Huge Problem, please help!

[McDoogle]

Ok, i posted on here a few months back explaining to you that i had a problem with my GTS250 graphics card, that the computer couldnt detect it and so would use the onboard card instead. After RMAing the card, i got a refund, and finally bought a new GTX460 1GB Gigabyte card. Same problem again, my motherboard still cant see it.

I wouldnt mind so much, but im not exactly loaded, so the parts i have (a 939 3800+ mobo and CPU with 2GB of ram overclocked) cant exactly be replaced without spending 100's of pounds getting a a new mobo, cpu and ram.

Does anyone have any ideas? Im at a loss here, ive just spent £140 on the card, and hate to think it was to keep my computer at the same gaming potential as it was without one.

 

[hmmblah]

Make sure the BIOS is set to use the first PCI-e slot as first boot adapter. A lot of times it's labeled as "Init first display."

What's your mobo model? Latest BIOS? Have you checked the manual?

 

[McDoogle]

i have the 939N68PV-GLAN motherboard, by Asrock, im about to re-update the bios to make sure its already the newest one, and i dont have the manual with me. Also, its already set for PCi Express Standard output, it still insists on using the onboard VGA and DVI.

 

[hmmblah]

Latest BIOS looks like 1.30.

http://www.asrock.com/MB/download.asp?Model=939N68PV-GLAN&o=BIOS

 

[McDoogle]

Just updated it (again) and still nothing, even when its set for PCI express as the primary graphics adapter, it runs on the onboard.

 

[Aurus_OC]

Just updated it (again) and still nothing, even when its set for PCI express as the primary graphics adapter, it runs on the onboard.

You might have a broken PCI express slot. Your card is getting power though right and you got your 6 pin plugged into it?

 

[McDoogle]

Yeah, its got the 2 6 pins plugged in, and the duel fans spin, it even spins up before slowing down the fans like its loading the bios.

 

[PCTwin]

what kind of connecting cable are you using. dvi, vga.

 

[PCTwin]

the reason I ask is I've had occasions when switching from vga to dvi has caused the screen to lose the signal. used the monitors auto detect to fix.

 

[McDoogle]

Ive tried both, both the VGA and DVI work on the onboard(it has both) but neither work on the graphics card(using an adapter for the VGA)

 

[McDoogle]

It sounds to me like the mobo is dieing, cause my audio has gone down now, and im experiencing suddern crashes :S Again, problem is, i cant aford to upgrade to a AM3 or i3, my computer is easily 8 years old with upgrades (ive upgraded the HDD, PSU, GC, optical and cooling since getting it, ive even hit the limit for my RAM capacity)

 

[PCTwin]

what about the psu. how old is it? what wattage? can you try a different one

 

[McDoogle]

The PSU has recently been upgraded(under a year old) it a modular Coolermaster 620W. More than enough to handle the single card, i would be using the 6 pin adapters otherwise(which i dont agree with XD)

 

[McDoogle]

Ive decided to try and get £100 together and get a AM3 duel core 3.0Ghz CPU with motherboard and 2GB of DDr3 ram off dabs.com as an offer. Its not a massive upgrade, but it will allow me to upgrade the CPU, RAM and motherboard slowly, instead of it being obsolete and needing to replace everything.