Install Video Card Problem

Ares82 · 04-28-2006, 01:47 PM

Hi I just bought a new video card (Apollo GeForce 6800 128 MB AGP) I put it in and turn on the computer, but all I get is one long BEEP sound. The screen though stays black, I don't even get the bios.

When I plug my old card back in everything works fine, so I need help please. Thank you for any input you can provide.

jdhore1 · 04-28-2006, 02:12 PM

are you sure you seated it properly? and the card COULD be DOA

Ares82 · 04-28-2006, 02:38 PM

I plugged it in tightly I double checked, and tried doing it more then once. So it's deffinatly not that.

DOA? As in broken? I sure hope not, I just bought the **** thing. **** it and I was so psyched to play Oblivion today. Is there anything else that it could be? I really don't want to have to send this thing back and wait another week for a replacement.

CrazeD · 04-28-2006, 02:40 PM

I'm pretty sure that card has a molex connection on it, did you plug that in?

Make sure you seat it really well. My friend has a GeForce 6600 256mb card that you really have to push hard to get it to seat properly.

MMH · 04-28-2006, 02:50 PM

i'm not sure about that particular card.. but i've had some cards that need a power cable plugged directly into the card itself.. the same type as you would use for, say, a harddrive or cd-rom.

if it doesn't have one then chances are it is DOA. if you bought it in town, just take it back and say that it doesn't work and exchange for a new one.

if bought online, an RMA shouldn't take too long

VooDoo27 · 04-28-2006, 03:06 PM

is the monitor saying no signal?

Ares82 · 04-28-2006, 03:13 PM

Well MMH you hit it right on the nail, I can't believe how dumb I was. Turns out that this vid card needs to be plugged into the internal power supply.

In my defense though, my old card didn't need it and that joke of a manual that came with the card didn't mention anything about hooking it up to the internal power supply. In fact the only way I figured it out was by looking at the box and I saw under requirements that it said "Needs 4-pin hard drive power connector from internal power supply".

Anyways I hooked it up now and it's working. On to installing Oblivion

Thanks for the help guys.

Member Login