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Originally Posted by Malevolence
First, so any of this can make sense, what kind of card do you have? Second, third, and so on:
A surprisingly large issue that I find occurs a lot - as silly as it is - is that if you're using an adapter or if you're using a monitor without spring-grips, you may not have screwed the two connectors into the back of the computer correctly. AS odd as it osunds, that can actually account for your monitor not working.
A few other non-technical notes that osunds stupid, but hey, you never know: - Are you sure you didn't buy a PCI Express version of a card and try to put it into a brown AGP slot? The conenctions look similar, and they seem to lock in, but they definitely won't work.
- Did the video card lock into the AGP slot after you put it in? As in, did the latch click bhehind it, and did you install all the screws properly?
- this one sounds stupid, but it's big: Did your video card require supplemental power from your power source, and did you plug it in? I'm not sure what card you have (as you didn't tell us), but most cards made within the last 2 years require a power connection from the power supply. Check to see if there are any open two, three, or five prong ports on the side, back, top or bottom of the card.
- In relation to the last one, does your power supply actually supply enough power to run all the stuff you have. Check the wattage on your supply. If you're running multiple hard drives, multiple CD drives, and just about anything else, chances are you'll need to upgrae your power supply to a 5000, 550, or 650 W supply.
My last suggestion is to uninstall all the video card drivers on your computer (old card and the new card), then download the drivers for the new card - check the exact item code/name - from the card manufacturer's website. These drivers will be newer and more effective. Other than that, and since I can't actually see your computer...call the Geek Squad, I guess. |
Since when do video cards require power coming straight from the PSU? Newer video cards including a GeForce 7800GTX, do not.
SLI, on the other hand, does. But that plugs into the motherboard, not into the video card.
Million dollar question: Did you actually plug the monitor into the video card, and not just the onboard video adapter?
I've had this issue before. The card may be bad, or the AGP slot may be bad. Or you may have not even plugged it into an AGP slot at all, but a PCI slot by accident.
"Brown slot" doesn't tell us much.