This is done via a Cd or DVD Boot not from your OS. So if you cant even see the BIOS Flash screen or the onscreen display of the Recovery or install setup then you have a much more major problem.
So you would either have to
A.) get another card to test if the slot is dead
B.) Test this card in another machine
Till you do either one of those there is nothing more any of us can do to help you as this is something that only those 2 options are available.