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New video card won't work need help!!!!!!
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qwerty977
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5. January 2007 @ 10:19 |
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I just purchased a new video card the BFG 7800gs card. I followed the directions and first updated the bios on the pc then deleted the driver of the old card. Then after taking the card out I put the new card in. When I powered the pc up I see the blue light of the card and can hear it running. The monitor stays black and does not do anything. With the first card before I took it out it worked then with the new card it did not work but when I put the old card back in it still worked. Its a dell 4300 and I have a 300watt power supply. The card says it wants a 400watt though.
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5. January 2007 @ 10:38 |
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well theres your problem, no power = no video. Go and purchase a better power supply. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 550-620 watts.
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qwerty977
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5. January 2007 @ 14:42 |
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It seemed to power the card though it was spinning the fan and the blue light came on. If I ran duel power supplys the 300 watt just to the video card and another 145 watt to the rest of the pc do you think it will power the card?
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5. January 2007 @ 16:35 |
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How are you planning on turning on the second power supply? Its not a good idea. Just do yourself a favor and go buy a 550watt ps. btw just because the lights and the fans go on doesn't mean it has enough power.
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qwerty977
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5. January 2007 @ 17:49 |
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I would just use one power supply the 300 watt into just the video card then the other 145 watt power supply I have to the rest of the computer. Do you think just as an experiment would a 300 watt power supply power just the video card?
The case would be open and one power supply would sit on top of the case.
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5. January 2007 @ 19:35 |
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Yeah, but your problem is you have no way of turning on the power supply not connected to the motherboard. Also I'm not sure how safe it is to have two power sources. Just man up and buy a better one. Quit beating around the bush. You need to buy a new ps, end of discussion.
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6. January 2007 @ 04:06 |
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The 145W Small size PSUs that come with Dell Optiplexes probably aren't good enough to run your current PC anyway, hence it coming with a 300W power unit. You will need a more powerful unit, and do yourself a favour, don't buy a cheap one, or you'll end up with more trouble, a LOT more trouble.
If you're in the US, I'd recommend:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817128002
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qwerty977
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6. January 2007 @ 07:42 |
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The 300 watt power supply is an after market. The power supply the dell came with is a 250 peak watt but ran at 150watt. I switched it out and I dont have the 250 anymore. The 300 watt power supply has an on off switch. The 145 watt does not have a on off switch. I also found another 200watt power supply from a really really really old computer(it has turbo mode) with an on off switch but I don't know if it works yet.
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qwerty977
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6. January 2007 @ 08:13 |
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The 200watt works I ran the 200 watt just to the video card and the 300 to the rest of the computer but it still does not work.
I have another computer an hp with a 400 watt power supply so im going to try that one next.
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qwerty977
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6. January 2007 @ 10:08 |
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The 400watt did not work because it did not have enought amps. I'm buying a new power supply a 500watt with 28 amps. I need a 400watt and 20 amps for the card. The power supply is a DYNAPOWER USA EP-50X.C563-BX ATX12V. from newegg http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817255010
Do you think this will work with the card? its a BFG 7800gs
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6. January 2007 @ 12:11 |
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Yeah It should work great.
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7. January 2007 @ 12:48 |
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It should work alright, but I can never recommend the use of cheap power supplies...
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qwerty977
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7. January 2007 @ 14:05 |
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It got good reviews and my pockets aren't large after getting the card.
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7. January 2007 @ 14:36 |
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Good reviews are nothing on newegg, they're usually posted shortly after the item is purchased. They never give the rating they're quoted for and often damage your hardware. No matter how good a cheap Power supply seems, I can't name one case when a cheap power supply has worked happily ever after.
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qwerty977
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7. January 2007 @ 15:58 |
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I'm going to get this one and ill post back how it works when I get it.
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8. January 2007 @ 01:24 |
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Fair enough, good luck though mate, you'll probably need it.
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9. January 2007 @ 10:51 |
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Actually...i may pick up one of those Hipers for myself...that thing looks sick!!!
Thanks for the link sammorris
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qwerty977
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10. January 2007 @ 16:16 |
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I got the new power supply pluged it in powered it up and the power supply is working fine but still no images are coming up on my monitor. I called BFG and they said exchange the card its probally defective. I just took the new card out and put my old card back in and noticed that the old ati 16mb rage card has 3 places were it connects to the agp slot were the new card only has 2 slots. Both fit in I don't know if that has anything to do with it. The old card is in and the computer is working fine right now. Do you think I have a defective card?
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10. January 2007 @ 20:48 |
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Does one of the three place not have any metal on it? I'm speaking about of the card itself.
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qwerty977
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11. January 2007 @ 10:36 |
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It has 3 metal parts the old one and the new one has 2 metal parts.
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11. January 2007 @ 10:54 |
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After looking at what your old card is I think I see the problem.
Given that you used the Rage card in the AGP slot before, it means you must have a 2x or 4x AGP slot in order to run that card. The older AGP slots run at a different voltage to the 8x slots, and since the 7800GS is an 8x card, it won't be compatible. You probably need a new motherboard to use that card. I'll check that's the case.
Yep, I can confirm that your mobo uses the old slot:
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AGP connector
one
AGP connector size
172 pins
AGP connector data width (maximum)
32 bits
AGP bus protocols
4x/2x modes at 1.5 V
Information from Dell Support.
I think it's time to make the upgrade to PCI express.
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11. January 2007 @ 12:20 |
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After looking at what your old card is I think I see the problem.
Given that you used the Rage card in the AGP slot before, it means you must have a 2x or 4x AGP slot in order to run that card. The older AGP slots run at a different voltage to the 8x slots, and since the 7800GS is an 8x card, it won't be compatible. You probably need a new motherboard to use that card. I'll check that's the case.
Yep, I can confirm that your mobo uses the old slot:
[quote]AGP connector
one
AGP connector size
172 pins
AGP connector data width (maximum)
32 bits
AGP bus protocols
4x/2x modes at 1.5 V
Quote:
Information from Dell Support.
I think it's time to make the upgrade to PCI express.
But not in that motherboard.
Life is good!
GrandpaBruce - Vietnam Vet - 1970 - 1971
Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2
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qwerty977
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11. January 2007 @ 12:25 |
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I do have a 2x 4x I beleive but the card is a 4x 8x so it should just run at 4x.
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11. January 2007 @ 12:31 |
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Originally posted by qwerty977:
I do have a 2x 4x I beleive but the card is a 4x 8x so it should just run at 4x.
Not if the 8x card you have runs at a different voltage. It won't work at all.
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Computer: Intel Core i7-920 Nehalim;Asus P6T Deluxe V2
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11. January 2007 @ 12:48 |
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Okay I kinda suspected something like this, what you can do, is there is a video card that I have that can handle any AGP slot know to man kind. Its a common card, its the PNY NVIDIA FX 5200. Try it out.
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