Evga 8600 problems

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#1 DemonicReaper

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 01:33 AM

I recently purchased an evga geforce 8600 gt 1gb ddr2 for my computer but when i try to replace it with my previous graphics card nvidia 6800 i get no picture at all, i reboot my computer hear noises like on normal startup but no picture on my desktop screen.
My computer is a dell dimension 9100 intel pentium 4 processor with a 450 w power supply. Any help would be greatly appreciated and i will happily give any more specs on my computer to help solve the rpoblem.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 01:51 AM

Did you remember to uninstall the driver prior to replacing it with your old 6800? Is the 6800 working, as in, is the fan spinning on the card?

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 02:51 AM

and yes i did uninstall the drivers i had with my 6800(unless i did it incorrectly), before i put it my new 8600 and when i turned the computer on the 8600 graphics card fan was running but just a black screen on my monitor.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 07:57 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't that card have a VGA and DVI connection? If so which of the two are you using to connect to your monitor?

If all else fails, hit the reset button.
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Posted 15 December 2008 - 10:48 AM

FireKracker, on Dec 15 2008, 04:57 AM, said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't that card have a VGA and DVI connection? If so which of the two are you using to connect to your monitor?

i have been using the vga which im pretty sure is the smaller plugin.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 05:46 PM

Its a long shot but have you tried resetting your monitor, perhaps its trying to apply the settings from your old card to your new one?

If all else fails, hit the reset button.
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Posted 15 December 2008 - 06:24 PM

FireKracker, on Dec 15 2008, 02:46 PM, said:

Its a long shot but have you tried resetting your monitor, perhaps its trying to apply the settings from your old card to your new one?

thanks for the response but no, i have tried using other monitors and the same thing happens.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:20 PM

Can you install any other card besides the 6800? That card could be damaged.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:34 PM

DJBPace07, on Dec 15 2008, 05:20 PM, said:

Can you install any other card besides the 6800? That card could be damaged.

i don'know i have not tried

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 10:15 PM

Do you have another PC where you can install the 6800 to see if the problem is repeatable?

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 11:50 PM

DJBPace07, on Dec 15 2008, 07:15 PM, said:

Do you have another PC where you can install the 6800 to see if the problem is repeatable?

No i dont, although thats exactly what i was considering to do.

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Posted 16 December 2008 - 01:21 AM

Since you cannot get into Windows with the 6800, running software-based tests is largely impossible. Hardware testing is the next option, if you have a friend or someone who will let you install the card in their PC, that would be worth a try.