no display

60fps · 07-10-2009, 08:24 PM

Hi there,

Instead of making another thread I thought it would be best to just post in this one since the OP has pretty much the same problem as I do. I had a 9500gt and it worked great for a couple of months, but then one morning......boom no display. I swapped RAM and PSU, but still no display.

So I eventually thought my mobo was dead. I had a friend who had a ATI EAH3450 Silent, put it in, and suprise surprise it worked. I have been using it ever since and my PC has worked without a hitch. I was also able to test a 9800gt, but the same problem as before surfaced. I made sure the display adapter was set to PCI-E (when I checked it was at PCI) in the BIOS, but still no effect.

I really am not sure what caused this and and why the EAH3450 was able to work. I would like any suggestions. Thank you.

My PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371006

dai · 07-10-2009, 10:50 PM

you need to be up here power wise

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...air%2b550w

60fps · 07-10-2009, 11:24 PM

Thanks for the response.

Well I could understand for the 9800gt, but the 9500gt uses such a small amount of power in comparison. My PSU even has a six pin connector and when I plug it into the 9800gt the card fan works. I only have one optical drive, a case fan, and 1 hard drive.

dai · 07-10-2009, 11:47 PM

try the 9500 in another computer to check it

the lowest i would run any pcie system on is a quality 550w

60fps · 07-11-2009, 04:07 PM

The week before my card stopped working, there were many power outages in my area. Could that have degraded the quality of my PSU to the point where it does not provide the normal amount of power it typically does?

dai · 07-11-2009, 11:17 PM

it could cause a spike and damage just about anything

07-10-2009, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
60fps Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 OS: XP	no display Hi there, Instead of making another thread I thought it would be best to just post in this one since the OP has pretty much the same problem as I do. I had a 9500gt and it worked great for a couple of months, but then one morning......boom no display. I swapped RAM and PSU, but still no display. So I eventually thought my mobo was dead. I had a friend who had a ATI EAH3450 Silent, put it in, and suprise surprise it worked. I have been using it ever since and my PC has worked without a hitch. I was also able to test a 9800gt, but the same problem as before surfaced. I made sure the display adapter was set to PCI-E (when I checked it was at PCI) in the BIOS, but still no effect. I really am not sure what caused this and and why the EAH3450 was able to work. I would like any suggestions. Thank you. My PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371006 Last edited by 60fps; 07-10-2009 at 08:26 PM.

07-10-2009, 10:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no display you need to be up here power wise http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...air%2b550w __________________

07-10-2009, 11:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
60fps Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 OS: XP	Re: no display Thanks for the response. Well I could understand for the 9800gt, but the 9500gt uses such a small amount of power in comparison. My PSU even has a six pin connector and when I plug it into the 9800gt the card fan works. I only have one optical drive, a case fan, and 1 hard drive.

07-10-2009, 11:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no display try the 9500 in another computer to check it the lowest i would run any pcie system on is a quality 550w __________________

07-11-2009, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
60fps Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 OS: XP	Re: no display The week before my card stopped working, there were many power outages in my area. Could that have degraded the quality of my PSU to the point where it does not provide the normal amount of power it typically does?

07-11-2009, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: no display it could cause a spike and damage just about anything __________________