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Topic: i need some help with a video card

I just bought a geforce fx 5200 256mb, and i got it in today. So I put it in and plug the monitor in the card and turn pc on. Everything works fine and i install the driver then restart. When it restarts the monitor no longer works.  The only way i can get the monitor working is to plug it back in the built in video card(s3/unichrome 64mb). I'm running windows xp with 1gig ram and 2gig celeron processor.  I've already tried disabling the other video card and reinstalling the drivers.  I do know that the video card is hooked in the computer the right way because the fan on the card runs. SO I'd greatly appreciate some suggestions..+ i'll reward anyone with 1k gold if their suggestion works smile Thanks in advance

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Put the vid card in the microwave for 15 minutes.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

do you have another slot to put the card in? maybe the expansion slot is bad...come to think of it, you might just want to make sure the card is securly in the expansion slot it's in now.  is this doesn't work, maybe the graphics card is bad......there's really no reason other than that for it not to work that i can think of...

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Why would you get a FX5200 anyway?

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Re: i need some help with a video card

When swapping from on-board video to a plug in video card you need to swap the settings in your Bios. Otherwise it will always take the onboard as default.

Had the same problem....fixed as above.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

The video card is in correctly and I've switched it out with another video card and everything works fine. I guess the only option is to send it back

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Re: i need some help with a video card

When swapping from on-board video to a plug in video card you need to swap the settings in your Bios. Otherwise it will always take the onboard as default.

Had the same problem....fixed as above.

Yes ignore me and take it back..... roll

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Yeah.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

When swapping from on-board video to a plug in video card you need to swap the settings in your Bios. Otherwise it will always take the onboard as default.

Had the same problem....fixed as above.

you shouldn't need to do that because most graphics cards these days are plug and play and the software with the drivers should take care of any changes needed...i'm definately sure that this is the case with nvidia cards.....are you sure you installed the drivers correctly?

i haven't had to change the bios manually on any hardware upgrades since i installed a my old single speed cd rom drive like ten years ago...

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Hey Pennywise please explain how you install the driver software for the video card if you have no screen..... wink

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Re: i need some help with a video card

well, my friend.......i'd have to look up the manual for my card(i have a huge box of manuals somewhere dating back to my old packard bell 286), but i believe that you might have had to install the drivers before you install the card.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Well..or you could buy a XT 800 Extreme like me, cus it works just fine.

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Just bought 2 GeForce 6600Gt's

If they dont work i will be a sad panda... :cry:

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Re: i need some help with a video card

ATI.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

i got an ATi X800XT, uber 1337

16 Reply by Someone_At_Nothing

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Re: i need some help with a video card

How do you find out what your video card is?

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Right click on desktop > Properties > Settings tab

Then it says:

'<monitor name> on <video card name>' above the screen resolution thingy.

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Ah cool. I never knew that =P

It says I have a 'Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller'

On a scale from 1-10 how good is that? =P

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Re: i need some help with a video card

0?

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Re: i need some help with a video card

It sounds like an on-board VGA card (they suck).

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Is it out of date? If it is, how long ago did it not suck?

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Re: i need some help with a video card

I don't know what the hell the thing is that you've got so I don't know.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

Dude, I've got a dell.

$400 for this computer. Pretty good deal.

I own.

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Re: i need some help with a video card

hehe i just ordered all my parts to my new computer..
Radeon X800XL 256 MB PCI express
AMD 64 3200 Venice
1 gig of CORSAIR XMS 184 pin DDR ram
Two 320 gig hard drives
Sound blaster Audigy2 ZS (7.1) channel sound card
ASUS A8V-E Deluxe Socket 939 VIA K8T890 ATX AMD Motherboard

plus a nice case and wire kits.. new speakers/headphone/keyboard mouse/20 inch moniter..

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Yeah, that's a waste. Faldon can run with much lower specs.

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