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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Kate on 05 July 2013, 18:31:35
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Hi everyone.
My daughter has just bought a Radeon HD 7870 graphics card and a new 780w power supply.
I installed them both and connected the 2 six pin power connectors from the new power supply.
The problem is that when the computer boots there is nothing, just a black screen. She is running Windows 7.
Any ideas?
Thanks for any help. :y
She is having a right flap about it. ::)
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How many beeps does it do on startup?
Does it have any other VGA/DVI connections, such as on the motherboard?
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How many beeps does it do on startup?
Does it have any other VGA/DVI connections, such as on the motherboard?
There was 3 beeps on the first attempt, then none at all but is sounds like it's booting up ok..
It has 2 PCIe slots, no vga.
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How many beeps does it do on startup?
Does it have any other VGA/DVI connections, such as on the motherboard?
There was 3 beeps on the first attempt, then none at all but is sounds like it's booting up ok..
It has 2 PCIe slots, no vga.
Double check RAM is secure & not disturbed.
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How many beeps does it do on startup?
Does it have any other VGA/DVI connections, such as on the motherboard?
There was 3 beeps on the first attempt, then none at all but is sounds like it's booting up ok..
It has 2 PCIe slots, no vga.
Double check RAM is secure & not disturbed.
Ok.
It runs fine when I put the old graphics card back.
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Motherboard is a P7P55D-E PRO.
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What is the "old" graphics card?
Is the new "780W" power supply a branded item or cheap Chinese shite costing £50?
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What is the "old" graphics card?
Is the new "780W" power supply a branded item or cheap Chinese shite costing £50?
The old card is radeon 4600 I think.
The power supply was £60 from Maplins.
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Try setting the old graphics card into 640x480 resolution and shutdown the PC. Install the new card and its drivers and then set the card at the required higher resolution.
To display above 640x480 it is hit and miss whether it will work without the correct drivers installed.
Right click with the mouse on the desktop and select properties to change the screen resolution.
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Is it just in Windoze or none of the boot screens as well?
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I tried installing both graphics cards as there are two PCIe slots. The PC doesn't detect that the new card is in there at all. I've tried 'add new hardware' but it's as if the graphics card doesn't exist.
I'm starting to think that the card got damaged in the post.
I'll try it on another computer today.
Thanks for all your suggestions. I've tried them but not had any luck.
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suspect the card is nfg ! especially as the old one works ok.
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suspect the card is nfg ! especially as the old one works ok.
Nfg cnj?
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No, Fkg Good, stemo, as an old publican said many years ago now !!
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No, Fkg Good, stemo, as an old publican said many years ago now !!
Yes, I know. Just liked all the letters. ;D
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I did think that a gentleman of your gentile upbringing might have known the appropriate terminology !!
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I have come to the conclusion that it's knackered. (Hope that terminology is ok? ;D)
I reckon it got dropped in the post.
She went and bought another one from a shop and it was up and running in a couple of minutes. ::)
Thanks for all the help though. :y
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please excuse the silly question, but have you contacted the supplier and told them it was dead on arrival, I would have thought that the sale of goods act applies in this case( eg merchantable quality !) perhaps someone else can clarify the point !
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please excuse the silly question, but have you contacted the supplier and told them it was dead on arrival, I would have thought that the sale of goods act applies in this case( eg merchantable quality !) perhaps someone else can clarify the point !
Yes she has asked for a refund. Distance selling regulations apply I think?
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unless I'm wrong, you are correct in the assumption that distance selling reg's come into play, as well as the sale of goods act. unless i'm mistaken distance selling was introduced to allow faulty goods sold by mail order to be rectified to the satisfaction of the buyer ( if received as faulty goods , as your daughters appears to be ) !