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Originally Posted by Screwdriverone
Take the video card with you to the computer shop / Harvey Norman etc. and but a new one that is the same type as the dead one. A similar one should probably be about $20-$60, depending on the type.
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If it is an AGP card, a new card may not be that cheap, and stocks might be limited.
Jen, you didn't say what the BIOS was. Depending on the BIOS some of them beep before they even put the branding up on screen. See if you can find the motherboard brand (it will be silk screened on the board) and the BIOS brand (it will be printed on the chip and include a name, not just a part number).
You might also be at the cut your losses point. With old systems, once one bit fails others may not be far behind. You can get a complete new system, faster with more memory and disk and a warranty, without monitor for a few hundred $, and copy your files off the old disk. Replacing a CRT monitor with an LCD might reduce the overall power consumption too.
Andrew (when it comes to computer hardware, professional pessimist)