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Old System, New Video Card - not working plz help!

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ragnasaur
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States804 Posts
June 16 2011 17:40 GMT
#1
I recently purchased a new video card (MSI Radeon HD5670 512MB) for my 5-year-old system. I made sure to research that the product I was buying would be compatible in my PC. The power supply should be sufficient, the card fits snug in the backwards compatible PCI-E x16 expansion slot, I was also very careful with installation itself.

After installing the card and powering on the computer, the card's fan spins but the monitor stays black (like in sleep mode).

Other than a dead card, what are some other things that could be causing this problem?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!!!

My system specs are-->
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 (rev. 1.x)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz
GPU: VisionTek Radeon x1550 256MB DDR2
RAM: 2x 512mb Kingston & 2x 512mb Patriot both PC3200 DDR SDRAM
HDD: 160GB Western Digital / 33GB Free
PSU: Thermaltake PurePower Butterfly 480 Watt Power Supply
OS: Windows XP Professional (32 bit) SP3
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Sprungjeezy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States1313 Posts
June 16 2011 17:46 GMT
#2
I did not read this, so I am posting it.

Reformat your computer.

This as far as I know is "universally" known requirement with any new components.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 16 2011 17:47 GMT
#3
Some motherboards with PCIE x16 1.x slots need a BIOS update to support 2.1 cards.

You don't need to format for a graphics card upgrade, this is the stupidest suggestion I've read in quite a long time.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 17:56:19
June 16 2011 17:48 GMT
#4
On June 17 2011 02:46 Sprungjeezy wrote:
I did not read this, so I am posting it.

Reformat your computer.

This as far as I know is "universally" known requirement with any new components.


That's stupid. Uninstall drivers with driversweeper, reinstall drivers, make sure the monitor is plugged into the video card instead of the motherboard, reseat the video card, and make sure you have the appropriate number of PCIE power cables plugged in from the PSU.

On June 17 2011 02:47 skyR wrote:
Some motherboards with PCIE x16 1.x slots need a BIOS update to support 2.1 cards.

You don't need to format for a graphics card upgrade, this is the stupidest suggestion I've read in quite a long time.


Oh come on, give him some credit, that one guy said to clean old thermal paste with a wet rag...

Second or third dumbest, realistically, I'm sure S.O.U.L has at least one worse, as well.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 16 2011 18:01 GMT
#5
I did some researching for you and it seems to me you didn't research hard enough. Your board requires a BIOS update:

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/901500/k8nf-9.12l

This is an unofficial BIOS provided by Gigabyte. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I'm not responsible for bricking your motherboard.

Reports of it working: http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=120655&STARTPAGE=3&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear
ensign_lee
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1178 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-16 18:05:34
June 16 2011 18:05 GMT
#6
On June 17 2011 02:46 Sprungjeezy wrote:
I did not read this, so I am posting it.

Reformat your computer.

This as far as I know is "universally" known requirement with any new components.


For a VIDEO CARD? That is NOT good advice. Search for update drivers for you mobo since your computer is 5 years old.

edit: dangit, ninjad by Skyr.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 16 2011 18:06 GMT
#7
On June 17 2011 03:05 ensign_lee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2011 02:46 Sprungjeezy wrote:
I did not read this, so I am posting it.

Reformat your computer.

This as far as I know is "universally" known requirement with any new components.


For a VIDEO CARD? That is NOT good advice. Search for update drivers for you mobo since your computer is 5 years old.

edit: dangit, ninjad by Skyr.


That's just kinda the status quo...
ragnasaur
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States804 Posts
June 16 2011 18:15 GMT
#8
thanks guys you all pwn!
I didn't do anything with the PSU, all I did was plug the card into the PCI-E slot. Pretty sure thats all this card requires though
I had seen some reviews of people having trouble with older boards but I was kinda hoping it wouldn't happen to me ><
I'm awaiting a response from Gigabyte regarding the BIOS update, but it comes with that WARNING so uhohz...
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S.O.U.L
Profile Joined March 2011
Latvia149 Posts
June 16 2011 18:46 GMT
#9
and for the card tp run better, overclock youre CPU to the maximum stable and test it under full load for like 24 hours! it will run games a lot better tehn it would be know!

