I just bought a new PCI-E X16 card and after installing the drivers and restarting all I see is a red square on the screen. I have to plug into my onboard graphics to use my computer. What could this be?
2007-04-27 08:24:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Try this:
-Click START
-Select RUN
-Type DXDIAG
-Click OK
-In the DISPLAY tab check your new card and run a test
Also:
Make sure that you connected your new video card correctly in the PCIe slot. Push down on it to make sure it's properly inserted in the slot.
Finally:
If none of this works, I would look into maybe getting the new card exchanged for another one like it. It could be faulty or not working properly.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
2007-04-27 08:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try cleaning your PCIe slot w/ a small paintbrush then reseating the card twice. If nothing happens, your power supply might be inadequate and could not cope w/ the additional power draw of you new video card. You may have to upgrade power supply. Before doing this, test your card in another PC w/ a better power supply.
2007-04-28 09:15:10 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That could mean the memory on the video card is bad. If it was a power supply issue it would not even boot up the video card.
2007-05-01 13:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by Eraclito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power supply could be inadequate to run the video card. Check minimum system requirements to run the card.
2007-04-27 21:52:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