XFX Graphics card troubles

[Underdog]

Im having some trouble with a new graphics card i purchased. I bought a XFX
8600gt Geforce nvidia card. I am replacing a Nvidia 6800 geforce.

My system specs are:
Dell XPS Gen4 3.2 ghz
2gb ram
17"monitor
PCI-E x16 slot for the card (black colored)

My problem is when i uninstall my current card which is the nvidia 6800 and
put in my new xfx card, and start up the computer nothing comes on the
screen. The monitor is just black, but the computer is on. I was wondering if
the box says it is for screen sizes 19-30" would that be the reason why i
cannot see anything I cannot understand the type of problem i am having,
whether it is a compatibility problem or anything. Any information or answers
would be greatly appreciated

[John Inzer]

Underdog wrote:
> Im having some trouble with a new graphics card i purchased. I bought
> a XFX 8600gt Geforce nvidia card. I am replacing a Nvidia 6800
> geforce.
>
> My system specs are:
> Dell XPS Gen4 3.2 ghz
> 2gb ram
> 17"monitor
> PCI-E x16 slot for the card (black colored)
>
> My problem is when i uninstall my current card which is the nvidia
> 6800 and put in my new xfx card, and start up the computer nothing
> comes on the screen. The monitor is just black, but the computer is
> on. I was wondering if the box says it is for screen sizes 19-30"
> would that be the reason why i cannot see anything I cannot
> understand the type of problem i am having, whether it is a
> compatibility problem or anything. Any information or answers would
> be greatly appreciated
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I don't know the exact answer or solution but
it sounds like your system cannot handle that
card.

Have you checked with nVidia Support?
http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html

The following article is for a different card but
I suspect yours may be experiencing a similar
issue:

My system does not boot when a GeForce
7950 GX2 graphics card is installed
http://tinyurl.com/5j3gxa
or...
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1874&p_created=1150999811&p_sid=burZgSgj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX 3Jvd19jbnQ9MTQsMTQmcF9wcm9kcz0yJnBfY2F0cz02MCZwX3B 2PTEuMiZwX2N2PTEuNjAmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzL nNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXdvbid 0IGJvb3Q*&p_li=&p_topview=1

Good luck...

--

John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Does the monitor light come on, indicating that it is getting a signal from
the card?

If so, use the F8 key and try starting up in Safe Mode or VGA mode.

If no monitor light comes on, then perhaps the card is defective.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Underdog" > wrote in message
...
> Im having some trouble with a new graphics card i purchased. I bought a
> XFX
> 8600gt Geforce nvidia card. I am replacing a Nvidia 6800 geforce.
>
> My system specs are:
> Dell XPS Gen4 3.2 ghz
> 2gb ram
> 17"monitor
> PCI-E x16 slot for the card (black colored)
>
> My problem is when i uninstall my current card which is the nvidia 6800
> and
> put in my new xfx card, and start up the computer nothing comes on the
> screen. The monitor is just black, but the computer is on. I was wondering
> if
> the box says it is for screen sizes 19-30" would that be the reason why i
> cannot see anything I cannot understand the type of problem i am having,
> whether it is a compatibility problem or anything. Any information or
> answers
> would be greatly appreciated

[Underdog]

The thing is when i start up my computer i can hear it logging in and i can
hear the hardware balloon popup in windows, the problems is i cannot see
anything because my monitor wont show anything. The monitor light shows up
and blinks as if it is in sleep mode, but it wont tell me that it is not
connected to the comp so there maybe a prob with the monitor complying with
my gfx card, thanks for the replies, any more help would be greatly
appreciated thanks again

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Try connecting the monitor to the card with an old D-Sub cable (as well as
the DVI one you probably use) and see whether anything appears.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"Underdog" > wrote in message
...
> The thing is when i start up my computer i can hear it logging in and i
> can
> hear the hardware balloon popup in windows, the problems is i cannot see
> anything because my monitor wont show anything. The monitor light shows up
> and blinks as if it is in sleep mode, but it wont tell me that it is not
> connected to the comp so there maybe a prob with the monitor complying
> with
> my gfx card, thanks for the replies, any more help would be greatly
> appreciated thanks again