Video Card Problem

GoldenEagle · 01-13-2007, 04:24 PM

I just installed a new video card on one of my computers and I am having a bit of a problem with it. I have inserted the video card into a PCI slot. I plug in the monitor and boot up. It works fine but the display is off. I update the driver and reboot. The monitor then (after I see the Windows XP screen) is just simply black, with no picture what-so-ever.

Any suggestions?

MizzouRah · 01-13-2007, 04:30 PM

PCI slot? Are you sure it's not the AGP slot? Maybe it's an old pc?

MizzouRah · 01-13-2007, 04:31 PM

To add, if it is indeed a PCI graphics card, chances are you need to go into BIOS and disable the onboard video adapter.

Surtt · 01-13-2007, 05:05 PM

I assume you mean a PCIe slot.

Try booting in safe mode and uninstalling the current vidio driver.
Re-boot and let windows discover the new card.

MizzouRah · 01-13-2007, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surtt

I assume you mean a PCIe slot.

Try booting in safe mode and uninstalling the current vidio driver.
Re-boot and let windows discover the new card.

Must be.

What Surtt said.

Usually when installing a new video card you would:

1. Boot pc with old card and uninstall the drivers to it and then the card from device manager.

2. Shut pc down, install card.

3. Boot pc and then load drivers from CD.

GoldenEagle · 01-13-2007, 06:51 PM

No, it is a PCI card. It is an older computer. I think I need to disable to on board graphics. I will see if I can figure out how to do that.

MizzouRah · 01-13-2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

No, it is a PCI card. It is an older computer. I think I need to disable to on board graphics. I will see if I can figure out how to do that.

Either by a jumper on the motherboard or in the BIOS.

01-13-2007, 05:05 PM	#4
Surtt College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	I assume you mean a PCIe slot. Try booting in safe mode and uninstalling the current vidio driver. Re-boot and let windows discover the new card. __________________ “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis

01-13-2007, 06:51 PM	#6
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	No, it is a PCI card. It is an older computer. I think I need to disable to on board graphics. I will see if I can figure out how to do that. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

01-13-2007, 04:30 PM	#2
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	PCI slot? Are you sure it's not the AGP slot? Maybe it's an old pc?

01-13-2007, 04:31 PM	#3
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	To add, if it is indeed a PCI graphics card, chances are you need to go into BIOS and disable the onboard video adapter.

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