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wdtv
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_ 		16. June 2009 @ 21:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just got a new GeForce 9800 GTX + Video Card - 1024MB GDDR3 shown here:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/...03ORDER-_-Deals

My computer is this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...N82E16883107733

I have the card installed and is running, I can hear the fan. But my computer doesn't seem to recognize it under the System section in the control panel. I do not have the 8 pin connector hooked up. Is my power supply too weak to run this correctly? Or do I need to do something in the bios?

Vista did not do a 'new hardware found' after reboot.

I went to the website and found a non specific driver here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_185.85_whql.html

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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sammorris
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_ 		16. June 2009 @ 23:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You MUST hook up both power connectors.
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wdtv
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_ 		17. June 2009 @ 00:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whcih power connectors are you talking about? The grafix card has an 8 pin connector but my current 300 watt power supply doesn't have one of those coming out. Would a new power supply have this connector?

Thanks.
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sammorris
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_ 		17. June 2009 @ 00:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, and you have to plug it in for the graphics card to work.
Buy one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004
Expensive, but that's how much decent power supplies cost.
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wdtv
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_ 		17. June 2009 @ 14:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thank you all for the quick response. Is there a way I will know that these power supplies will fit in my box?
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sammorris
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_ 		17. June 2009 @ 14:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Judging from the images on the newegg site, it looks like it will.
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