ATI Card Issues/Possibly Slot, maybe mobo

JoshS24 · Aug 10, 2005, 07:51 AM

Hey guys, new to the forum. I picked up a Radeon 9550 AGP 128MB Card earlier today. Had GeForce 4 MX440 in here before. Installed the Radeon, turned on the comp..just got the monitor test. So, before I got all pissy, I took the card out, put the GeForce back in, same result. So, close to freaking out, I plugged the monitor into my onboard card. EVerything came up. I figured my AGP Slot was screwed, took the card back, picked up an ATI Radeon 9250 256MB PCI card. Installed it, same freaking result as the other two cards, no dice. I don't know what is wrong, i disabled the onboard graphics. I am using an older comp. Its about 4 years old. Its a Compaq Presario(great stuff, jk). I know its not an amazing comp but, is it too dated for these newer cards? Running an AMD Althlon Processor 1.3ghz, 512 MB Ram, windows XP, everything checks out for the requirments on the box. Anyone know what the hell might be going on? I'm inches from a core meltdown here.

daedal · Aug 10, 2005, 02:54 PM

Have you tried to flush your BIOS? Does the card's fan turn when you start up? What kind of power supply do you have in there?

simplicity · Aug 19, 2005, 05:57 PM

does it beep when u turn on the computer?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Aug 19, 2005, 07:33 PM

Is your AGP a 2x only slot? If so it might not like the fact that alot of 2x slots are 3.3 volts only rather than the 1.5 ~ 1.6 volts that 4x - 8x slots are.... I had this problem on an IBM Aptiva with an 8500.

ante5k · Dec 2, 2005, 10:12 PM

Strange, i'm facing the similiar problem.
I'm using intel d845gbv mobo. 512ram. P4 2.0A Ghz
I was previously using gf4 mx440. then i decided to upgrade my graphic because the 3d graphic are screwy. i bought my self a ati radeon 9550 256MB card. I took out my old gf4 mx440 card and slot in the new ati card.

Faced the same problem i got monitor test....... so i decided to put back my gf4 mx440, it works fine.......

things that i tried:
flash my bios
uninstall old video driver

note : the graphic card fan is running, no beep
mobo agp is a 4x slot, 1.5V

anyone got any ideas?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 2, 2005, 11:04 PM

could it be power related? newers card use more power and OEMs
put "just enough" in there to get you by they way they sold it on the
shelf and thats it...

Make sure your onboard video is diasableing or disabled...
with the new card in pug you monitor to the onboard and see
if your getting video still from the onboard

ante5k · Dec 3, 2005, 06:21 AM

now i dont know why, i got signal. but the system tries to load windows but stops. i can only see a mouse and move it, the back ground is all black. i tried it with safe mode, i can see my mouse, move the mouse and the word "safe mode" written in background. anyone had this problem before?thanks for the reply.

ante5k · Dec 13, 2005, 04:45 AM

problem solved , even though i dont know why, finally it loaded to windows and i was able to install the driver, thanks for all the help

Note: the first card was faulty , exchanged for a new one with the dealer.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 13, 2005, 06:06 PM

That would explain it

Aug 10, 2005, 07:51 AM	#1
JoshS24 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	ATI Card Issues/Possibly Slot, maybe mobo Hey guys, new to the forum. I picked up a Radeon 9550 AGP 128MB Card earlier today. Had GeForce 4 MX440 in here before. Installed the Radeon, turned on the comp..just got the monitor test. So, before I got all pissy, I took the card out, put the GeForce back in, same result. So, close to freaking out, I plugged the monitor into my onboard card. EVerything came up. I figured my AGP Slot was screwed, took the card back, picked up an ATI Radeon 9250 256MB PCI card. Installed it, same freaking result as the other two cards, no dice. I don't know what is wrong, i disabled the onboard graphics. I am using an older comp. Its about 4 years old. Its a Compaq Presario(great stuff, jk). I know its not an amazing comp but, is it too dated for these newer cards? Running an AMD Althlon Processor 1.3ghz, 512 MB Ram, windows XP, everything checks out for the requirments on the box. Anyone know what the hell might be going on? I'm inches from a core meltdown here.

Aug 10, 2005, 02:54 PM	#2
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried to flush your BIOS? Does the card's fan turn when you start up? What kind of power supply do you have in there? __________________

Dec 2, 2005, 11:04 PM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	could it be power related? newers card use more power and OEMs put "just enough" in there to get you by they way they sold it on the shelf and thats it... Make sure your onboard video is diasableing or disabled... with the new card in pug you monitor to the onboard and see if your getting video still from the onboard __________________

Aug 19, 2005, 05:57 PM	#3
simplicity DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	does it beep when u turn on the computer?

Aug 19, 2005, 07:33 PM	#4
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Is your AGP a 2x only slot? If so it might not like the fact that alot of 2x slots are 3.3 volts only rather than the 1.5 ~ 1.6 volts that 4x - 8x slots are.... I had this problem on an IBM Aptiva with an 8500.

Dec 2, 2005, 10:12 PM	#5
ante5k DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Strange, i'm facing the similiar problem. I'm using intel d845gbv mobo. 512ram. P4 2.0A Ghz I was previously using gf4 mx440. then i decided to upgrade my graphic because the 3d graphic are screwy. i bought my self a ati radeon 9550 256MB card. I took out my old gf4 mx440 card and slot in the new ati card. Faced the same problem i got monitor test....... so i decided to put back my gf4 mx440, it works fine....... things that i tried: flash my bios uninstall old video driver note : the graphic card fan is running, no beep mobo agp is a 4x slot, 1.5V anyone got any ideas?

Dec 3, 2005, 06:21 AM	#7
ante5k DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	now i dont know why, i got signal. but the system tries to load windows but stops. i can only see a mouse and move it, the back ground is all black. i tried it with safe mode, i can see my mouse, move the mouse and the word "safe mode" written in background. anyone had this problem before?thanks for the reply.

Dec 13, 2005, 04:45 AM	#8
ante5k DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	problem solved , even though i dont know why, finally it loaded to windows and i was able to install the driver, thanks for all the help Note: the first card was faulty , exchanged for a new one with the dealer.

Dec 13, 2005, 06:06 PM	#9
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	That would explain it