Just bought a new video card and I need help!

So i bought this new Geforce 7600 GS 256mb card and I unplugged the power cable, and monitor,put card in and put everything in again. Now when i try to boot up pc my monitor cant find signal from the card!. The fan in the card works and all but I cant see anything! Now what am i doing wrong? I need help!

So i bought this new Geforce 7600 GS 256mb card and I unplugged the power cable, and monitor,put card in and put everything in again. Now when i try to boot up pc my monitor cant find signal from the card!. The fan in the card works and all but I cant see anything! Now what am i doing wrong? I need help!

105506

Well its the first video card i ever bought in my life and ill try that thx

You didn't read the instructions did you? Before you install the card you need to install the drivers. Put the cord back to where it was and then install the cd that came with it. THEN the card will work.
el_carl

Then how do people without an onboard video chip set up their machines? A very basic graphics driver is hardwired into all video cards, he should be able to see what he's doing at least. Won't be playing any games until he installs the drivers, but he should be able to see his system booting up and all.

To the thread creator, did you just move off an onboard video card? If so, have you tried switching back to it and seeing if your machine works that way? 

[QUOTE="el_carl"]You didn't read the instructions did you? Before you install the card you need to install the drivers. Put the cord back to where it was and then install the cd that came with it. THEN the card will work.
RayvinAzn

Then how do people without an onboard video chip set up their machines? A very basic graphics driver is hardwired into all video cards, he should be able to see what he's doing at least. Won't be playing any games until he installs the drivers, but he should be able to see his system booting up and all.

To the thread creator, did you just move off an onboard video card? If so, have you tried switching back to it and seeing if your machine works that way? 

I'd just like to add, if you're replacing another card that was already in the system, make sure you un-install the old drivers first and foremost. Having both sets of drivers on the same system (although rare) can cause issues. When they do, it's a pain to fix. As Rayven pointed out, you'll still get some display w/o the drivers, so don't worry.

Also, be wary of ESD (static charge from you fingers to the card, basically. Like when you touch a light switch after shuffling across the carpet. That's instant death to hardware. Just keep your hand on the power supply.)

ok so i just ran out of ideas on what to do, I disabled my onboard driver,unistalled it, installed the new one,nothing. The closest i have gottes in by the monitor light actually turning green but i couldnt see crap. So any other ideas.?105506

I'm kinda confused here. For clarity, are you saying the when you plug the monitor into the onboard (mothert board) connection you get a display but when you plug it into the video card, no display? If so, what type of Power Supply do you have? It may not be providing enough power.