TV Card Problem

Okay how to explain this:
I have A TView 99 cph060 TV Tuner Card on a Presario 5834 when I am using my Windows HDD It works with the software provided (Damn Proprietary Software). But If I reboot without turning on a Tuner Card Program It doesn't catch any signals and all I get is snow. I am regularly using Kernel v. 2.4.18 but it also happens in 2.5.33

I am sorry if I didn't explain this well If any information is needed please let me know

-Regards Gerald

_+_In 1968 it took the computing power of 2 C-64's to fly a rocket to the moon Now, in 2002 it takes a 300 Mhz Computer to run Windows XP_+_