Video card or power supply problem?

[lykaon78]

Installed a used MSI NX8500gt geforce video card in my HP a6200n. Started up fine with the card installed. Restarted and changed the bios to the PCI-e card for primary video and the computer won't start.

Bad video or bad psu?

Im guessing the later as the stock psu is 230 watts max but I'm not sure the failure to start is a typical under powered symptom. Thoughts?

 

[Patrick Wolf]

If you can post, I'd change the bios setting back. Have you tried a different card?

 

[toyota]

HP doesn't use a 230 watt psu that I am aware of. it should either be a 250 or 300 watts for that line of HP comps. either way the psu would not be a problem with that level of card unless it was just worn out or defective. I sure hope your plans were not to game because an 8500gt was not really suitable for that even 4 years ago.

 

[lykaon78]

If you can post, I'd change the bios setting back. Have you tried a different card?

Just have the on board video and computer runs fine when I uninstalled the card and reset the video settings in the bios.

 

[happy medium]

bad card

 

[lykaon78]

HP doesn't use a 230 watt psu that I am aware of. it should either be a 250 or 300 watts for that line of HP comps. either way the psu would not be a problem with that level of card unless it was just worn out or defective. I sure hope your plans were not to game because an 8500gt was not really suitable for that even 4 years ago.

Not a gamer so it's no big deal. You're right it's 250w not 230w.

Any other way to test the card?

 

[netxzero64]

does your rig have an onboard graphics?

 

[lykaon78]

does your rig have an onboard graphics?

Yes. Works fine.