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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Mercury starting problems Reply #15 - 17.08.04 at 11:01:36 Quote: So, is anyone from the US? The guy with the 440GX mainboards won't ship to germany. I'll will be more then happy to forward anything you need from the US as I have done for other board members and they have done for me! Gary
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fish Full Member Offline Posts: 183 Germany Gender:	Re: Mercury starting problems Reply #16 - 17.08.04 at 12:12:53 Thanks Gary, that would be great. Would be a mess that I couldn't test the Mercury just because the onboard video device of the motherboard is damaged.
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Reply #17 - 17.08.04 at 12:35:59

An idea-

Remove the Mercury system and install a non-3dfx PCI 2d video card and see if the machine will boot off that and give you a screen.

This would at least tell you if the other items in the system work and you might be able get into the bios and shut down the onboard video.

If the computer has 5 pci slots, at that point you can re-install the Mercury and test.

Just a kludge till you get another board if that is the problem, I would want the onboard to work so the unit would be in "as shipped" spec for my collection ;-)

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fish Full Member Offline Posts: 183 Germany Gender:	Re: Mercury starting problems Reply #18 - 17.08.04 at 13:06:07 I already checked that... didn't work. If I try an external video device I don't get any signal. From the onboard device I get a signal but no screen.
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: Mercury starting problems Reply #19 - 19.08.04 at 22:11:11 Any news on what's happening guys? ??? @gdonovan - have you and @Fish arranged a 'deal' to buy one of those mainboards I found? ??? Hopefully the Mercury system can be fixed!
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fish Full Member Offline Posts: 183 Germany Gender:	Re: Mercury starting problems Reply #20 - 19.08.04 at 22:46:32 No news at the moment. Try to get one of the boards you postet. Then we will see further.
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