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| Thread ID: 88652 | 2008-04-03 22:57:00 | Help installing graphics card | No1Daemon (13582) | Press F1 |
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| 655896 | 2008-04-03 22:57:00 | Hi Everyone First post here so please correct me if I do something wrong. I need help instlling a graphics card into a htpc. I have an asus m2a-vm hdmi motherboard that has a daughterboard with the hdmi and spdif and svideo on it. This daughterboard fits in the pci-e slot. In order to install the new card which is an asus 8600gt silent, I have to uninstall the daughterboard because the graphics card is also a pci-e card. I then find myself with no graphic display in order to see to install the drivers. I connect to my lcd television via an av receiver. The problem is that I do not have any standard av output from the motherboard and I do not have any vga to vga cables. All I have are a vga to component breakout cable and a svideo to component breakout cable and an svideo to svideo cable. I disabled the onboard graphics and restarted to ensure it booted up in low resoltion which it did. I then went into the bios and ensured that the primary display was set to pci-e. I then turned the pc off and installed the card(it woul not allow me to install the drivers without the hardware being present) When I turned the pc back on I tried the svideo to svideo cable first which had no video output. I then tried both breakout cables which also had no output which I expected because the component I think will only be enabled after I have installed the graphics cards drivers. Anyone have any other solutions? Otherwise I think my only option is to find and borrow and vga monitor. Thanks Steve |
No1Daemon (13582) | ||
| 655897 | 2008-04-03 23:06:00 | Welcome to PressF1 Steve. Do you not have something with a dvi (images10.newegg.com) input? I think that 8600 comes with a DVI to VGA adaptor, so if you have an old VGA monitor lying around you could use that. The TV output won't work until you've installed the drivers. Could you not connect it to your TV using the VGA to component cable? If not, probably the easiest thing is to find someone with a monitor you could borrow just to initially set it up, or buy a VGA to VGA cable to go to your TV. They are pretty cheap. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 655898 | 2008-04-03 23:14:00 | I tried the dvi to vga adapter but the only cable I have is a vga to component which doesn't seem to work. The vga to component cable directly to the tv doesnt work. I don't have an old monitor lying around unfortunately or else I think this would all be solved already. I think I might have to track one down. Thanks for the reply. |
No1Daemon (13582) | ||
| 655899 | 2008-04-03 23:31:00 | OK, the VGA to component should have worked, but using a standard VGA monitor will be the way to go. :thumbs: Which brand of card is it? I don't think the 8600's have power connectors, but it wouldn't hurt to check. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 655900 | 2008-04-03 23:33:00 | I purchased a vga cable online. Same thing? My television definately has a vga connection and av setting on the menu so hopefully that will do the trick. Cheers |
No1Daemon (13582) | ||
| 655901 | 2008-04-04 00:16:00 | Yarp, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. What brand is your card? |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 655902 | 2008-04-04 00:54:00 | The motherboard with the onboard vga plug is an asus m2a-vm and the card I am trying to install is the asus 8600gt silent. The graphics I never want to have anything to do with again and am desperately trying to get rid of is ati x1250. | No1Daemon (13582) | ||
| 655903 | 2008-04-04 01:22:00 | Thanks for the info. First, get a real PC monitor you can plug straight into the card. Put the ATI card back in, boot up, uninstall the drivers, shut the PC down. Put the Asus card in, plug the monitor into it, boot up, go to the Nvidia site and install the latest drivers. Then you should be all good. |
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