Graphics card and boot problem???

foolish.fire · 01-27-2009, 03:45 PM

Hello, my computer won't boot up and I'm not sure if the graphics card is to blame.
When i turn the pc on, the motherboard lights up as normal and the fans on the PSU and Cpu start spinning, but there's nothing on the monitor screen. I first thought that the HDD might be playing up so i took it out and put it back into my old pc, using the same monitor, and it all fired up and started loading on the screen. So i'll assume that the HDD and monitor are fine, if so could the graphics card be the problem, or the PSU,motherboard? The only VGA port is on the card so i can't bypass it for now. I also tried putting the XP disk back in and booting from there, but as there's nothing on the screen, i couldn't do it....

I've been using this system for about a year with no problems until now..
XFX Nforce 650i ultra
Intel 2 core 2.2ghz
Radeon x1550 512mb
2gb Ddr2
600w atx psu

Cheers!

dai · 01-28-2009, 11:14 AM

put a quality psu in it ezycool is definitely not

foolish.fire · 01-28-2009, 11:31 AM

It isn't? Blimey, that thing cost me 60 quid.

I take it i'll still need around 600w, so what brands are decent?

Thanks

dai · 01-28-2009, 11:44 AM

that's 4x what they are available for

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01-27-2009, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
foolish.fire Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Xp sp2	Graphics card and boot problem??? Hello, my computer won't boot up and I'm not sure if the graphics card is to blame. When i turn the pc on, the motherboard lights up as normal and the fans on the PSU and Cpu start spinning, but there's nothing on the monitor screen. I first thought that the HDD might be playing up so i took it out and put it back into my old pc, using the same monitor, and it all fired up and started loading on the screen. So i'll assume that the HDD and monitor are fine, if so could the graphics card be the problem, or the PSU,motherboard? The only VGA port is on the card so i can't bypass it for now. I also tried putting the XP disk back in and booting from there, but as there's nothing on the screen, i couldn't do it.... I've been using this system for about a year with no problems until now.. XFX Nforce 650i ultra Intel 2 core 2.2ghz Radeon x1550 512mb 2gb Ddr2 600w atx psu Cheers!

01-28-2009, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Graphics card and boot problem??? put a quality psu in it ezycool is definitely not __________________

01-28-2009, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
foolish.fire Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 7 OS: Xp sp2	Re: Graphics card and boot problem??? It isn't? Blimey, that thing cost me 60 quid. I take it i'll still need around 600w, so what brands are decent? Thanks

01-28-2009, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Graphics card and boot problem??? that's 4x what they are available for Power Supply Information and Selection __________________