Graphics card must work Resolved

chnelomi

any idea if this would work i am way out of my depth here. thankyou

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NVIDIA-GEFORCE-5200-128MB-GRAPHICS-CARD_W0QQitemZ320376259566QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Software_Software_SR?hash=item4a97e9c3ee&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1699|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

bingo_bango

Any AGP card will be fine. Have a look around, as I'm sure there are better bargains to be had. You should be able to find an upgrade for that price.

chnelomi

hi all thanks for the help earlier but this has to be a weird one i got a card out of another computer and before i installed it i tried the comp again and it worked :j:j erm well i thought brill and put it back in DD's room and it's away again
Could it be something in her room stopping it from working. and to top it all the other card is a no go it's damaged. any ideas please. could it be steel beams interfering ?

stuartk

hi there

on booting up the pc go into the advance settings by pressing the F8 BEFORE it boots to Windows XP and choose enable VGA mode

This will boot you into windows with a low-res screen setting and if the screen stays on then the card is ok and probably just needs a driver update

regards

chnelomi

stuartk wrote: »

hi there

on booting up the pc go into the advance settings by pressing the F8 BEFORE it boots to Windows XP and choose enable VGA mode

This will boot you into windows with a low-res screen setting and if the screen stays on then the card is ok and probably just needs a driver update

regards

Will give this a go tomorrow the kids are in bed so i'd rather not disturb them.(the comp is in her room)
The really weird thing is that it works in the living room fine no probs but when i put it back in her room it wouldn't even show the boot screen. so i will need to move it all tomorrow...again.

djohn2002uk

Check again that the lead to the monitor is screwed tightly at both ends. Take it out and even try swapping it around end to end if it's possible. It may not as some are permanently fitted to the monitor.

chnelomi

ok just remembered to thank everyone for their help. have fiddled with every wire possible. the last time i moved it i kept the wires in but it didn't work then i tweaked removed screamed and tried again then i gave up lol. :rotfl:

chnelomi

any one any ideas, it's a strange one

aliEnRIK

chnelomi wrote: »

hi all thanks for the help earlier but this has to be a weird one i got a card out of another computer and before i installed it i tried the comp again and it worked :j:j erm well i thought brill and put it back in DD's room and it's away again
Could it be something in her room stopping it from working. and to top it all the other card is a no go it's damaged. any ideas please. could it be steel beams interfering ?

Is it plugged through an extension lead or suchlike? Can you plug it straight into a plug socket to rule it out?

chnelomi

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Is it plugged through an extension lead or suchlike? Can you plug it straight into a plug socket to rule it out?

waiting on my dad he said he would test the plugs in the room. i already thought of the extension on so ran them in sockets but the same thing happened. tested the plug already but my dad has one of those fancy ones that gauge everything just in case.