ATI 9700 PRO Problems......
Hi, I'm new here, but I have searched all over and can't find any answers to my problem....
I ordered my video card from new egg refurbished. At first my motherboard would not accept it and it gave me a series of beeps when I started up(i.e. video not working). I was pretty pissed off and i didn't want RMA it.
So I started playing with the card to see if i could somehow get it to work. The fan on the card would work so I knew it was getting power. It was just a matter of getting my mobo to detect it. So I decided to not completely have snap it into the AGP slot.. Wah lah bingo it works...
At that point I was pretty excited. I thought I fixed the problem. And I did fix it.... For a while.....
Recently it has been taking forever to get my mobo to detect it. It used to be that I could just stick it partly in and it always work. But later it kept getting worse. Like I would have to try and find a sweet spot every single time I turned my computer on just to be able to use the card.. Adventually I gave up and went to my old card.
My question is this... Is there any way I can make the connection to the AGP slot more conductive or somthing. The card works... It just seems like it has a hard time being detected by motherboards..
Some obvious things I'll get out of the way:
- Yes I have the extra power cord plugged in.
- Yes, I tried the video card on other mobos.
Here is my setup:
AMD XP 2500+
1.25 gig of Ram
Asrock K7 upgrade with KT880 chipset
WD sata drive + WD IDE drive both 80 gig
DVD writer and DVD reader
I think that is it... Any help would be great thanks.
I ordered my video card from new egg refurbished. At first my motherboard would not accept it and it gave me a series of beeps when I started up(i.e. video not working). I was pretty pissed off and i didn't want RMA it.
So I started playing with the card to see if i could somehow get it to work. The fan on the card would work so I knew it was getting power. It was just a matter of getting my mobo to detect it. So I decided to not completely have snap it into the AGP slot.. Wah lah bingo it works...
At that point I was pretty excited. I thought I fixed the problem. And I did fix it.... For a while.....
Recently it has been taking forever to get my mobo to detect it. It used to be that I could just stick it partly in and it always work. But later it kept getting worse. Like I would have to try and find a sweet spot every single time I turned my computer on just to be able to use the card.. Adventually I gave up and went to my old card.
My question is this... Is there any way I can make the connection to the AGP slot more conductive or somthing. The card works... It just seems like it has a hard time being detected by motherboards..
Some obvious things I'll get out of the way:
- Yes I have the extra power cord plugged in.
- Yes, I tried the video card on other mobos.
Here is my setup:
AMD XP 2500+
1.25 gig of Ram
Asrock K7 upgrade with KT880 chipset
WD sata drive + WD IDE drive both 80 gig
DVD writer and DVD reader
I think that is it... Any help would be great thanks.
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Trust me, I'm not trying make you look or feel stupid for this, because this same thing was happening to me. I had constant errors with my card and I thought it was in completely and correctly. I just found out the rear side of the card was out slightly and that was the whole reason. It looked just fine, but a little extra push and my 9700 Pro popped right in. Works great now...