Hi I'm trying to install a GeForce FX5500OC, but when I boot, it shows the XP splash screen and then the screen goes blank. I have the drivers installed properly. I can boot to safe mode - I look in device manager and it says everything is fine. I can also boot using my old onboard video...it works fine. I went into the BIOS and switched it to the PCI card setting, but still the same thing happens. Anybody have an idea about what could be goin on? Thanks!

It's either a defective card or a driver problem. My 'guess' is the driver isn't the right one.

-First thing to do is to check whether or not the BIOS has the option to disable the integrated video. In some BIOSs, you'd "Disable" the integrated VGA in the "Integrated Peripherals" section, while in others, you'd allocate 0MB of RAM to the integrated video. Either way disables the integrated video. -If your BIOS doesn't offer you the option to disable the integrated video, then in Windows, go to the device manager, right click on your integrated graphics chipset, and choose "disable." You'll have to do this with the monitor connected to the integrated video. After this, turn off the PC, connect the monitor to your new video card, and you should be up and running. It's a bird...a plane...Super P3 PIII-S OC @ 1.66GHz 2GB PC2700 7950GT AGP Optoma 1280x720 projector JBL amp and speakers 19,454 3DMark01--beats P4 2.5A with same card by 300.

I had second thoughts. Boot up in safe mode and try setting the resolution to 800x600 and the refresh to 60hz.

"...when I boot, it shows the XP splash screen and then the screen goes blank. I have the drivers installed properly" If you can't get the card to work, when did you install the nVidia drivers...while still using the onboard video? That's not how it should be done. - boot up using the onboard video, then uninstall the nVidia drivers - reboot & change the BIOS to disable the onboard (see jackbomb's response)...shutdown & install the video card - boot up with the monitor connected to the card (hopefully it will work properly), THEN install the drivers. Try these: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...

HI Thanks alot for all your help! I managed to get it working by disabling the onboard video in device manager....after that, it worked. I hadn't done that before, I only switched the "Primary Video Adapter" to PCI in the BIOS, but that didn't work. But after I disabled that onboard video in device manager, it worked! Thanks a bunch! I appreciate all the suggestions!

i recall have a pc chips board with on-board SIS graphics where the way to do it was the same - disable in Device manager, but this is quite unusual having to do it that way.