My monitor does not display anythin?

Question

hi ...
i just installed a new graphics card .
i guess that i didnt install the drivers properly .
so my games started but within a few seconds i got a blue screen sayin somethin like "primary memory dump ".
it also said that if this recurred i should remove any new hardware or software installed recently .
so i went to the settings and changed the display option from agp to onboard .
now my system starts up with windows but there is no display on the monitor.
kindly tell me wat to do ..
thx in advance
Amrith

Answer 1

First what OS is on this PC?
Also what type video card? AGP 2x 4x etc... what was your old card... onboard or a AGP/PCI ? THEN
Best to remove new Software for the new video card if you loaded any... shutdown PC. Put back the old card and see if you didn't fry the AGP port (is it AGP?). If its good, install the new card and boot up, Windows should detect new H/W and you then can load the Software/Drivers disk. IF your old video was "onboard" you will need to get into BIOS (F8)? usually and set that card as "disabled" and enable AGP, may need to set the card as well. Safe settings F10 and exit. Load S/W/Drivers.
Hope that helps, without the info thats all I got for ya...

Answer 2

Certainly go into safe mode. Your drivers will be bypassed. Safe Mode will use the generic windows display driver and you will have your monitor back, IF it is a driver problem. If that is the case then you know that the graphic card driver is the problem. If nothing shows even in Safe Mode, then you know you have a hardware problem. In that case, pull out the graphic card and re-seat it. Often these new cards are a very tight fit in the slot and sometimes when people think it is seated all the way, it isn't. A firm push down would seat it correctly. Don't be unreasonable in that push. Firm but nothing to damage the MB.
I don't think this is it, but on crt monitors the signal cable hangs from the monitor and over time the gravity and weight of the cable begins to pull on the connection, causing a black screen.
Lastly, it is possible that the graphic card is not compatible with your system. In that case take it back and get a refund. I saw a good deal at http://www.tigerdirect.com . The Gateway GX7022E
is an amazing computer for the low price: $870.97 . It is refurbished but I wouldn't hesitate to get this computer, if I needed one. I mean, 3.0GHz dual core processor and 2gigs ddr memory. Windows XP Media Center Edtion 2005. Great computer for such a price. They finance.

Answer 3

Sounds like that video card is incompatble with your system. You may be able to tweak/overclock, but that is more advanced. Try to unistall/reinstall,but if that doesn't work you're probably conflicting and should go backto your other card . If you have another card in there.see if you can disable it(if your monitors not plugged into that) on startup press F2 and see if you can disable it. Try to start in sfae mode by pressing f8. exchange the oldcard backin ther.

Answer 4

This is symtomatic of a memory problem. Either the memory on the graphics card is bad or the system memory is bad.

Answer 5

Aww the Blue Screen of Death. Take it to a computer repair shop, you will be suprised how much hair you will save and it should cost anything over 50bucks to fix.

Pull the Cmos battery to reset the bios?

Answer 6

properly thats an extremely confusing element to do. Upgrading is the only achieveable answer & if u can get some pictures card from any previous computing device is the only thank you to alter it from 24bit to 32 bit.. you will possibly desire to be fortunate to get certainly one of those working AGP card & each and all of the wonderful on your AGP hunt ...

Answer 7

If you are unable to see anything at all (ex. splash screen at start up) then your only choice would be to restore the system if you don't want to take it to the professionals.

Answer 8

try going on to safe mode...this saves your life, then do the changes!