video card won't install!

LawP · 11-18-2008, 02:26 AM

Hi,

I just brought a NVIDIA FX5500 Geforce graphics card, and I'm trying to install it on my IBM Thinkcentre s50 8429, but all I get is a blank screen and a loud beeping noise.

As far as I can tell, its physically installed correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

macroman · 11-18-2008, 04:50 AM

your video card is agp X 8,and the computer you have has only got pci and I dont think you put that card in it ,I cant find any spec on the type of card you can put in it ,best you talk to ibm

**emosun** · 11-18-2008, 09:40 AM

Then he probably bought the pci version of the fx 5500. Did you go into your bios and activate the pci video setting?

LawP · 11-18-2008, 09:43 AM

I did. It was originally set to PCI, even though there was no card installed. I tried it on that setting, and tried it on Integrated. Neither option helped.

**emosun** · 11-18-2008, 09:53 AM

Try changeing the pci slot that it's in. There's usually a pci slot reserved for a videocard.

LawP · 11-18-2008, 12:22 PM

I tried both slots, both set to PCI and Intergrated, and neither worked. :(

**emosun** · 11-18-2008, 01:09 PM

I'm not entirely sure then , if you can find bios or motherboard drivers updates try getting the latest.

11-18-2008, 02:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
LawP Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista Ultimate	video card won't install! Hi, I just brought a NVIDIA FX5500 Geforce graphics card, and I'm trying to install it on my IBM Thinkcentre s50 8429, but all I get is a blank screen and a loud beeping noise. As far as I can tell, its physically installed correctly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

11-18-2008, 04:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
macroman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 148 OS: Windows 7,Vista	Re: video card won't install! your video card is agp X 8,and the computer you have has only got pci and I dont think you put that card in it ,I cant find any spec on the type of card you can put in it ,best you talk to ibm

11-18-2008, 09:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,879 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: video card won't install! Then he probably bought the pci version of the fx 5500. Did you go into your bios and activate the pci video setting? __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-18-2008, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
LawP Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista Ultimate	Re: video card won't install! I did. It was originally set to PCI, even though there was no card installed. I tried it on that setting, and tried it on Integrated. Neither option helped.

11-18-2008, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,879 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: video card won't install! Try changeing the pci slot that it's in. There's usually a pci slot reserved for a videocard. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-18-2008, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
LawP Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5 OS: Vista Ultimate	Re: video card won't install! I tried both slots, both set to PCI and Intergrated, and neither worked. :(

11-18-2008, 01:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,879 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: video card won't install! I'm not entirely sure then , if you can find bios or motherboard drivers updates try getting the latest. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list