fredcorp6 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Hi guys, My PC is a Compaq CQ5115UK, running windows vista home premium, 4gb of ram and a quad core Q8200 CPU. I recently bought a Nvidia GeForce 7300GS 256MB graphics card, as i want to hook up my pc to 2 displays and the integrated graphics card would not allow me to do this. I picked this one up really cheap (£10) although it was used - but i thought this would not be an issue. I opened up my PC, located the PCI x16 slot and installed the graphics card. I then reassembled my pc and powered on, however i heard a series of long beeps and my display was not working. I tried plugging my display into the integrated graphics card and this new one, but no luck with either. What do you guys think the problem is? Any help would be much appreciated. Quote
KenB Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hi and welcome to ExTS Take the GeForce 7300GS off the motherboard and connect the monitor to the onboard graphics. Try now. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
fredcorp6 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Hi and welcome to ExTS Take the GeForce 7300GS off the motherboard and connect the monitor to the onboard graphics. Try now. Hi, thanks for the reply. Yes the onboard graphics card works fine on its own.. any ideas? could the new one be faulty? Quote
KenB Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 however i heard a series of long beeps This indicates a problem with the card. I suspect you have been sold a dud ! Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
fredcorp6 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Ok then, thats what i thought :/ In that case i will request a refund... i was thinking about buying this one instead : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200677977205?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1349wt_1108 Will this be compatible with my PC? I heard that some graphics cards need a more powerful PSU... Thanks for your help. Quote
fredcorp6 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 This indicates a problem with the card. I suspect you have been sold a dud ! Ok then, thats what i thought :/ I will request a refund... I'm thinking about buying this one instead : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200677977205?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1349wt_1108 Will it work with my PC? I heard that some graphics cards need a more powerful PSU... Quote
fredcorp6 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Posted January 7, 2012 Ok then, thats what i thought :/ I will request a refund... I'm thinking about buying this one instead : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200677977205?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1349wt_1108 Will it work with my PC? I heard that some graphics cards need a more powerful PSU... Quote
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