How to install my video card?

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#1 freakxpink
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So I bought an FX5500 and put it in my PCI slot. How do I get it to start working? I'm running on Windows Vista 64-bit, but once I download the drivers, it says it cannot detect any hardware with the driver.
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#2 _0V3RKI11_
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Have you connected the monitor to the card rather than the motherboard?
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#3 freakxpink
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Yes.
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#4 dbowman
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make sure it is properly connected into the PCI slot.
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#5 freakxpink
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make sure it is properly connected into the PCI slot. dbowman
....yes....
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#6 dbowman
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stupid question. But you said you "downloaded the drivers". Did you acutually install them though?
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#7 el_carl
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stupid question. But you said you "downloaded the drivers". Did you acutually install them though?dbowman
Thats not too stupid... :P
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#8 freakxpink
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stupid question. But you said you "downloaded the drivers". Did you acutually install them though?dbowman
It won't allow me to. It says it cannot detect the hardware. Maybe I'm downloading the wrong one? Maybe you could link me the right one? For an Fx5500 running on Windows Vista 32 bit
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#9 dbowman
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[QUOTE="dbowman"]stupid question. But you said you "downloaded the drivers". Did you acutually install them though?freakxpink


It won't allow me to. It says it cannot detect the hardware. Maybe I'm downloading the wrong one? Maybe you could link me the right one? For an Fx5500 running on Windows Vista 32 bit

this is the latest GeForce driver for 32-bit Vista 

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#10 dbowman
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Is the FX5500 even supported by Vista? Anyone know?
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#11 freakxpink
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that can't be good.
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#12 dbowman
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that can't be good.freakxpink

what can't be good? 

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#13 freakxpink
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[QUOTE="freakxpink"]that can't be good.dbowman

what can't be good?

If its not supported for vista. :[
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#14 pepsiboy987
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[QUOTE="dbowman"]

[QUOTE="freakxpink"]that can't be good.freakxpink

what can't be good?

If its not supported for vista. :[

it is supported. .
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#15 blazethe1
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um, you originally said your running 64bit vista. why are you asking for 32bit drivers?
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#16 freakxpink
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um, you originally said your running 64bit vista. why are you asking for 32bit drivers?blazethe1
Oh crap, yeah I forgot to mention I discovered its 32 bit.... Sorry. :P
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#17 pepsiboy987
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um, you originally said your running 64bit vista. why are you asking for 32bit drivers?blazethe1
i was just gonna ask this. r the 32bit & 64 bit drivers same ? didnt think so
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#18 freakxpink
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The Nvidia Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit. 

 

Thats exactly what it says. 

 

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#19 blazethe1
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so i guess you tried the 32bit drivers too?

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#20 pepsiboy987
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what 5500fx card r u having ? meaning by which manufracturing company?
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#21 freakxpink
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what 5500fx card r u having ? meaning by which manufracturing company?pepsiboy987
BFG. I think I lost the cds, so yeah....
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#22 blazethe1
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i would disconnect it and try a different slot/the same slot, but just make sure its in alright.