Trying to install a new display adapter ... HELP!!!

[Chappy]

I just bought a new video card for my computer and can't seem to get it to work (8MB "Kaser" PCI). It's not the best, but it's better than the one I have now (Trident 9440 PCI). Every time I boot up, I get a blank screen and a lot of "beeping". I'm trying to install in a Supro 440 BX Pentium II motherboard which is fairly new. I can intall it just fine in my other computer which is much older and slower. Before installing, I removed the Trident adapter from the Device Manager. What am I missing here? Is there something in the BIOS I need to change? Can anyone help me ... PLEASE? Thanks in advance.

 

[Ladi]

"Lots of beeping" sounds like your new video card isn't installed properly (it's not pushed down far enough into the slot or it's not in the right slot -- I'm assuming you're using the same one your Trident was in). Try pulling it out and putting it back in far enough so you can hear/feel it "pop" in. Also, check that you didn't push another one of your components off or out of alignment (ram and processor particularly).

If you're still having problems, take note of exactly what beeps you're getting so that the beep codes can be interpreted. Question 18 on this page tells you what beep codes are and what different ones mean.

~Ladi

 

[Chappy]

Thanks for the reply, but I am surethat the card is inserted properly. I have removed it and re-inserted it several times and the same thing happens. I can put the old card in and everything works fine. Any more suggestions? Thanks.:disgust:

 

[imhotepmp]

Have you confirmed the video card works? try it in a different system?

WHen you boot up does the monitor light turn green, indicating you have a signal? Or nothing happens at all?


imhotep(MP)

 

[Chappy]

Yes, I have tried this in another machine and it works perfectly. The monitor indicates that there is no signal. I was wondering if I should delete the Trident software which I installed long ago. I wouldn't think this would have an impact at boot-up, or would it? Please let me know what you think. Thank you for your responses.

 

[Chappy]

ANYBODY?!!!

 

[BadThad]

</me scratching head>

So here's what I get (this is actually more suited to the tech support forum ):

1) The system posts with the old card.
2) The new card posts in a different system.
3) The new card WON'T post on in your system.
4) The monitor light stays yellow.
5) You've tried reseating the card several times.

What PCI slot is it in? The only thing in BIOS is display int which the choices are PCI/AGP or AGP/PCI...but this setting really doesn't matter. Does this mainboard have an AGP slot?

 

[Chappy]

Thanks for your response. Yes, the mainboard does have AGP and I have installed this in the same PCI slot as the old Trident. Wish I knew what was going on here?!!!

 

[miken]

Did you bend a pin in your monitor cable? Put it in a different slot? Put the Trident back in and it boots? RAM seated right? CPU in properly? If all that fails, then it's just incompatible.

 

[imhotepmp]

Well this maybe a longshot, but trying clearing the cmos, and then booting up.

Miken
Personally, I've never heard of nor experienced a vid card just being incompatible..there must be a reason for the card not to work


btw did you check what the beeps mean?

edit: try updating the bios

imhotep(MP)

 

[Chappy]

O.K. I'll give it a try. What have I got to lose. By the way, no pins were bent and everything else checks out. THANKS YOU GUYS!!! OOPS...THAT'S NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT! THANKS PEOPLE!!!

 

[eagleye]

Try this, with the old card installed

Windows 98
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To prepare for installation of new card and drivers.
1 Start Microsoft Windows 98.
2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
3 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab.
4 Click Advanced, click the Adapter tab, then click Change.
5 Click Next, click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, then click Next.
6 Select Show all Hardware button, then select the Standard display types from the Manufacturers list.
7 Select Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) from the list, then select Next.
8 Click Next to install the driver, then click Finish.
9 Click Apply, then click Close.
10 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer.

This will install a windows driver. That should allow you to boot and install new drivers for the new card. It should be like when you are installing windows, until you get it installed, you load any drivers.

 

[rbV5]

Did you try a &quot;different&quot; PCI slot, I see where you reseated it several times, but not that you tried different slot. It is a hardware problem, so drivers wont help yet. Also, make sure you don't seat it in too far, my voodoo card would do the same thing if I push it in all the way on a few of my PCI slots.