Need some help instaling a graphics card

My dad and I have been working on this for about 4 hours trying to instal a XFX GeForce 8600 GT into a compaq sr5350 dual 1.8 core 2gb ram vista. It currently has a intel onboard graphics card. We went into bios changed the grahics card to the pci 16x slot, we've tried disabling the onboard card in device manager but no luck when we plug the monitor is pluged in to the new card it doesnt display anything but when we plug it back into the onboard on it works even though it is disabled. We tried instaling the drivers off the cd but the installer wont work or the drivers we downloaded from xfx wouldnt instal either the error said the nvidia setup program could not find any compatable hardware to instal drivers for. We called xfx and they said to put an old card in we tried an old radieon 9250 that goes into a regular pci slot but the same thing happened no display in the radieon but when you plug the monitor into the onborad it works. please there has to be a fix

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Just make sure you unistalled the drivers from your onboard on device manager, then when it asks to restart, you shut it down and plug in the new graphics card and it should work.Penguin_dragon

i have right clicked on the onborad intel graphics and i chose disable, but i should uninstal them?

[QUOTE="Penguin_dragon"]Just make sure you unistalled the drivers from your onboard on device manager, then when it asks to restart, you shut it down and plug in the new graphics card and it should work.elcolto

i have right clicked on the onborad intel graphics and i chose disable, but i should uninstal them?

Yes, unistall, then disable it from the bios.

ok ill try that but do you tihnk the power supply is whats making it not work?

[QUOTE="elcolto"]

[QUOTE="Penguin_dragon"]Just make sure you unistalled the drivers from your onboard on device manager, then when it asks to restart, you shut it down and plug in the new graphics card and it should work.Penguin_dragon

i have right clicked on the onborad intel graphics and i chose disable, but i should uninstal them?

Yes, unistall, then disable it from the bios.

i just tried that no picture, but the graphics card fan spins, damn what the problem

Your lucky I'm here, I know more about computers than most of these guys (no offence). Anyways, I've had a similar problem, where Windows Vista refused to accept my 8800GT and kept refering to my onboard. Just go to Bios disable it, go to device manager and uninstall/disable. After the reboot or whatever, go to the NVIDIA SITE, not the xfx or off the cd, those don't work (really bad drivers). Here is the link: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us Then after you get the drivers install them, and it should work. I hope this helped.

Oh and if your card says it need 350 Watts of power and you have a 250 Watt PSU, it will not work. You always want to be over, for example you need 350 watts get a PSU of 400-500Watts. And don't get cheap PSU's, well because electricity and electric components don't like short circuiting. I think you should go and buy a new PSU, if you have a 250W power supply. Or you could of easily short-circuited your video card, due to underwattage. Go get a new PSU, if that doesnt work, you need to RMA/replace your card. Sigh...

Your lucky I'm here, I know more about computers than most of these guys (no offence). Anyways, I've had a similar problem, where Windows Vista refused to accept my 8800GT and kept refering to my onboard. Just go to Bios disable it, go to device manager and uninstall/disable. After the reboot or whatever, go to the NVIDIA SITE, not the xfx or off the cd, those don't work (really bad drivers). Here is the link: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us Then after you get the drivers install them, and it should work. I hope this helped.

Oh and if your card says it need 350 Watts of power and you have a 250 Watt PSU, it will not work. You always want to be over, for example you need 350 watts get a PSU of 400-500Watts. And don't get cheap PSU's, well because electricity and electric components don't like short circuiting. I think you should go and buy a new PSU, if you have a 250W power supply. Or you could of easily short-circuited your video card, due to underwattage. Go get a new PSU, if that doesnt work, you need to RMA/replace your card. Sigh...

Taiko88

thank you! i guess i will go buy a new psu at frys today

Your lucky I'm here, I know more about computers than most of these guys (no offence). Anyways, I've had a similar problem, where Windows Vista refused to accept my 8800GT and kept refering to my onboard. Just go to Bios disable it, go to device manager and uninstall/disable. After the reboot or whatever, go to the NVIDIA SITE, not the xfx or off the cd, those don't work (really bad drivers). Here is the link: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us Then after you get the drivers install them, and it should work. I hope this helped.

Oh and if your card says it need 350 Watts of power and you have a 250 Watt PSU, it will not work. You always want to be over, for example you need 350 watts get a PSU of 400-500Watts. And don't get cheap PSU's, well because electricity and electric components don't like short circuiting. I think you should go and buy a new PSU, if you have a 250W power supply. Or you could of easily short-circuited your video card, due to underwattage. Go get a new PSU, if that doesnt work, you need to RMA/replace your card. Sigh...

Taiko88

I know you said no offence, but I took it. First of all theres nothing wrong with xfx drivers, and the ones from the CD are meant to be installed so that you can upgrade later so you dont have to go through and download everything while your computer is still running at low quality. Also you said nothing we haven't said already, and your statement about PSUs is wrong. Most power requirements stated on the box are already overestimated for the user, and if hes got at least a 300w PSU he should be fine unless he has alot of peripherals.

[QUOTE="Taiko88"]

Your lucky I'm here, I know more about computers than most of these guys (no offence). Anyways, I've had a similar problem, where Windows Vista refused to accept my 8800GT and kept refering to my onboard. Just go to Bios disable it, go to device manager and uninstall/disable. After the reboot or whatever, go to the NVIDIA SITE, not the xfx or off the cd, those don't work (really bad drivers). Here is the link: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us Then after you get the drivers install them, and it should work. I hope this helped.

Oh and if your card says it need 350 Watts of power and you have a 250 Watt PSU, it will not work. You always want to be over, for example you need 350 watts get a PSU of 400-500Watts. And don't get cheap PSU's, well because electricity and electric components don't like short circuiting. I think you should go and buy a new PSU, if you have a 250W power supply. Or you could of easily short-circuited your video card, due to underwattage. Go get a new PSU, if that doesnt work, you need to RMA/replace your card. Sigh...

Penguin_dragon

I know you said no offence, but I took it. First of all theres nothing wrong with xfx drivers, and the ones from the CD are meant to be installed so that you can upgrade later so you dont have to go through and download everything while your computer is still running at low quality. Also you said nothing we haven't said already, and your statement about PSUs is wrong. Most power requirements stated on the box are already overestimated for the user, and if hes got at least a 300w PSU he should be fine unless he has alot of peripherals.

well i got 250 watts, mouse, keyboard. i think i will end up getting a new psu tomorrow, i just hope my card isnt fried i dont think it is though

i found on the box the card uses 350 watts and my computer only has 250 you think that would make it not work?elcolto

[QUOTE="elcolto"]i found on the box the card uses 350 watts and my computer only has 250 you think that would make it not work?Xtraflo

bought a new powersupply today its 550 watts, still doesnt work **** xfx