My dad got a shiny 9800, when he went to pop it into his system it didn't work. The system powered on, but it was just a blank screen. I pointed out that his power supply which was only a 300 something wasn't enough. When he installed the new power supply which is well over the need of the 9800, still the same results.
Any ideas? I'll try to see what kind of Mobo it is.
He is also using PCI-E, and the card which supports it.
You can also rule out a dead card.
Here is his Mobo. [url]http://www.superwarehouse.com/MSI_K9VGM-V_Motherboard/K9VGM-V/pf/1492912[/url]
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Would flashing the bios possibly work?
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[url]http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+NVIDIA+GeForce+9800+GT+1GB+GDDR3+PCI+Express+Graphics+Card/8968094.p?id=1218006355798&skuId=8968094&st=9800[/url]
The Card. I think i found the problem...Hes trying to use a PCI-E 2.0 card in a mobo that doesn't support it.
Still though, if anyone has any ideas on the possible problem, dont be afraid to shout it out.
Did you plug in the PCI power cord(s)?
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PCI-E 1.0 motherboards will support 2.0 graphics cards, I'm pretty sure.
[QUOTE=AustinM;19652996]Did you plug in the PCI power cord(s)?
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PCI-E 1.0 motherboards will support 2.0 graphics cards, I'm pretty sure.[/QUOTE]
my 5870 works fine in pcie 1.1
[QUOTE=AustinM;19652996]Did you plug in the PCI power cord(s)?
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PCI-E 1.0 motherboards will support 2.0 graphics cards, I'm pretty sure.[/QUOTE]
There is no extra power cable to plug into this one, unlike the 8800 i have in my computer. Also, we confirmed pci 2.0 works in mobos that dont support it, as the card works in mine.
[QUOTE=Frankiscool!;19659954] Also, we confirmed pci 2.0 works in mobos that dont support it, as the card works in mine.[/QUOTE]
Obviously, the card is not working properly since your just having a blank screen.
(based of that you have connected it correctly)
[QUOTE=Frankiscool!;19659954]There is no extra power cable to plug into this one, unlike the 8800 i have in my computer. Also, we confirmed pci 2.0 works in mobos that dont support it, as the card works in mine.[/QUOTE]
I had an 8800 GT and it required an power cable.
[QUOTE=Frankiscool!;19659954]There is no extra power cable to plug into this one, unlike the 8800 i have in my computer. Also, we confirmed pci 2.0 works in mobos that dont support it, as the card works in mine.[/QUOTE]
I seriously doubt that the 9800's max power draw is under 75W (that's how much power the pcie port can supply).
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take a good look at the card and check if it has one of these:
[img]http://www.pcper.com/images/reviews/399/gts_power.jpg[/img]
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I've checked the actual model of the card, and found out it's an energy efficient model (a bit underclocked, probably also undervolted), so it supposedly draws up to 30% less power:
[url]http://www3.pny.com/9800-GT-EE-1024MB-PCIe-P2860C331.aspx[/url]
I don't know if it's enough to lower the power consumption to under 75W, but it's possible.
That is correct, it is the energy efficient model. I've already searched and searched for that plug, i knew what one looked like as my 8800 has one but the only plug is tiny and for the fan or some shit.
This happened to me with my old motherboard and my 5770. It worked when i updated my BIOS
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[QUOTE=Frankiscool!;19674493]That is correct, it is the energy efficient model. I've already searched and searched for that plug, i knew what one looked like as my 8800 has one but the only plug is tiny and for the fan or some shit.[/QUOTE]
Yea you need to plug the power cable in. It won't get enough energy from the motherboard alone.
I'm pretty sure this card does not have a separate power plugin.
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133304&Tpk=PNY%20-%20NVIDIA%20GeForce%209800%20GT%201GB%20GDDR3%20PCI%20Express]On Newegg[/url] you can open a pretty good picture of it, and there is no 6-pin receiver on the card. It also doesn't mention anything about it in the specifications. [editline]x[/editline] Yeah a bunch of the reviews on newegg mentioned that they like it because it doesn't require a 6-pin PCI-E connecter.
It's possible that the new power supply doesn't put out enough amps on the 12V rail. Can you post the model of the new power supply?
There could be a setting in the bios that you need to change it order to get the mobo to use the PCI-E card instead of the integrated graphics, you might want to check for that if you haven't already. Updating the bios could also work. Does it work fine if you plug the monitor into the integrated graphics instead?
[QUOTE=GhostSonic;19676653]There could be a setting in the bios that you need to change it order to get the mobo to use the PCI-E card instead of the integrated graphics, you might want to check for that if you haven't already. Updating the bios could also work. Does it work fine if you plug the monitor into the integrated graphics instead?[/QUOTE]
yes its fine when i plug it into the integrated graphics.
I have a similar problem. I removed my graphics card to clean and after putting it back in, on the monitor it asks for a boot device so right now im using the inbuilt graphics. I did touch the chips that plug into the PCI-E slot.
Does the system beep at all at any point of POST?
[QUOTE=benjojo;19705520]Does the system beep at all at any point of POST?[/QUOTE]
No beeps, The system boots like it should, it even plays that little jingle or what ever when it logs in. It just has no visual output unless we swap the cable to the onboard port.
I have this same problem. I used to run four screens off of two video cards, but when I moved to a new house something fucked up.
I could run two screens off of my 7600 fine, but when I plugged in the 7200 nothing would work, even if the 7200 wasn't connected to any of the screens. I upgraded my power supply and nothing changed.
The system runs fine if I put in just the 7200, but if both are in at the same time the screens will remain blank.
It's really fucking confusing because it was working fine at my old place for months without any problems, and now it won't work.
Umm so your pc works fine when you use the port on your motherboard? Also have you tried the bios settings? There is a setting on all motherboards that have integrated and a pci express slot to switch between the two.
Did you plug in the separate 4-pin plug to the motherboard?
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