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Fitting a new graphics card - help needed please

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  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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    Could be a couple of things...
    1) Card is not in properly - this will cause the screen not to come on. Does the PC 'sound' like it is booting up, ie fans start spinning followed by a single beep / hard drive noise? Remove card, and refit.
    2) Powersupply not powerful enough.
    3) Some AGP cards are not compatible with all motherboards.
    4) Faulty card....
  • Sagz_2
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    jaydeeuk1 wrote: »
    1) Card is not in properly - this will cause the screen not to come on. Does the PC 'sound' like it is booting up, ie fans start spinning followed by a single beep / hard drive noise? Remove card, and refit.
    2) Powersupply not powerful enough.
    3) Some AGP cards are not compatible with all motherboards.
    4) Faulty card....

    1) PC is deffo making all the normal sounds
    2,3,4) are you saying that if all these are ok the PC would automatically work from the new card?

    Thanks Jaydeeuk1
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  • Sagz_2
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    OK - it's dead. :cry:

    So the next plan is to buy (well save for) a new PC and use a hard drive caddy to get all the stuff off my old pc onto the new one and then use the old HD as extra storage. (feel free to troubleshoot that idea for me!)

    I have the hard drive in my hand and caddy shops say they are 2.5", 3.5" or 5.5".... where do I measure because none of those dimensions match the hard drive I have. :confused:
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
  • timbim_2
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    Never heard of a 5.5" HDD, in a desktop it should be a 3.5". Is the drive the same width as a floppy drive?
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  • macman
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    Desktop PC drives are 3.5 inch, laptop ones are 2.5 inch.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Sagz_2
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    Thanks macman x

    I was alwasy told there was no such thing as a daft question so:
    Why is it 3.5" when in measures 4" x 6"???
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
  • Sagz_2
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    timbim wrote: »
    Never heard of a 5.5" HDD, in a desktop it should be a 3.5". Is the drive the same width as a floppy drive?

    Yup, same size

    So I guess thats why it's called a 3.5":o
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
  • macman
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    Isn't it the width of the drive platters (as opposed to the width of the casing)?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • PROLIANT
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    Antistatic wrist strap anybody? :think::confused:
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  • Sagz_2
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    PROLIANT wrote: »
    Antistatic wrist strap anybody? :think::confused:

    You can borrow mine if you like, it's pink
    Some days you're the dog..... most days you're the tree! :D
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