded mobo to a nf7-s so I'm asking here first

The problem is this... if I have my s-video cable connected to the gfx card (I use it sometimes to watch movies on tv), I get "input signal out of range" on my TFT screen when I reboot... no picture at all until windows starts. If I unplug s-video cable, I get picture during boot sequence.

Anyone know why this is happening? Never had any probs like this with same gfx cards on other mobos.

/Icarus

 

[TomG]

you might want to try posting that in some of the graphics card support groups because it doesn't sound to me like a problem with the mobo but who knows, you might get someone here that knows something on it...

 

[Icarus (archive)]

"TomG" wrote:

you might want to try posting that in some of the graphics card support groups because it doesn't sound to me like a problem with the mobo but who knows, you might get someone here that knows something on it...

Thanx for the tip, just posted to the ATI group as well... problem is that I just saw a post from a guy with the exact same problem, but he was using a Asus mobo and a nvidia card I have no idea what's causing this.

/Icarus

 

[Skid]

I think this has to do with your display property settings.

Having the boot screen appear on TV when the cable is connected is normal. I can't speak to the TFT, but I know they don't have a lot of leeway on refresh rates. It could be that the card changes the refresh rate when the S-video is connected and the TFT is out of range until it hits Windows and the settings in display properties kick in.

Once you're in Windows, go to display properties, settings, advanced. There is a displays tab that lets you enable or disable the TV output and set the clone options. Check to make sure the monitor's resolution and refresh rate are what you want, and choose 1024x768 60hz for the TV. Apply that and see if it helps.

(You can also use the overlays tab to select "theater mode" so movies play full-screen on the TV even when you're watching in a window on the monitor.)

If the above doesn't help, you may be stuck unless you edit the bios of the video card to boot DOS at a different refresh rate. There's a RadEdit program that will let you do that.

There's a good forum at www.rage3d.com where people discuss all this stuff in greater detail. "Icarus" wrote:

This sounds like a gfx card problem but it only started happening after I upgraded mobo to a nf7-s so I'm asking here first

The problem is this... if I have my s-video cable connected to the gfx

card

(I use it sometimes to watch movies on tv), I get "input signal out of range" on my TFT screen when I reboot... no picture at all until windows starts. If I unplug s-video cable, I get picture during boot sequence.

Anyone know why this is happening? Never had any probs like this with same gfx cards on other mobos.

/Icarus

 

[dr_hardware]

"Icarus" wrote:

"TomG" wrote:

you might want to try posting that in some of the graphics card support
groups because it doesn't sound to me like a problem with the mobo but who knows, you might get someone here that knows something on it...

Thanx for the tip, just posted to the ATI group as well... problem is that I just saw a post from a guy with the exact same problem, but he was using a Asus mobo and a nvidia card I have no idea what's causing this.

/Icarus

It sounds like a problem with the ATI drivers. I have a NF7-S and a 9500Pro card and don't have any problems with the video out. When booting the system, it's normal (at least has been here with this and another MB) for the video to be blank till Windows loads. Are you using the latest (3.7 or 3.8) Catalyst drivers?

 

[TomG]

good luck with it...