gordongates
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Hello Everyone! This is my first post, but I wish it was under better circumstances.
I have an HP M7350N computer that came with an NVidia GeForce 6200SE Turbocache video card. I recently purchased a PNY GeForce 7300 GT Video Card and tried to install it. It was tricky to figure out the little clip on the back, but I managed to get the old card out and the new card in. After starting the computer, I got graphics on the screen in a low resolution and XP installed what the installation booklet called the "Standard Graphics Driver." In the middle of this process, I got called out of the room. When I got back, I was expecting a "restart" menu. Instead, the screen was black. I tried to
tighten connections, etc., but the monitor seemed dead. Eventually I put the
old card back in and everything worked. Thank God!
According to the little installation book, after restarting I was to put in
the installation CD, uninstall the old driver through the CD's wizard, and
install the new driver. Why did everything go black? Now I'm afraid to
re-install the card. Should I take it back, or is there a trick I'm missing?
Thanks for your help, Gordon
I have an HP M7350N computer that came with an NVidia GeForce 6200SE Turbocache video card. I recently purchased a PNY GeForce 7300 GT Video Card and tried to install it. It was tricky to figure out the little clip on the back, but I managed to get the old card out and the new card in. After starting the computer, I got graphics on the screen in a low resolution and XP installed what the installation booklet called the "Standard Graphics Driver." In the middle of this process, I got called out of the room. When I got back, I was expecting a "restart" menu. Instead, the screen was black. I tried to
tighten connections, etc., but the monitor seemed dead. Eventually I put the
old card back in and everything worked. Thank God!
According to the little installation book, after restarting I was to put in
the installation CD, uninstall the old driver through the CD's wizard, and
install the new driver. Why did everything go black? Now I'm afraid to
re-install the card. Should I take it back, or is there a trick I'm missing?
Thanks for your help, Gordon