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XFX Graphics card troubles
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 a 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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XFX Graphics card troubles
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 a 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 ================================= 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/n...i=&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 |
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XFX Graphics card troubles
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 a 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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XFX Graphics card troubles
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 |
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XFX Graphics card troubles
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 |
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