card not recognised

clarendon · 12-14-04, 09:14 AM

Hi, don't suppose anyone can help me...
I just added a fan to my Leadtek A250 card (a Ti4600 card), and on reinsertion, it no longer seems to be recognised at all. I've tried lots of things, installing/uninstalling the drivers, driver cleaner, reinstalling the card. But each time i boot, I see no sign of the card on device manager, just a VGA card running the generic driver (which is not much use). Installing the NVidia driver SAYS it is working, but when I reboot, it plainly hasn't. The AGP seems to be working fine, according to Everest...and certainly the feed for the monitor is successful coming out of the card, not off the mb.

Tech support at my vendor has been hopeless....but maybe someone out there....

C

dsessom · 12-14-04, 11:54 AM

Is it possible that you accidently scratched one of the traces on the PCB?
I have seen that happen, with the exact results you are describing.

clarendon · 12-14-04, 12:19 PM

I fear it's highly possible!
Would there be any way to do a diagnostic?
The odd thing is that it is still functioning as the output device for the monitor, as the monitor is stil plugged into it.

Still, if it IS bust, that's my excuse for a 6800GT!

WimpMiester · 12-14-04, 03:59 PM

Did you try updating the driver from within device manager?

clarendon · 12-14-04, 04:51 PM

i did...but no luck.

Kickus_assius · 12-14-04, 06:32 PM

Look at all of the leads on the PCB that plug into the AGP slot and if any are scratched, then that's the problem. Always try upgrading chipset drivers, they may have somehow gotten screwed up when you removed the card. Finally, try reverting to the last known drivers that worked.

clarendon · 12-15-04, 04:43 AM

thanks....I increasingly think I probably screwed it up.

Annoying, but an excuse for a new card. What's a good not-quite top of the range card for HL2, BF2 (when it comes) etc? Is 256M essential?

dsessom · 12-15-04, 05:43 AM

I just got an XFX 6600GT from NewEgg, and it is faster than my Radeon 9800XT (256MB). The 6600GT has 128MB of GDDR3, so 256 is not essential.

Here is the link for the card at NewEgg

Lfctony · 12-15-04, 11:06 AM

6600GT, fast and cheap. A 9800 Pro would be a cheaper alternative, if you can find one in the $150 region. 256MB is not necessary for what you are asking.

12-14-04, 09:14 AM	#1
clarendon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 12	card not recognised Hi, don't suppose anyone can help me... I just added a fan to my Leadtek A250 card (a Ti4600 card), and on reinsertion, it no longer seems to be recognised at all. I've tried lots of things, installing/uninstalling the drivers, driver cleaner, reinstalling the card. But each time i boot, I see no sign of the card on device manager, just a VGA card running the generic driver (which is not much use). Installing the NVidia driver SAYS it is working, but when I reboot, it plainly hasn't. The AGP seems to be working fine, according to Everest...and certainly the feed for the monitor is successful coming out of the card, not off the mb. Tech support at my vendor has been hopeless....but maybe someone out there.... C

12-14-04, 11:54 AM	#2
dsessom Boobs are good. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lawton, OK USA Posts: 134	Re: card not recognised Is it possible that you accidently scratched one of the traces on the PCB? I have seen that happen, with the exact results you are describing. __________________ Main PC - \| Pentium5 @ 6.4ghz (400x16) \| Vapochill XC (XtraChilly) \| Abit ICU812 v2.0 \| 8GB (4x2GB) Corsair XMS PC12800 @ 2-3-3-5-1T \| XFX Geforce 9850 Super Ultra GTX X4 \| 4x1TB WD SATA3 RAID 0 \| Sony DLQ32 DVD+/-RW \| ThermalTake Chameleon case w/thermal sensitive paint. & 1000W PSU \| Windows Valley SemiPro w/SP1.25

12-14-04, 12:19 PM	#3
clarendon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 12	Re: card not recognised I fear it's highly possible! Would there be any way to do a diagnostic? The odd thing is that it is still functioning as the output device for the monitor, as the monitor is stil plugged into it. Still, if it IS bust, that's my excuse for a 6800GT!

12-14-04, 03:59 PM	#4
WimpMiester Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 221	Re: card not recognised Did you try updating the driver from within device manager?

12-14-04, 04:51 PM	#5
clarendon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 12	Re: card not recognised i did...but no luck.

12-14-04, 06:32 PM	#6
Kickus_assius Defenestrator of the Weak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 338	Re: card not recognised Look at all of the leads on the PCB that plug into the AGP slot and if any are scratched, then that's the problem. Always try upgrading chipset drivers, they may have somehow gotten screwed up when you removed the card. Finally, try reverting to the last known drivers that worked. __________________ Heat: Broughtonr: 49-0-0 Ebay: Kickus_assius: (109)

12-15-04, 04:43 AM	#7
clarendon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 12	Re: card not recognised thanks....I increasingly think I probably screwed it up. Annoying, but an excuse for a new card. What's a good not-quite top of the range card for HL2, BF2 (when it comes) etc? Is 256M essential?

12-15-04, 05:43 AM	#8
dsessom Boobs are good. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lawton, OK USA Posts: 134	Re: card not recognised I just got an XFX 6600GT from NewEgg, and it is faster than my Radeon 9800XT (256MB). The 6600GT has 128MB of GDDR3, so 256 is not essential. Here is the link for the card at NewEgg __________________ Main PC - \| Pentium5 @ 6.4ghz (400x16) \| Vapochill XC (XtraChilly) \| Abit ICU812 v2.0 \| 8GB (4x2GB) Corsair XMS PC12800 @ 2-3-3-5-1T \| XFX Geforce 9850 Super Ultra GTX X4 \| 4x1TB WD SATA3 RAID 0 \| Sony DLQ32 DVD+/-RW \| ThermalTake Chameleon case w/thermal sensitive paint. & 1000W PSU \| Windows Valley SemiPro w/SP1.25

12-15-04, 11:06 AM	#9
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: card not recognised 6600GT, fast and cheap. A 9800 Pro would be a cheaper alternative, if you can find one in the $150 region. 256MB is not necessary for what you are asking. __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

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