My video card luck is the worse ever! Please help me.

striker · 05-15-2008, 04:04 AM

I have a Compaq Presario PC SR5210NX with Vista. I bought a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133197 because my last card did not work. It came in today so I just installed it to my tower. I started up my computer and I can hear it turn on, but no picture. So I connected the monitor to the VGA that is intergrated into my motherboard still no picture. I had to unistall the new card from my tower to to get my picture back. How can I install the software if I can't see the screen? Can someone help me, please?

PC eye · 05-15-2008, 04:12 AM

Did you disable the onboard video once you had the new card in? That is done in the bios setup along with at least disabling the onboard video item found in the device manager. Otherwise the onboard will cancel the installed card out! You want to see the bios set from PCI to PCI-E as well.

striker · 05-15-2008, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

Did you disable the onboard video once you had the new card in? That is done in the bios setup along with at least disabling the onboard video item found in the device manager. Otherwise the onboard will cancel the installed card out! You want to see the bios set from PCI to PCI-E as well.

Ok, I know how to go into bios and switch it to PCI-E, but how do I do disable the onboard video item found in the device manager?

striker · 05-15-2008, 04:29 AM

I found out how to. I'm gooing to try to install my new card again now.

striker · 05-15-2008, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

Did you disable the onboard video once you had the new card in? That is done in the bios setup along with at least disabling the onboard video item found in the device manager. Otherwise the onboard will cancel the installed card out! You want to see the bios set from PCI to PCI-E as well.

Ok I did everything that PC eye said, and I still get the same problem. What do I do know?

PC eye · 05-15-2008, 04:46 AM

While you are in the device manager you look under the display adapter catagory there and right click on the item for onboard. That should be seen as the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 64MB according to the specifications seen on that model at http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/GN571AA%2523ABA

A simple right click and selecting the disable option in the right click menu will take care of that while leaving the drivers intact so you don't see prompts for them come up. Hopefully that will now see good results if the card has no defects itself.

striker · 05-15-2008, 05:29 AM

Ok I got it to show up thanks to PC eye. But now it's telling me to install vista drivers?

Install windows Vista 32-bit driver or 64-bit driver??? (Note: You need windows Vista x64 to install the x64 vision of the driver). How would I know which one to pick for my computer? Compaq Presario PC SR5210NX with Vista

striker · 05-15-2008, 05:54 AM

Ok, I got it. Thank you PC EYE for helping me out.

PC eye · 05-15-2008, 06:07 AM

Glad to see you finally got the card working there. Witrh a 32bit edition of Vista you would select the 32bit driver set at the support site. Unless you specified a 64bit edition of Windows a prebuild will come with a 32bit edition usually Home Premium.

With the custom build here I had more fun seeing Vista drivers automatically downloaded for the sound card on XP since I dual boot both versions along with ubuntu presently. The Creative updater even support site as well as the MS update site all saw those go on XP! Finally Creative straightened out the mess they had there. If you eventually get into custom building that's where the fun really begins!

05-15-2008, 04:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	Did you disable the onboard video once you had the new card in? That is done in the bios setup along with at least disabling the onboard video item found in the device manager. Otherwise the onboard will cancel the installed card out! You want to see the bios set from PCI to PCI-E as well. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

05-15-2008, 04:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	While you are in the device manager you look under the display adapter catagory there and right click on the item for onboard. That should be seen as the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 64MB according to the specifications seen on that model at http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/GN571AA%2523ABA A simple right click and selecting the disable option in the right click menu will take care of that while leaving the drivers intact so you don't see prompts for them come up. Hopefully that will now see good results if the card has no defects itself. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

05-15-2008, 06:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	Glad to see you finally got the card working there. Witrh a 32bit edition of Vista you would select the 32bit driver set at the support site. Unless you specified a 64bit edition of Windows a prebuild will come with a 32bit edition usually Home Premium. With the custom build here I had more fun seeing Vista drivers automatically downloaded for the sound card on XP since I dual boot both versions along with ubuntu presently. The Creative updater even support site as well as the MS update site all saw those go on XP! Finally Creative straightened out the mess they had there. If you eventually get into custom building that's where the fun really begins! __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Help with Video card for Dell E521	koopatroop	Video Cards and Monitors	11	02-14-2008 10:53 PM
Installed Radeon 9250 Video Card and get "Please check signal cable" error.	EightBallz	Video Cards and Monitors	2	12-19-2006 02:06 PM
Video Card 101 Clarification	The Duke	Video Cards and Monitors	3	10-26-2006 07:24 PM
Video Card 101	Praetor	Video Cards and Monitors	15	02-26-2006 03:02 PM
video card purchase	RayWheels	Video Cards and Monitors	3	11-02-2005 04:42 AM