Blank Screen with GeForce FX 5200

NickJ · 10-09-2004, 09:20 PM

OK, so I disabled my onboard graphics, unistalled all the drivers, and put in my GeForceFX 5200

. Now, when I turn on the computer, everything sounds normal but the moniter won't display anything

. It has a green light, so it's getting power, so what's the problem and how do I fix it?

WinXP
MoBo: K7SEM 3.0A
AMD Athlon 1800+
256MB Ram
250W power supply

Tails2004P1234 · 10-10-2004, 08:44 AM

Hey. I'm having the exact same problem with my FX 5200, and I did that also and asked about it a week or so ago, no replies...

dai · 10-10-2004, 10:55 AM

press f8 when booting up,and from the boot options choose
vga mode
when windows finishes booting then install your drivers

NickJ · 10-10-2004, 01:44 PM

So, you mean boot and choose vga mode, install the nvidia drivers, and then replug my moniter back into the GeForce?

dai · 10-10-2004, 02:48 PM

when you install the video card you then plug in your monitor
then boot the comp. pressing f8 and choose vga mode
when it finishes booting install the drivers

NickJ · 10-10-2004, 06:40 PM

I'm not sure if you understood me there. I get NO PICTURE at any time when the moniter is plugged into the GeForce, even with it's drivers installed. With onboard graphics I do get a display, and that's how I installed the Nvidia drivers.

dai · 10-11-2004, 12:09 AM

turn off the onboard graphics,before you boot into vga mode

Tails2004P1234 · 10-11-2004, 01:13 AM

Hey Dai. I must be doing something right. before when I hooked up the monitor to the GeForce, it showed an orange light on my monitor, which means that the comp is on standby or there are no instructions to tell the monitor to display something. Goign into vga mode turns that orange light back to green (on). I still get a blank screen when i hook it up however. Maybe it's the OS or the monitor type? I am about to give up on this computer... but the... 71.82GB I have saved on here! And my comp is powerful enough to handle any 3D game if i got this darn thing installed. -_- It's making me mad. Now I have two graphics cards that I can't take back to the store, the Radeon 9800 pro was APG, which didn't fit in my comp. I believe my computer is the only computer in the word in which it conflicts with hardware. took me NINE weeks to get DSL setup on here. I guess it takes time... Do you or anyone else have instructions on how to get this setup for us?

My aspirations are continuing to fall. One day I will start climbing up trees...

*falls to the floor and starts laughing towards the sky hysterically in a high-pitched voice*

FRYD DRA VILD EC DREC!?!?
i jodalo, computadora de Microsoft, jodalo !
grrrrrrr

dai · 10-11-2004, 01:28 AM

nick j
your p/s might need an upgrade,it's a bit on the light side
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/
tails
you have turned off the onboard in the bios?

NickJ · 10-11-2004, 04:45 PM

Well, I disabled my onboard graphics through device manager, but I guess that didn't really disable it. I've looked through the BIOS and there doesn't seem to be any option for it. My mainboard manual says nothing about it, and I emailed the manufacturer a week ago with no response...so I'm frustrated. Any suggestions?

(btw it came out to 229 watts minimum at that site)

dai · 10-12-2004, 01:56 AM

that is to close for comfort,i don't want to suggest buying a larger p/s if you don't need it, can you borrow one to try at least a 350w quality brand

Tails2004P1234 · 10-15-2004, 04:59 PM

I went into VGA mode but the CD will not run, the main application (demo32/launch.exe) always has an error saying "A problem occured and ___ needs to close, sorry for inconvienence" I have no knowledge on BIOS. I don't have information from the com manufacturer either.

How do you get there?

I would also like you to see this image...

Please note that I also updated my drivers today. This is going to force me to buy a new comp soon. I hear Alienware finished making 4.1Ghz processors with 180+GB of HD space and 2 GB of memory. I'd love to get that if it worked. *cough $5,000 cough*

lucb10 · 10-15-2004, 06:21 PM

if your monitor doest show anything, open your pc again, turn the comp on and check if the fan is runing. if it is, i have no idea what to do, if it isnt, you might not pushed the card in completely or something and your card isnt getting power so reinstall it

dai · 10-15-2004, 10:01 PM

it is telling you there is something wrong with the drivers,go back to the vga mode and install the original drivers that came with the card and see what happens

pat_rules · 10-16-2004, 12:29 AM

i have the same crapy problem i disable my onboard graphics but still no luck
on my board i can only disable it in the device manger so if it does't work i can't see what i am doing in windows due to the onboard being diabled is there a way of turning it back on .

pat_rules · 10-16-2004, 12:36 AM

i forgot to write this in. even my old voodo 3 card which i know work's does't work either

dai · 10-16-2004, 12:48 AM

it will not work until you install the drivers,that is why you start in vga mode so you get a picture and can see what you are doing.
in vga is the basic windows video driver is loaded

Tails2004P1234 · 10-16-2004, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

it will not work until you install the drivers,that is why you start in vga mode so you get a picture and can see what you are doing.
in vga is the basic windows video driver is loaded

I found out my monitor is not in VGA format.

