Graphic card nightmare!!!
Hey peoples,
Im having a major headache installing a PNY GeForce FX5200 128MB PCI graphics card!!!
I have changed the BIOS to use the PCI card (not PCI-Express or AGP!) as the default video adaptor instead of the on board graphics and everything starts working fine until windows has finished loading when the monitor just switches off??? I've disabled the on board graphics in windows via device manager to and tried booting up again but it starts off ok but then the same happens and the monitor goes off. I've tried and tried but haven't been able to sort it out! need to get it working for the kids cos they cant play some of the games they have cos the onboard graphics is only 16MB.
The PC specs are as follows
Asus Terminator K7 barebone system
Asus A7VC Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.67Ghz CPU
256MB RAM
Windows XP Pro SP2
Anything else you need to know please ask.
Thank you for any help / advice you can give.
Trev
Im having a major headache installing a PNY GeForce FX5200 128MB PCI graphics card!!!
I have changed the BIOS to use the PCI card (not PCI-Express or AGP!) as the default video adaptor instead of the on board graphics and everything starts working fine until windows has finished loading when the monitor just switches off??? I've disabled the on board graphics in windows via device manager to and tried booting up again but it starts off ok but then the same happens and the monitor goes off. I've tried and tried but haven't been able to sort it out! need to get it working for the kids cos they cant play some of the games they have cos the onboard graphics is only 16MB.
The PC specs are as follows
Asus Terminator K7 barebone system
Asus A7VC Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.67Ghz CPU
256MB RAM
Windows XP Pro SP2
Anything else you need to know please ask.
Thank you for any help / advice you can give.
Trev
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You should also be prompted to install the drivers for the new card if they haven't been installed. Do that first then disable the onboard and shut the PC off (don't reboot). Switch the monitor back to the 5200 and boot the PC and see what happens then.
Good luck!
I would try to find and download any manuals/info you can on your MOBO.
Do you mean in the device manager? If so, i've tried that and the monitor will still switch off. If not, where would I find the hardware manager?
I think it was manufactured in or around 2001. I have downloaded the manual for the barebone system and also the motherboard and it doesnt mention anything about jumpers to do with onboard graphics.
Yes I mean device manager. Try booting into safe mode after disabling the onboard video and see if it does indeed boot all the way up. If it does reboot and press F8 and choose "Boot into VGA mode" and set the proper resolution and refresh rates once it's booted. If your card is pushing either beyond the ability of the monitor as windows loads the monitor will just shut off.
Sledge? SLEDGE??!! Look at the post above his!
and by Sledge I of course meant Madmat.... sorry mate, I had a brain fart
Now select something in the 55 range and see if it works...
It doesn't matter that your monitor can run at 100 hertz, it is what that GPU can support, and knowing it is a 5200 I am guessing it is around 55 to 60 hertz.
You can then adjust them both like normal from display properties.