Need help with install

burnitdown · 09-28-2006, 03:14 AM

Well its my first time putting in a vid card. I put in a pny 7300gt into my HP a1510n i just bought. it doesnt seem to have power, i know the power comes from the pci-ex16 slot and yes i have it in the right slot, i installed the drivers and told the comp to run from the card in setup, but it still wont work. somehow i have a feeling its not getting power at all, any ideas?

burnitdown · 09-28-2006, 03:20 AM

alright officially diagnosed it as not getting any power because the fan does not spin. What now?

ADE · 09-28-2006, 03:20 AM

You need a 6 pin power cord to plug from the power supply to the MOBO to give the card power. This is a must as you cannot get power to it any other way unless there is a power adapter on the card itself. if you do not have the 6 pin, but have a 4 pin there is a cheep and inexpensive adapter you can buy that makes a 4 pin to six pin. 4 pin is for AGP, as 6 pin is for PCI-E

burnitdown · 09-28-2006, 03:24 AM

i dont see any place for a power connector. My installation manual is for several cards, but it says if there is a power connector it would be at the end near the mobo and there is no connectors there... or anywhere else on the board fr what i can see.

ADE · 09-28-2006, 03:32 AM

Then you may need a new MOBO...But how many watts is you power supply? it will have a number then a "W" after it. If its below 400W then there's your problem. You may have enough power if you have over 400W to supply, but you over all will need a 6 pin power. But put that aside for a moment, what is your Watts?

pdc76 · 09-28-2006, 03:33 AM

the power connector would be on the motherboard, not the card. what video card did you have in there before? did you get this card new?

ADE · 09-28-2006, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burnitdown

Well its my first time putting in a vid card.

Dude, he said this is his first.

pdc76 · 09-28-2006, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADE

Dude, he said this is his first.

unless he has onboard, the old one has to be removed first, dude. a removal wouldn't count as an install. if there was a card there that he is upgrading, this would count as a first install. that would also tell us the 6 prong plug is probably already plugged in in order to run the original. that's why i asked if it was a new card. it could be dead.

dude.

burnitdown · 09-28-2006, 03:39 AM

i have a 350w psu and the vid card only requires 300, and im upgrading from intergrated.

ADE · 09-28-2006, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdc76

unless he has onboard, the old one has to be removed first, dude. a removal wouldn't count as an install. if there was a card there that he is upgrading, this would count as a first install. that would also tell us the 6 prong plug is probably already plugged in in order to run the original. that's why i asked if it was a new card. it could be dead.

dude.

Burnitdown, is he correct?

09-28-2006, 03:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
burnitdown Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422	Need help with install Well its my first time putting in a vid card. I put in a pny 7300gt into my HP a1510n i just bought. it doesnt seem to have power, i know the power comes from the pci-ex16 slot and yes i have it in the right slot, i installed the drivers and told the comp to run from the card in setup, but it still wont work. somehow i have a feeling its not getting power at all, any ideas? __________________ Desktop: \| Laptop: Athlon 64 3800+ \| Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8GHZ) 1GB Ram \| 3GB Ram 200GB HDD \| 250GB HDD 7300gt 256mb \| 9500M GS 512mb

09-28-2006, 03:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
burnitdown Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422	alright officially diagnosed it as not getting any power because the fan does not spin. What now? __________________ Desktop: \| Laptop: Athlon 64 3800+ \| Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8GHZ) 1GB Ram \| 3GB Ram 200GB HDD \| 250GB HDD 7300gt 256mb \| 9500M GS 512mb

09-28-2006, 03:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
burnitdown Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422	i dont see any place for a power connector. My installation manual is for several cards, but it says if there is a power connector it would be at the end near the mobo and there is no connectors there... or anywhere else on the board fr what i can see. __________________ Desktop: \| Laptop: Athlon 64 3800+ \| Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8GHZ) 1GB Ram \| 3GB Ram 200GB HDD \| 250GB HDD 7300gt 256mb \| 9500M GS 512mb

09-28-2006, 03:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
burnitdown Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 422	i have a 350w psu and the vid card only requires 300, and im upgrading from intergrated. __________________ Desktop: \| Laptop: Athlon 64 3800+ \| Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.8GHZ) 1GB Ram \| 3GB Ram 200GB HDD \| 250GB HDD 7300gt 256mb \| 9500M GS 512mb

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09-28-2006, 03:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	You need a 6 pin power cord to plug from the power supply to the MOBO to give the card power. This is a must as you cannot get power to it any other way unless there is a power adapter on the card itself. if you do not have the 6 pin, but have a 4 pin there is a cheep and inexpensive adapter you can buy that makes a 4 pin to six pin. 4 pin is for AGP, as 6 pin is for PCI-E

09-28-2006, 03:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	Then you may need a new MOBO...But how many watts is you power supply? it will have a number then a "W" after it. If its below 400W then there's your problem. You may have enough power if you have over 400W to supply, but you over all will need a 6 pin power. But put that aside for a moment, what is your Watts?

09-28-2006, 03:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
pdc76 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 779	the power connector would be on the motherboard, not the card. what video card did you have in there before? did you get this card new?

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