Author Topic: ati card new but computer will not run y? (Read 331 times)

rod367th · « **on:** July 17, 2003, 04:18:53 PM »

anyone know why installing a new ati 7000 would make computer not run. Friends computer ran before new card, will boot up but not run?

Rutilant · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2003, 04:40:54 PM »

Oops.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2003, 05:50:18 PM »

Did he switch from onboard video to the ATI card? Is the ATI card AGP? Did he seat the video card into the slot properly? When you say it doesn't boot up, do you hear a series of beeps when you turn it on and then it hangs or does it boot up but there's no video?

As you can see, there's a myriad of reasons as why it won't boot up so that's why you have to be a little more specific with the problem.

1. If he switched from onboard video to the ATI card, make sure that the onboard video is disabled in the computer BIOS.

2. If his old card was a PCI video card, then again, in the computer BIOS, make sure that the primary display is set to AGP (make sure that the AGP speed is set to whatever is compatible with the video card, should be either 2x or 4x for that particular ATI card).

If you hear a series of beeps on startup, remember the series of beeps and look in your motherboard manual and it should tell you what the series of beeps meant.

If the computer boots up but there's no video, make sure that the monitor is connected to the correct port and follow steps #1 and #2.

Ack-Ack

rod367th · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2003, 06:10:55 PM »

thx akak

Hajo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2003, 05:11:42 PM »

If all the above listed by AKAK doesn't work.....a BIOS Flash may be in order. Depends on how old the mobo and BIOS are. And I might add........flashing the BIOS can be a white knuckle experience. Best have someone present who has done that before elst you turn that PC into a doorstop.