I bought a game the chronicles of Narnia, I installed the game but was told I could not run it without a graphics card pixel 1.1v shaders. I bought a radeon graphics card have installed it in the correct way as there is only one slot it can go into but my computer is not picking the hardware up when I restart computer and I plug the monitor into it and cannot get anything. The graphics card is an atiradeon9250. Can anyone help?
2007-03-27 01:21:51 · 7 answers · asked by thumbelina1956 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Do you get any picture at all on start up? I mean do you get the black screen with the BIOS bootup and memory test and it just goes to black when trying to boot to Windows? If you get nothing, remove the card and reseat it. Reboot.
Also hit Delete (or whatever during boot to enter the BIOS). Search around and disable on board video if that is what you used prior to installing this card. If still nothing the card is bad. Exchange it. If it gets to Windows but you get a black screen, try hitting F8 repeatedly to enter safe mode. Then install the drivers. Good luck.
2007-03-27 01:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure you put the video card in the AGP slot...most video cards are AGP...it would be the top most slot on the mb right under the PCI slots...usually the AGP slot is a dif color than the PCI slots...darker in color! Also, you need to disable the onboard graphics first then install the video card!
2007-03-27 08:47:40 · answer #2 · answered by Stuart B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes Graphics Cards are tricky to get seated properly.
It took me 3 goes before mine worked.
Take it out again, then get it positioned properly and press it into place firmly.
Once it is in place again, push down again before attempting to power up. Remember, even pressure but not too much force.
Power up and see what happens. If it worked then excellent, if not try the installation again.
Apart from that, get someone who is used to digging around in a computer to fit it.
Good Luck
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2007-03-27 08:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure that you plugged the monitor into the socket at the back of the new board and not a socket on the main board. If earlier graphics was on-board, you might have to change a setting in BIOS.
2007-03-27 12:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by ROY L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure the card is firmly psuhed in to the agp or pci-e slot... some cards require a small amount of pressure to get them seated properly, also check to see if the card requires you to plug a molex or pci-e power modual into it, alot of new cards require the extra power to get them working...
if this fails then it could be a faulty slot or the card is incompatible with your motherboard...
2007-03-27 11:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Neil H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you try a GeForce 3 or 4? Some computers are only compatable with certin video cards.
2007-03-27 08:25:41 · answer #6 · answered by cexymama696969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got to change your motherboard .
2007-03-28 08:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by cooldeepak92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/installing-a-graphics-card.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3118_7-5023982-1.html
2007-03-27 08:35:05 · answer #8 · answered by mystic_chez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