b1nx2003
Established Member
Hi.
I've just bought a 2nd had desktop which seems like a decent deal and spec apart from the fact that the video card simply wont detect. Its a relatively new pc/mobo (gigabyte) i5 with an adequate 500w psu and the gpu fans spin up and the card appears to be getting power, but no display.
I have reseated the card, updated the firmware of the bios, disabled onboard display (which works fine btw) and tried the auto detect and manual install of the drivers from the nvidia site but still lthe card wont show any display or detect within windows 7.
What is very strange is that when i connect the 6 pin power plug, the card behaves very odd and the fans dont spin up and the pc doesnt boot properly. I have tried a spare lower card in instead and that works/detects with no trouble at all.
Any ideas appreciated.....
I've just bought a 2nd had desktop which seems like a decent deal and spec apart from the fact that the video card simply wont detect. Its a relatively new pc/mobo (gigabyte) i5 with an adequate 500w psu and the gpu fans spin up and the card appears to be getting power, but no display.
I have reseated the card, updated the firmware of the bios, disabled onboard display (which works fine btw) and tried the auto detect and manual install of the drivers from the nvidia site but still lthe card wont show any display or detect within windows 7.
What is very strange is that when i connect the 6 pin power plug, the card behaves very odd and the fans dont spin up and the pc doesnt boot properly. I have tried a spare lower card in instead and that works/detects with no trouble at all.
Any ideas appreciated.....