Topic: POD's Graphics Card

[Simon]

POD has PM'ed me, and e-mailed me some screenshots of a problem with installing a new graphics card.  Here is what he said:

i recently tried installing a graphics card which did not work it came up with a dialog box which i would like to show it you so if i could email you you the screenshots that wud b great.. but also after that a black screen came up wen i was loading the pc up about power and megahertz or sumthing
PoD

note: i have tried reinstalling the card but it didnt work and there seemed to be a power prob as well have you got any idea wat i shud do???

did you get the pics


thanx in advance PoD

The screenshot below is probably the most relevent.  The other two were of the other tabs in the box, just saying that the drivers were not installed.  The only thing I could suggest was re-installing the drivers from the CD that came with the card, and adjusting the BIOS to see a PCI card, but I didn't comment about the power issue.  Does anyone else have any better suggestions?

[princeofdarkness]

note: this graphics card is actually being placed in my dads pc and it used to be in mine and it worked fine in mine but i recently upgraded.. i cant quite remember what the black screen about the power said i have tried reinstalling drivers.. i havent changed any bios and the card is agp and so was the old 1...


thanx in advance PoD (jonah)  

[Simon]

I think the conversation would be best brought out here, POD, so as to get the benefit of other's help.

yeh i used the drivers from the disk
its agp.. geforce2mx400 64mb the box just poped up its self but this pc has never had a pci slot graphics card.. it says on the box agp 4x/2x/1x if thats any use?


thanx in advance PoD

There seems to be some confusion between PCI and AGP.  The screenshot refers to a PCI device.  

 

[princeofdarkness]

i know but my graphics card is agp it sasy on the box and it fit in the slot perfect and i had it in agp on my pc so...


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[Sandra]

PoD, it sounds as if its picking up the unknown onboard graphics.
Have you got onboard graphics, if so go into the bios and disable it  

[princeofdarkness]

i dont think my dad has onboard graphics because he had a shockin 8 mb graphics card in but i will check the bios anyways also.. when i installed it b4 when i woz loading the computer a black screen came up about power settings and in big bright red writing it had stuff bout mh etc...


thanx in advance PoD  

[princeofdarkness]

i have done the graphics card but there is still bit of power trouble but... thanx for all the help  


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