Dell Dimension 3000: Help with new Graphics Card upgrade

[jmmarrero81]

Hello everyone I bought NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Card (PCI 5200 256MB) but when I put it in all I got was a black scrren would not load up. So took it off an the pc load up just fine can anyone please help me I lost.


I have well read you guys talkin about it but not really sure here an I don't wanna do something that will mess up my p/c thanks everyone

P/C Specs

Operating System System Model
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States) Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 3000
System Service Tag: 98WCM71 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: 98WCM71
Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron
16 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Not hyper-threaded Board: Dell Computer Corp. 0TC666
Serial Number: ..CN7082154KA2YF.
Bus Clock: 533 megahertz
BIOS: Dell Computer Corporation A02 11/08/2004
Drives Memory Modules c,d
36.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
18.65 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

SONY CD-RW CRX216E [CD-ROM drive]
SONY DVD-ROM DDU1615 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD400BB-75JHC0 [Hard drive] (40.00 GB) -- drive 0, SMART Status: Healthy 1022 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM_1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM_2' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 0) 36.04 GB 18.65 GB free

Network Drives
None detected
Users (mouse over user name for details) Printers
local user accounts last logon
Administrator 8/29/2008 11:15:08 PM (admin)
CHUI 9/28/2009 1:45:40 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never


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Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller] Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller [Display adapter]
DELL E153FP [Monitor] (14.9"vis, s/n Y441353D3MGL, April 2005)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
Intel(R) 82801EB USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 24DD SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device

 

[almcneil]

You said you "put it in" I hate to ask a stupid question but did you run the installation CD/DVD that came with it?

-- Andy

 

[PCIGamer]

go into the bios and change the default video from onboard to PCI card. In windows disable your onboard graphics via device manager.

It should work fine after this.

 

[jmmarrero81]

ok how

where do i find BIOS ? need steps on how to do this I'm kinda a noob you can say sorry/thanks for the info

 

[jmmarrero81]

how would i go about doing that i'm kinda a noob you can say

 

[almcneil]

On startup, your manufacturer displays a logo and there's a mesage about pressing F2 or F10 to enter "setup" That is BIOS and there you look for the video card settings.

-- Andy

 

[jmmarrero81]

an where can i find the grapics card info. to disable that

 

[jmmarrero81]

this what i found is this it ?
Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Control

 

[almcneil]

You just have to search around until you find it! The BIOS is developed by the particular manufacturer of the motherboard, so they are all different. Just go through all the menus and options until you find it.

-- Andy

 

[electromagnetic]

Entering System Setup

1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.

2. When the blue DELL™ logo appears, press <F2> immediately.


System Setup Options


Primary Video


Specifies which video controller is primary when two video controllers are present on the computer.

Set it to Auto.

Then go to Device Manager:

right click My Computer
Manage
Device Manager
Display Adapters
disable Intel

Then add card to PC. Then install the drivers.

 

[Breech]

this what i found is this it ?
Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Control

That is your onboard video controller and you must disable it before any video card will work. Make sure to change your settings in BIOS first. Then you can disable your Intel Graphics Control in device manager and enable your new video card. Make sure to have the driver that you are going to use for your new video card already downloaded and ready to be installed. It makes the process much smoother. After you enable your new card, install the driver, then run a defrag, and you should be good to go.

 

[jmmarrero81]

Thanks everyone for your help you guys were awsome i got up and running now its time for some gming maybe tomorrow after work hahaha thanks again to all such a big help. anyone like gaming you should try out rappelz !!