e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working

corndale · 02-18-2009, 11:00 AM

My e-GeForce FX 5200 128mb PCI DVI video card suddenly stopped working. Over the past few months I noticed that the fan on the video card was spinning eratically. Now it does not spin at all. I can buy an aftermarket video card fan for aprox $10 or a FX-6200 256mb PCI DVI card for aprox $60. Will the aftermarket video card fan resolve the problem or is it probable that the video card is toast? I already switched PCI slots to test the card. My sound card in another PCI slot works fine. Currently, I am using an analog CRT monitor connected to the on-board video port. This is an older motherboard with only PCI slots.

sethy666 · 02-18-2009, 04:15 PM

If it where me, Id get a new card... that way you would increase your performance and not have to worry about the longevity of the old card.

the the 5200 and 6200 where good cards... I had both for awhile.

**emosun** · 02-18-2009, 10:06 PM

Yea get the new card , but you could probably just get another 5200 for 20$ somewhere.

AlphaWolf13 · 02-18-2009, 10:49 PM

If the video card isn't working what-so-ever, then I'd completely agree with the above responses.

There is a very slim chance (if that) that simply replacing the fan will make the video card working again.

**emosun** · 02-19-2009, 08:15 AM

It probably fried from not haveing a fan running.

mandarshukla · 02-19-2009, 09:05 PM

I also had a similar problem with same make card.. i knew the card was not fried since the display came on, but went out after about 2 minutes. I changed the fan ( a $2 equivalent noisy one), it works ok now. But i am in the mindset of changing to a better graphics card now..

02-18-2009, 11:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
corndale Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Newark NJ Posts: 73 OS: Windows XP Home	e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working My e-GeForce FX 5200 128mb PCI DVI video card suddenly stopped working. Over the past few months I noticed that the fan on the video card was spinning eratically. Now it does not spin at all. I can buy an aftermarket video card fan for aprox $10 or a FX-6200 256mb PCI DVI card for aprox $60. Will the aftermarket video card fan resolve the problem or is it probable that the video card is toast? I already switched PCI slots to test the card. My sound card in another PCI slot works fine. Currently, I am using an analog CRT monitor connected to the on-board video port. This is an older motherboard with only PCI slots.

02-18-2009, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
sethy666 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 123 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working If it where me, Id get a new card... that way you would increase your performance and not have to worry about the longevity of the old card. the the 5200 and 6200 where good cards... I had both for awhile. __________________ Do YOU hear the voices too?!?

02-18-2009, 10:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,950 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working Yea get the new card , but you could probably just get another 5200 for 20$ somewhere. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

02-18-2009, 10:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
AlphaWolf13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New York Posts: 65 OS: Windows 7 Beta	Re: e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working If the video card isn't working what-so-ever, then I'd completely agree with the above responses. There is a very slim chance (if that) that simply replacing the fan will make the video card working again. __________________ -- Wolf DO NOT take just my advice alone. There are other people out there who may and will have more ideas then just me.

02-19-2009, 08:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,950 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working It probably fried from not haveing a fan running. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

02-19-2009, 09:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
mandarshukla Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp sp3	Re: e-GeForce FX 5200 PCI Video Card Not Working I also had a similar problem with same make card.. i knew the card was not fried since the display came on, but went out after about 2 minutes. I changed the fan ( a $2 equivalent noisy one), it works ok now. But i am in the mindset of changing to a better graphics card now..