wastedfaith Xbox-HQ User Xbox Version: v.1.6 Modded: XBMC via Krayzie's NDure
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: New Video Card (HELP PLEASE)
I just got a hand-me-down video card that is a whole lot better than what I have now. I exceed all the system requirements to use it, but I am encountering a real problem with it. I am using a Compaq Presario 4090US (unfortunately) with its stock S3 Graphics Pro-Savage onboard video card. I'm trying to install an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI 256MB card. I have read that I need to disable the onboard card and enable VGA in the BIOS, but when I accessed the BIOS, I didn't see an option for disabling the onboard card. I did, however enable VGA. Then, when I started up the PC, I (using Microsoft ME) removed the video card from the display list, shutdown the PC, installed the new video card, plugged my monitor in, and for some reason my monitor isn't getting a green light (it's staying orange). I also tried installing the new card without hooking the monitor up to it; thinking maybe if I started up with my monitor plugged into my onboard card, I could install the drivers for the new card, restart and have better luck. However, I had the same problem. Basically, my monitor won't turn on if I have the video card in a slot. Any ideas would be extremely helpful. And before you mention it, yes, I have tried switching PCI slots with my wireless card and also tried (when enabling VGA), assigning different IRQs to the video card. Neither worked.
JJLuchiano Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: v.1.6 Modded: XBMC via Krayzie's NDure
Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Posts: 273 Location: ATX
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject:
You're going to need to disable the onboard card. But for now u can at least install the new and plug monitor into new card. New card will run as VGA until drivers are installed. Then u should be able to go into BIOS and disable onboard video card. _________________
wastedfaith Xbox-HQ User Xbox Version: v.1.6 Modded: XBMC via Krayzie's NDure
Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 16
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:58 am Post subject: tried
the monitor won't turn on if i plug it in to the new card...nor will it turn on if the card is even in the slot
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:38 am Post subject:
Dont sound like your mobo can handle the card.
What kind of PC are you running it on?
JJLuchiano Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: v.1.6 Modded: XBMC via Krayzie's NDure
Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Posts: 273 Location: ATX
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:
That Radeon is pretty powerful. Pending on how old ur PC is, Wes is probably right. Ur motherboard doesn't want to play with that vid card............LOL. _________________
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject:
Minimum System Requirements
>>Intel Pentium 4/III/II/Celeron, AMD K6/Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP or compatible
>>Universal PCI bus configuration
>>256 MB Memory
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