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I could use some advice on this one. I have done a new build with the following: MSI k9A2 Platinum mobo AMD Phenom 9750 2 Gigs RAM XFS GeForce 8600 GT graphics card I cannot seem to make the WinTV HVR 1800 Media Center card to work. I am running XP Home Edition but according to...

I guess that must be the problem - the card is AGP and not PCI E and since I have only PCI and PCI E slots then no worky. Crap - all those hours researching before I bought really is paying off... Thanks for all the help

I'm pretty certain this card is PCI-E. It doesn't even fit my regualar PCI slot on the mobo (slot is too close to outside of case). Though it was a very tight squeeze due to the case being in the way - it sortof pushes out the back of the case a bit.

Thanks for the reply. I don't believe the card is a short card. The insert slot on the bottom of the card doesn't span the entire PCIE slot. However, the card itself is quite a bit longer. There is nothing in the way that is making it tight. It is a matter of the card pins are all the way...

Novice here trying to do my first build. Pluged in my monitior to crank it up the first time and it just says no signal. Tried monitor on another computer and it is fine. Here are the specs GeForce 7600 GT video card MSI K9A2 Platinum mobo Rosewill RX750-S-B ATX12V power supply 2 gigs...