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Thread ID: 97505 2009-02-18 05:42:00 PCI-E card install problem Tbird650 (6754) Press F1
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748954 2009-02-18 05:42:00 Hi

Vista Premium, M2NPV-MX mobo. Dual core 4200

Problem is vista will not recognize the en8600gt silent card.
Have tried :
Uninstall drivers of the onboard graphics.
Uninstall from device manager.
ccleaner....

restart with card installed and only blank screen. I can hear it boots to windows though I can't see anything.

I had this problem some time ago when I first bought the card and managed to find the solution, but I must have forgotten. I struggled and struggled that time too. I thought: uninstall and restart with new card in was the solution but no.
Of course each time it fails to go, I have to power down and swap video cable back to onboard.

Anyone had this? What can I try next?
Tbird650 (6754)
748955 2009-02-18 06:06:00 Doesnt look too promising.

Youre not the only one (vip.asus.com) who cant get a PCI-E card to work
Speedy Gonzales (78)
748956 2009-02-18 06:08:00 did you install the drivers that came with the card? davidmmac (4619)
748957 2009-02-18 06:22:00 did you install the drivers that came with the card?
No, not this time at least...but it has been installed on this PC for 12months or more. Worked perfectly for that time.
Should I try installing drivers before attempting to restart with monitor cable connected to 8600gt card?
Tbird650 (6754)
748958 2009-02-18 07:04:00 No, not this time at least...but it has been installed on this PC for 12months or more. Worked perfectly for that time.
Should I try installing drivers before attempting to restart with monitor cable connected to 8600gt card?

You could give it a try :)
davidmmac (4619)
748959 2009-02-18 07:05:00 Ok...so I tried installing drivers, but it gave me the re-around for half an hour. It created a number of problems of its' own.
As it is I had to install the drivers before the card was connected to the monitor, otherwise I can't see anything.
So correct me if I'm wrong but the card needs to be recognized first, then drivers can be installed.
So it's still the same...onboard video works.....PCI-E doesnt and isnt found by windows.
Any ideas??
Tbird650 (6754)
748960 2009-02-18 07:07:00 Did you read the link to the forum (about this mobo), I posted?

Did you install the chipset drivers before everything else?

Whats showing a ? or ! or X in device manager?

Does the card need power?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
748961 2009-02-18 07:30:00 Tried disabling onboard in the BIOS first? Or at least changing the search order to PCIE 1st - then Onboard. pctek (84)
748962 2009-02-18 07:49:00 Yes, read the forum....looks like trouble. Certainly isnt plug and play.....more like plug and pray.

Chipset drivers were as they've been the last year or so.

It's not showing in device manager....only the onboard Nvidia 6150 is there.

Card doesnt need power, unlike some of the other ones I've seen. It hasnt had power to it for the time I've been using it either (12+months or so.

I should have documented what I did last time to fix this same problem.
Tbird650 (6754)
748963 2009-02-18 08:53:00 If it was running ok previously, what happened that caused it to stop working.
It hasn't died has it?
Driftwood (5551)
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