I bought a EVGA e-GeForce FX5500 AGP card. I installed it then I got
black screen at startup, no video output, nothing. I used ATI
all-in-wonder 9000 before this EVGA card. Everything was fine. No, my
destop is dead. Any suggestion?

Thanks a lot.

xin.chen.nj@gmail.com wrote:
Put the old card back in.

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xin.chen.nj@gmail.com wrote:

|>I bought a EVGA e-GeForce FX5500 AGP card. I installed it then I got
|>black screen at startup, no video output, nothing. I used ATI
|>all-in-wonder 9000 before this EVGA card. Everything was fine. No, my
|>destop is dead. Any suggestion?

Reinstall the old video card, boot up remove the drivers and install
standard VGA. Replace the old with the new, boot up and install the
new drivers.

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the problem is it doesn't work even I put the old card back. it looks
like the EVGA card kill my motherboard.
everything is gone. So disappointed

xin.chen.nj@gmail.com wrote:

|>the problem is it doesn't work even I put the old card back. it looks
|>like the EVGA card kill my motherboard.
|>everything is gone. So disappointed

Ya, would ruin my day as well.

Make sure you have a PC speaker hook'd up to the mother board; remove
all video cards and start the computer up.

On a normal boot up you should get one beep, if it's a problem with
only the video cards you will get more than one beep and know that all
isn't lost. (you can hope)


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xin.chen.nj@gmail.com wrote:
Cards dont kill mobos, as long as they are properly seated. And as long
as you insert cards with the power off. Note that modern pcs the power
is ALWAYS ON, unless you pull the plug, or, have that extra switch on
the back of your power supply that actually stops power to the the mobo.






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I don't understand what you mean by have that extra switch on
the back of your power supply that actually stops power to the the
mobo. what you suggest me to do the troubleshouting?

xin.chen.nj@gmail.com wrote:
Some power supplies have a toggle on back that shuts down power to the
motherboard. On a modern computer, if the switch does not exist, then
power is always on. This is required for stuff like "wake on lan" and
wake on modem" to function.





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<xin.chen.nj@gmail.com> wrote in message
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try resetting the bios

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Try not wearing your favourite nylon jumper next time, whilst rubbing a
balloon on your head, and doing a moondance across your cheap polyester
carpet.

Antistatic precautions!

**SS**

<xin.chen.nj@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Do you hear any beeps?
Do the fans spin?
Is the voltage selector switch on the power supply unit in the proper position?
(115v-230v)
Recheck all connections because you may have loosened one while changing the
card.
Was the PC power turned off (unplugged) when you replaced the card?
Perhaps your power supply unit gave up the ghost when you put the new card in.

I don't hear any beeps, but both the fans for CPU and video card are
on.
is it possible the BIOS damaged?

thanks,

<xin.chen.nj@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Look in the manual for your computer (or download one off the internet on
another computer) and look for the BIOS clear jumper.
Or, unplug the computer, remove the MB battery for around ten minutes (also hold
in the ON button for a few seconds after removing the battery to help drain the
capacitors, I think) and then replace it.
This should clear the BIOS and put it in a default mode.
Use your old vid card.
You will have Standard VGA graphics and the icons will be large and fuzzy.
You will have to reset the screen size (ie: 800x600, 1024x768, etc).
It's also possible that you damaged or shorted out the contacts when you put the
new card in. Look in the video slot (probably AGP) and see if there is anything
in it that shouldn't be there, like dirt, etc)

thanks,
I am going to try tonight.
Xin