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    Installing new Graphics Card

    I have a Presario 6000 and trying to install a visiontech X1300 graphics card. I have gone into the bios and it is set for pci for graphics adapter, downloaded the drivers for the new graphics card. Went to device manager and deleted the drivers for the onboard graphics card. When I reboot the computer reinstalls the driver for the onboard graphics. Widows does seem to see the new board and says the new device (pci to pci bridge) is ready to use. I am running windows vista and I have 1.2 g of ram. I don't know what to do to get this thing to work.
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    Re: Installing new Graphics Card

    disable onboard video in bios, if you can't then just plug monitor to the new graphics card and if the onboard video drivers re-installs, that's ok as long as it doesn't cause a conflict. If it does, you can try to set the onboard video driver to disable.

    You may need to set monitor on the new graphics card as default on that card.

    Hope this helps.

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      #3
      Re: Installing new Graphics Card

      Thanks, I'll let you know

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        #4
        Re: Installing new Graphics Card

        Oh those little Visiontek PCI X1300 cards are great (and rare)... I have one too!

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          Re: Installing new Graphics Card

          My computer is rated at 200 w and the card requirement is 250 W could this be the problem? Do I need to upgrade my PSU? Also on my device manager it does not show the card at all. Is there a way to test the card without putting it in another computer?
          Last edited by shorteddiode; 02-24-2012, 05:12 PM.

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            #6
            Re: Installing new Graphics Card

            Please post the model number of your power supply, or the following information:
            -Amperage on the +12V rail
            -Amperage on the +5V rail
            -Amperage on the 5VSB rail

            Thank you.

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              #7
              Re: Installing new Graphics Card

              from what I can tell, this person might not know the nerd knowl3dg3 to do that :/
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                Re: Installing new Graphics Card

                Originally posted by shorteddiode View Post
                My computer is rated at 200 w and the card requirement is 250 W could this be the problem? Do I need to upgrade my PSU? Also on my device manager it does not show the card at all. Is there a way to test the card without putting it in another computer?
                Hook up a second monitor and go into catalyst control panel and see if it shows up, if it does, enable it. If it fails to do so then there is a driver issue or the card is faulty.


                200w is a bit on the low side but doable. I ran a P4 asrock board with two hard-drives and 7800GS AGP graphics card with 512MB of memory on a old FSP group 150W ATX PSU for acouple of years then the board went flaky due to bad KZG caps.

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                  Re: Installing new Graphics Card

                  Originally posted by Uranium-235 View Post
                  from what I can tell, this person might not know the nerd knowl3dg3 to do that :/
                  Never ASSume

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                    #10
                    Re: Installing new Graphics Card

                    Originally posted by shorteddiode View Post
                    Never ASSume
                    easy guys.
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                    so, post the PSU specs.

                    its on the PSU sticker.

                    If It were me, I'd beef up to a 250W. they are not hard to find... I have a couple in my pile...

                    Could you update your profile to list your country and state/province? that way we can point you to ebay listings or the like for the PSU.
                    sigpic

                    (Insert witty quote here)

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                      #11
                      Re: Installing new Graphics Card

                      Profile updated. But I am in the good old USA, Rockford IL,
                      PSU Specs
                      Red +5 volts 23A
                      Orange 3.3 V 10A
                      Yellow +12 12A
                      Purp +5 SVSB 2A
                      Blue -12 .8A

                      You should ask someones knowlege base before you imply they don't know anything.

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                        #12
                        Re: Installing new Graphics Card

                        Installed a GeForce FX5200 64 bit 128MB DDR AGP card and it works great, guess the other board was bad. Thanks everyone for your help.

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