How do I convert it so I can see something with the monitor connected to the card?

I can only go into VGA mode when i have the monitor in its original position

dai · 10-17-2004, 12:24 AM

your monitor is a svga and will display vga transmission
what do you mean by

I can only go into VGA mode when i have the monitor in its original position

Tails2004P1234 · 10-17-2004, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

your monitor is a svga and will display vga transmission
what do you mean by

I can only go into VGA mode when i have the monitor in its original position

I mean "when i don't have the monitor connected to the card"

10-09-2004, 09:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
NickJ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	Blank Screen with GeForce FX 5200 OK, so I disabled my onboard graphics, unistalled all the drivers, and put in my GeForceFX 5200 . Now, when I turn on the computer, everything sounds normal but the moniter won't display anything . It has a green light, so it's getting power, so what's the problem and how do I fix it? WinXP MoBo: K7SEM 3.0A AMD Athlon 1800+ 256MB Ram 250W power supply

10-11-2004, 01:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tails2004P1234 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 25 OS: XP Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 1	:( Hey Dai. I must be doing something right. before when I hooked up the monitor to the GeForce, it showed an orange light on my monitor, which means that the comp is on standby or there are no instructions to tell the monitor to display something. Goign into vga mode turns that orange light back to green (on). I still get a blank screen when i hook it up however. Maybe it's the OS or the monitor type? I am about to give up on this computer... but the... 71.82GB I have saved on here! And my comp is powerful enough to handle any 3D game if i got this darn thing installed. -_- It's making me mad. Now I have two graphics cards that I can't take back to the store, the Radeon 9800 pro was APG, which didn't fit in my comp. I believe my computer is the only computer in the word in which it conflicts with hardware. took me NINE weeks to get DSL setup on here. I guess it takes time... Do you or anyone else have instructions on how to get this setup for us? My aspirations are continuing to fall. One day I will start climbing up trees... *falls to the floor and starts laughing towards the sky hysterically in a high-pitched voice* FRYD DRA VILD EC DREC!?!? i jodalo, computadora de Microsoft, jodalo ! grrrrrrr Last edited by Tails2004P; 10-11-2004 at 01:15 AM.

10-11-2004, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
NickJ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	Well, I disabled my onboard graphics through device manager, but I guess that didn't really disable it. I've looked through the BIOS and there doesn't seem to be any option for it. My mainboard manual says nothing about it, and I emailed the manufacturer a week ago with no response...so I'm frustrated. Any suggestions? (btw it came out to 229 watts minimum at that site) Last edited by NickJ; 10-11-2004 at 04:49 PM.

10-16-2004, 12:29 AM	#15 (permalink)
pat_rules Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 125 OS: xp pro	nickj i have the same crapy problem i disable my onboard graphics but still no luck on my board i can only disable it in the device manger so if it does't work i can't see what i am doing in windows due to the onboard being diabled is there a way of turning it back on . Last edited by pat_rules; 10-16-2004 at 12:31 AM.

10-16-2004, 12:36 AM	#16 (permalink)
pat_rules Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 125 OS: xp pro	forgot to say i forgot to write this in. even my old voodo 3 card which i know work's does't work either

10-10-2004, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tails2004P1234 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 25 OS: XP Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 1	Hey. I'm having the exact same problem with my FX 5200, and I did that also and asked about it a week or so ago, no replies...

10-10-2004, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	press f8 when booting up,and from the boot options choose vga mode when windows finishes booting then install your drivers

10-10-2004, 01:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
NickJ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	So, you mean boot and choose vga mode, install the nvidia drivers, and then replug my moniter back into the GeForce?

10-10-2004, 02:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	when you install the video card you then plug in your monitor then boot the comp. pressing f8 and choose vga mode when it finishes booting install the drivers

10-10-2004, 06:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
NickJ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 13 OS: Windows XP	I'm not sure if you understood me there. I get NO PICTURE at any time when the moniter is plugged into the GeForce, even with it's drivers installed. With onboard graphics I do get a display, and that's how I installed the Nvidia drivers.

10-11-2004, 12:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	turn off the onboard graphics,before you boot into vga mode

10-11-2004, 01:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	nick j your p/s might need an upgrade,it's a bit on the light side http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ tails you have turned off the onboard in the bios?

10-12-2004, 01:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	that is to close for comfort,i don't want to suggest buying a larger p/s if you don't need it, can you borrow one to try at least a 350w quality brand

10-15-2004, 06:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
lucb10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP	if your monitor doest show anything, open your pc again, turn the comp on and check if the fan is runing. if it is, i have no idea what to do, if it isnt, you might not pushed the card in completely or something and your card isnt getting power so reinstall it

10-15-2004, 10:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it is telling you there is something wrong with the drivers,go back to the vga mode and install the original drivers that came with the card and see what happens

10-16-2004, 12:48 AM	#17 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	it will not work until you install the drivers,that is why you start in vga mode so you get a picture and can see what you are doing. in vga is the basic windows video driver is loaded

10-17-2004, 12:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,593 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	your monitor is a svga and will display vga transmission what do you mean by I can only go into VGA mode when i have the monitor in its original position