User was warned for this post
CezA
Bambipwnsu
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada698 Posts
June 16 2011 18:59 GMT
#10
On June 17 2011 03:46 S.O.U.L wrote:
and for the card tp run better, overclock youre CPU to the maximum stable and test it under full load for like 24 hours! it will run games a lot better tehn it would be know!


hahaha

I <3 u S.O.U.L. Don't ever stop your magic. I always enjoy reading your posts however random they are lol.
LoL @ NA: bambipwnsu
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 16 2011 19:13 GMT
#11
On June 17 2011 03:59 Bambipwnsu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2011 03:46 S.O.U.L wrote:
and for the card tp run better, overclock youre CPU to the maximum stable and test it under full load for like 24 hours! it will run games a lot better tehn it would be know!


hahaha

I <3 u S.O.U.L. Don't ever stop your magic. I always enjoy reading your posts however random they are lol.


Please don't encourage him.
TadH
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1846 Posts
June 16 2011 19:21 GMT
#12
On June 17 2011 04:13 JingleHell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 17 2011 03:59 Bambipwnsu wrote:
On June 17 2011 03:46 S.O.U.L wrote:
and for the card tp run better, overclock youre CPU to the maximum stable and test it under full load for like 24 hours! it will run games a lot better tehn it would be know!


hahaha

I <3 u S.O.U.L. Don't ever stop your magic. I always enjoy reading your posts however random they are lol.


Please don't encourage him.



Seriously, all it takes is for one uninformed person to heed his advice, and ruin their computer.

That is not funny.
ragnasaur
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States804 Posts
June 17 2011 04:19 GMT
#13
I was going to flash the BIOS with Q-Flash but it asks me for a floppy disk. I don't have any floppy's, is there any way to set it so I can load the BIOS off of a USB drive?
Or should I manually reset with that pin or watch-battery thing?
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HydraLF
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Hong Kong626 Posts
June 17 2011 04:27 GMT
#14
I know for ASUS that I can flash BIOS with USB/CD ROM, watch battery thing have nothing to do with flashing your bios, I wouldn't bother with that unless you fail to boot for whatever reason.
Sure.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 17 2011 04:36 GMT
#15
Q-Flash can be used with a USB drive.

Removing the battery / shorting the jumper clears the CMOS which resets the settings in your BIOS. It doesn't update your BIOS. It is a good idea to do this to reset the BIOS back to factory defaults before updating and after updating.
ragnasaur
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States804 Posts
June 17 2011 05:05 GMT
#16
How do i use Q-Flash with a USB drive?
I saved a new BIOS version onto my USB drive but when i enter Q-Flash the only option is boot from floppy disk...
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skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 17 2011 05:15 GMT
#17
If your Q-Flash is too old without the USB option than you have other choices such as flashing from inside Windows (not recommended) or through DOS.
ragnasaur
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States804 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-17 06:04:38
June 17 2011 06:02 GMT
#18
Ohh dang, and there's no way to set Q-Flash to boot with a usb or cd?
420 posts^^
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Yung
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States727 Posts
June 17 2011 06:38 GMT
#19
On June 17 2011 13:19 ragnasaur wrote:
I was going to flash the BIOS with A Q-TIP but it asks me for a floppy disk. I don't have any floppy's, is there any way to set it so I can load the BIOS off of a USB drive?
Or should I manually reset with that pin or watch-battery thing?

I read it like this and thought it was someone trolling S.O.U.L
TobZero
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Germany493 Posts
June 17 2011 08:39 GMT
#20
On June 17 2011 14:05 ragnasaur wrote:
How do i use Q-Flash with a USB drive?
I saved a new BIOS version onto my USB drive but when i enter Q-Flash the only option is boot from floppy disk...


try another usb drive.
is it formated correct? has to be FAT or FAT32
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