Graphic card installation problem. - The Orange Room

the_hitman_9

I recently bought a new graphic card ( Geforce 9800 GTX+ ) and when i installed it and turned on the pc i got a loud whistling noise and it wasnt gettin connected to the PC. But i tried every connection possible and it wasnt working. Anyone know what the prob could be ?

Red Phoenix

u didnt give much detail about ur setup and attempts, but try these if u haven't.

check the power supply unit, make sure u got one with 500w+.

check ur power connector to the vga.

plug the vga gently but firmly.

hopefully u got a good not very old motherboard and a good vga brand.

finally, check ur vga monitor connector on the video card and try connecting to the dvi port with the converter also.

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Frisbeetarian

Remember that ur vga requires a power outlet from the psu directly connected to it.

the_hitman_9

Well it was my dad that installed it.

The card has a power outlet with 2 cords, from 1 side u put it in the card , and it has 2 "endings" and he put both of em , then tried each alone then neither and the prob was the same. So i dont think that was it.

My dad took the card with him to try it on other PCs and see if the prob is from my PC.

Really sux tho

Red Phoenix

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Originally Posted by the_hitman_9

Well it was my dad that installed it.

The card has a power outlet with 2 cords, from 1 side u put it in the card , and it has 2 "endings" and he put both of em , then tried each alone then neither and the prob was the same. So i dont think that was it.

My dad took the card with him to try it on other PCs and see if the prob is from my PC.

Really sux tho

i feel u man.

no xmas is perfect without a 9800GTX under the twinkling tree.

the_hitman_9

okay so i have my PC opened up and desperately seeking help :p

I have a 450w PSU which supposedly should be enough.
I connected one of the cables to the PSU and the other to the vga ( i think well its the only place i can plug it in )
I put the port converter and plugged in my screen and turned on the PC.

Same whining noise, and no screen , when i switch the Screen port to the normal plug i get a normal screen so im guessing the pc isnt reading the card.

Red Phoenix

try to check test ur card on a second pc man

darkstar

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Originally Posted by the_hitman_9

okay so i have my PC opened up and desperately seeking help :p

I have a 450w PSU which supposedly should be enough.
I connected one of the cables to the PSU and the other to the vga ( i think well its the only place i can plug it in )
I put the port converter and plugged in my screen and turned on the PC.

Same whining noise, and no screen , when i switch the Screen port to the normal plug i get a normal screen so im guessing the pc isnt reading the card.

Is your PSU a branded one like Thermaltake or so? You have to make sure that your PSU can supply the proper amount of amps on the 12V rails.
We need more info here.

orange infection

9800 gtx
man , there's no grafic card more powerful than this one exept for the SLI
what's your motherboard ???
tro2na kel el specs taba3 your pc
start>>>run>>>dxdiag
save and attach here

try some online forums too ..........

the_hitman_9

After more research and invading some online forums i got my answer.

Unfortunately my PSU isnt powerful enough to feed this card so i'll have to buy a new one ( 18.0A for the 12V rail )

Thanks for the help guys and here are my pc specs if ur still interested ( my sis bought me this pc last year and she rly didnt know what she was doin :p )

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
System Model: D945GCR_
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2140 @ 1.60GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 502MB RAM
Page File: 618MB used, 607MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 54.3 GB
Total Space: 100.0 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD2500JS-08NCB1

Drive: E:
Free Space: 113.8 GB
Total Space: 138.5 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD2500JS-08NCB1

Drive: D:
Model: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D

I was planning to buy 2 gb of ram before i encountered the PSU prob , now im gonna have to buy that and delay the ram for a bit later.

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Mouse + Keyboard : Newegg.com - Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser - Keyboards

Screen : Amazon.com: Samsung SyncMaster 920NW 19-inch LCD Monitor: Computers & PC Hardware