Strange problems with new (old) video card.

[heli0s2003]

I know this is probably the last thing you guys want to read about but:

Well I just got a Geforce FX 5200 128MB AGP (yeah, I know..) and I'm having some problems.

When I first put it in and turned on my computer, the system didn't boot at all. Not even a beep. So I read up some things online and took an eraser to the gold fingers and applied a little wd-40 as well, and voila, it's working. I have it in right now actually. BUT... I can't play any videos or anything! I tried to open the D drive which had the Sim City 4 CD, and the system rebooted. No game menu or anything. Then I tried to play a video file and it rebooted again. I updated my BIOS for my motherboard but that didn't do anything either. I'm wondering if this is a compatibility issue with my motherboard. It's an Asus A7V8X-X, so i figured it should work, but I don't know where to find this out. I know it's a crappy video card to begin with but it should still work, and it's definitely better than my old Geforce 2 GTS 32MB.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the nvidia drivers several times. My PCU is 400 watts. The CPU is an AMD XP2200 1.8 Ghz. I have 512 MB DDR 2700. So what's the problem? Any ideas?

Oh, and this is the card I have.

I also messed around with some of the BIOS settings like Aperture size, CAS Latency, RAS to CAS Delay, Fast Write, etc, but didn't do too much because I didn't want to break anything. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[zephead]

you did wipe the contacts clean before reinstalling the card, right? in any case, you should see to it that you have updated your drivers.

 

[mailpup]

To follow up on what Zephead said, when the WD-40 carrier evaporates, it leaves a coating deposit behind. For this reason, it is not a lubricating oil nor a solvent cleaner.

I repair cars and trucks for a weekend hobby and I use WD-40 as a water displacement agent (hence the WD in the name) as well as a poor man's rust preventive coating (on tools). However, its best use is not for computer electronics, IMO.

 

[heli0s2003]

Well, thanks for the replies but I already got enough help from another forum to come to the conclusion that the video card is faulty. I have spent numerous hours trying every conceivable method to solve any fixable hardware/software/BIOS/driver problem. I did wipe off the WD-40 though. Thanks again for taking the time to offer help. I'm sending the card back.