Hi everybody,
I'm new here. I've seen a lot of posts here where people are having the same problem that I have. I have a Dell Dimension 3000 (with three PCI slots). I'm trying to install a graphics card but I can't get it to work. Any time I install the card into the computer, the monitor gets no signal. I know the computer's working though because I can hear all the sounds when Windows starts up.
I've tried quite a few things:
Disabled the onboard graphics in Device Manager.
Uninstalled the onboard graphics driver in Add/Remove Programs.
Changed the BIOS settings to Auto instead of Onboard.
Installed video card to other PCI slots.
I can see the screen with the card installed and install the drivers for it if I set the BIOS to explicitly use Onboard. But if I try anything else I'm back to no signal. Sorry if this doesn't make complete sense but I'm getting a little irritated.
Has anybody come up with a solution for this or am I dead in the water? I'm just wanting to play World of Warcraft and not any major performance-hogging games.
My machine:
Dell Dimension 3000
Windows XP Pro SP2
2.66 GHz Celeron D
512 MB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
16X DVD-ROM Drive
48X CDRW Drive
Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (Intel 82865G Graphics Controller)
3 PCI slots (no AGP or PCIe)
Factory-installed Dell 250W Power Supply (12V = 16A)
Machine is not overclocked or modified in any way
Video card I'm trying to install:
ATI Radeon 9000 128MB PCI by Diablotek
More info:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=V9000-P128
I'm new here. I've seen a lot of posts here where people are having the same problem that I have. I have a Dell Dimension 3000 (with three PCI slots). I'm trying to install a graphics card but I can't get it to work. Any time I install the card into the computer, the monitor gets no signal. I know the computer's working though because I can hear all the sounds when Windows starts up.
I've tried quite a few things:
Disabled the onboard graphics in Device Manager.
Uninstalled the onboard graphics driver in Add/Remove Programs.
Changed the BIOS settings to Auto instead of Onboard.
Installed video card to other PCI slots.
I can see the screen with the card installed and install the drivers for it if I set the BIOS to explicitly use Onboard. But if I try anything else I'm back to no signal. Sorry if this doesn't make complete sense but I'm getting a little irritated.
Has anybody come up with a solution for this or am I dead in the water? I'm just wanting to play World of Warcraft and not any major performance-hogging games.
My machine:
Dell Dimension 3000
Windows XP Pro SP2
2.66 GHz Celeron D
512 MB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
16X DVD-ROM Drive
48X CDRW Drive
Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 (Intel 82865G Graphics Controller)
3 PCI slots (no AGP or PCIe)
Factory-installed Dell 250W Power Supply (12V = 16A)
Machine is not overclocked or modified in any way
Video card I'm trying to install:
ATI Radeon 9000 128MB PCI by Diablotek
More info:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=V9000-P128