Graphics card doesn't work?

Question

I've just got a Geforce 7600 GS (AGP) for my computer and tried to install it. Unfortunatley my monitor cannot pick it up. The fan works so power is getting to the monitor. If anyone knows where I am going wrong or if they know where to get a hardware installation manual from the web it would be appreciated

I've tried the usual tricks like restarting computer or re-installing the card but that doesn't seem to work

This isn't a BIOS problem. I'm replacing an old AGP card with a new one

I should also mention that I cannot see anything with this graphics card so asking me to do anything on the computer with this will not work

Answer 1

Disable on board graphics in the BIOS, uninstall any old drivers you may have.

Theres a bunch clowns answering nonsense here.

Answer 2

Several things you could try:

1: Try changing the power plug to the card to one you know that works (say from your optical drive.

2. Do you get a BIOS post screen, if so the card is working, then try safe mode.

3. Check the connectors at both ends especially for bent or damaged pins

4. Does your monitor say (no signal), does it light up at all, is it VGA or DVI, if it's VGA try the auto control

5. Was your old card Nvidia, did you remove the old drivers before installing the new card? If not you will have to go back to your old one, uninstall all graphic card software, install the new card and then install the most up to date drivers.

6. Check that the AGP slot is clean and the card secure and than the fan is not impeded in any way.

If there is no POST screen on boot it will be a faulty card, bad connections or a wonky monitor.

If there is a post screen it will be down to the Windows drivers and they will have to be reinstalled.

Answer 3

If your PC had an old AGP card that you're replacing then it isn't a BIOS problem.

I had the same problem with my new one, (installed yesterday) I restarted 4 times and tried reinstalling 3. Nothing!
So I slowed down.
Sounds stupid I know but it worked!

As long as your new card is compatible with your motherboard it should install.

Open up the case again and remove the card.
Line up the card and the slot carefully.
Ease it down gently.
When you think its in place, let go and then apply a little more pressure toward the back of the card (away from where the monitor connects).
Then hold this end down with one finger and push the front end down a little till it looks like it has seated properly.
Be ready with the securing screw but don't ease up on the pressure. Tighten the screw and try booting again.
It worked for me so hopefully it'll work for you.

Once you've done that and the PC 'sees' it, close the 'found new hardware' wizard and insert the driver disk that came with the card and follow the on-screen prompts. The settings should configure automatically at a premium for your machine so you shouldn't need to change it at all.

Although please remember to be careful about static and bear in mind that the card itself may be faulty.
:~)
Good luck.

Answer 4

i agree with the second answer,you need to go into set up(restart the p.c and press delete at start up),then when in set up go into advanced bios settings,or it may be a different option ,depends on type of bios,what you are looking for is a setting to change your video type from either on-board/agp/pci..you need to set it from agp,some motherboards have this as agp onboard and the other setting is pci
also if there is a setting to alocate irq to pci video you should disable this
the main problem with changing thes settings is that you need to put your old card in so you can see the bios settings,then change to agp onboard(or just agp) then save and exit set up,you then should turn off your p.c and insert your new a.g.p card which will now be recognized by the monitor and will boot up
once windows has loaded you should then install the graphic drivers,but dont use the drivers that came in the box,use the latest forceware drivers from the nvidia website..here is the link...http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html
try this out and if there is any more problems let me know
good luck mate

Answer 5

Make sure it's seated all the way in the slot! this is very important, also make sure all the contacts are clean before you insert it and there is no dust to cause short static discharge. Because you should have the POST test come up no matter what (Like the BIOS screen that says the computer brand name on it.) Windows could have a driver conflict, but you should at least see the post. You can still get power from a half seated card to the monitor but won't get display unless all the pins are making contact.

Answer 6

hi first of all you have got the required agp 4/8 speed port
second have you unistalled and or disabled the old graphics card and last but not least have you gone into the bios and set the mother board to not use onboard and to look for the graphics card in the AGP slot

this should help

Answer 7

Do you hear any continuous beeps when you first power on the pc?

Not just the 1st beep , that's normal, if there is a problem with the card you will hear another series of beeps.

Also , if you have no picture at all from the card , you have to check if it's seated properly. One time my friend had a similar issue, and all I had to do was jiggle the AGP card in the slot and it worked.

Also check the power, does your card require a power cable to it , see if it's seated ok, maybe your PSU doesn't have enough juice to power it.

Answer 8

one question....is this an upgrade from onboard video? If so, plug the monitor into the old port, boot into the bios(power on and start hitting del or f1). poke around untill you find the video section. change it from the onboard to the AGP card. hit f 10, yes, enter. Now switch the monitor plug back to the new video card.

Answer 9

It sounds like the video cards resolution is set higher than your monitor can handle.

Restart the computer and boot into safe mode (press F8 while it is booting to bring up the boot menu).

It should bring the card up in low resolution so you can see it, then you should be able to go into your video settings and set it lower.

If you are using the machine for gaming, you should probably get a new monitor that will handle the performance of the card - avoid most flat panels since they have high refresh rates - if you do get a flat screen, try to find one with a refresh of around 4ms

Answer 10

You need to change it into your BIOS. You need to change the setting from onboard to AGP. I think you get to you BIOS by rebooting and holding escape. Also make sure the monitor is plugged into the new agp card and not the other plug. I know it souns obvious but that happened to me once.