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Can't get video card to work
Name: goats_rule Date: March 15, 2009 at 09:53:17 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP3 CPU/Ram: Intel(R) Pentinum(R) 4 2.8 GHz /0.98 GB Subcategory: Hard Drives
Comment:
I got a new video card for my computer, a Diamond S9250, PCI. However, I put in the card, plugged in the monitor, and the monitor shows nothing, as though the computer isn't on. Any ideas?
Name: kx5m2g Date: March 15, 2009 at 09:57:28 Pacific
Reply:
Did you have a video card before, or were you using the onboard video ? If you were using the onboard video, you may have to reset the bios by removing the cmos battery.
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Response Number 2
Name: goats_rule Date: March 15, 2009 at 17:07:37 Pacific
Reply:
I was using an onboard video, but i tried what your suggested and the same thing happened: The monitor acted like it was plugged in, it just didn't show anything, as though the computer was off.
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Response Number 3
Name: worldlibrary Date: March 15, 2009 at 18:15:07 Pacific
Reply:
Have you tried putting the card in but connecting the monitor to the onboard......boot and see if windows detects the new card. After driver is found disconnect from onboard and plug into new card. You can leave computer on.
You may also have to use a different slot.
It is unlikely but possible your board has a jumper that needs to be moved to disable the onboard......again possible but unlikely..
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Response Number 4
Name: seasickeel7 Date: March 16, 2009 at 08:15:11 Pacific
Reply:
Try going into you BIOS and switching your video device from onboard to PCI it is a possibility that even though you installed the card properly it didnt switch from onboard to the card
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