RESOLVED help with x1950 instalation/ computer not booting up

rvandam87 · 02-03-2007, 10:39 AM

Hey guys, wondering if you can offer a little assistance.

I recently bought a HIS radeon x1950 AGP card, and ive been having a few problems with it.

Firstly i bought it took it out of the box, removed my old one, placed it all in etc... then realised that in my computer there wasnt a 6 pin power lead coming from my psu.... there was only one 4 pin.

So today i went and bought a converter which takes two 4 pin power leads into one 6 pin.

So i put it all together, realising i had only one 4 pin power lead spare, so i removed a 4 pin power lead from the cd rom drive i have, to use that as the other (i also have a dvd drive). Only problem is now my computer wont boot up :(. So i tried putting al the cables back where they were before when my computer was last working, and its not turning on :S. I really dont know whats happened.

I was just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem, and could tell me what could have caused my computer to stop turning on. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. :)

**TheMatt** · 02-03-2007, 03:20 PM

Hi,

What happens when you boot? Does it start up and shut back down, or stay on? Also, does it make any beeps or display any POST errors?

rvandam87 · 02-04-2007, 12:14 PM

Ahh no worries now, i spoke to a mate and hes helped me figure out whats wrong.

My psu is outdated and didnt have enough power to run the grahpics card, so my pc wouldnt start up at all.

Thanks for replying though :).

**TheMatt** · 02-04-2007, 02:15 PM

Glad you solved it. Check out this link for info on selecting a good quality PSU. If you have any more questions about this, feel free to post back here.
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...selection.html

02-03-2007, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
rvandam87 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	RESOLVED help with x1950 instalation/ computer not booting up Hey guys, wondering if you can offer a little assistance. I recently bought a HIS radeon x1950 AGP card, and ive been having a few problems with it. Firstly i bought it took it out of the box, removed my old one, placed it all in etc... then realised that in my computer there wasnt a 6 pin power lead coming from my psu.... there was only one 4 pin. So today i went and bought a converter which takes two 4 pin power leads into one 6 pin. So i put it all together, realising i had only one 4 pin power lead spare, so i removed a 4 pin power lead from the cd rom drive i have, to use that as the other (i also have a dvd drive). Only problem is now my computer wont boot up :(. So i tried putting al the cables back where they were before when my computer was last working, and its not turning on :S. I really dont know whats happened. I was just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem, and could tell me what could have caused my computer to stop turning on. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. :)

02-03-2007, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Hi, What happens when you boot? Does it start up and shut back down, or stay on? Also, does it make any beeps or display any POST errors? __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

02-04-2007, 02:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Glad you solved it. Check out this link for info on selecting a good quality PSU. If you have any more questions about this, feel free to post back here. http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...selection.html __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

02-04-2007, 12:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
rvandam87 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Ahh no worries now, i spoke to a mate and hes helped me figure out whats wrong. My psu is outdated and didnt have enough power to run the grahpics card, so my pc wouldnt start up at all. Thanks for replying though :).