Problem with x700

[IkuF]

Hi. I recently purchased a HIS Excalibur Radeon x700 ICEQII 128mb (AGP). When I attempt to boot up with this card my monitor does not detect any video input, however, the card does light up. When I go back to my old card again everything boots fine.

I have 2 theories as to why this might be:

1. My old card is only a 9200SE and does not require the additional power connector. Could it be that my power supply is not succifient to support the new card?

2. The card is simply faulty.

Unfortunately my Fujitsu-Siemens computer has so labels or markings whatsoever on the power supply and so I cannot identify the wattage etc. I was wondering:

1. Is there any other way to identify my power supply? (can't seem to find anything in bios) or possibly a way to boost mine?

2. Could anyone recommend a sufficient power supply for a low budget?

My Spec (in case it's useful):

ASUS K8V-MX Socket 754 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
1gb RAM

Thanks for any replies.

 

[IkuF]

Please help

 

[SteveOBHave]

You could try unplugging every single 'unnesassary' component and power up from there.

Also worth checking the bios to see if there are any 'odd' AGP settings. Actually on that thought, you'd be better off setting the BIOS to default settings using the old VGA Card and having another go.

Failing that, try a CMOS reset.

Card may be damaged/faulty, so it might be worth an RMA.

In as far as a new PSU? I would look at getting a decent one for around £50. You have to remember that it is your PSU that powers and protects the rest of your system and maintains stability, you shouldn't skimp on them. You could look at one of the ANTEC TruePower PSUs or one of the HIPER PSUs (I have one of these).

Hope this helps a little - I appreciate the frustration from non-functioning new parts!

 

[nbkpsycho]

Have you plugged the power connector into the card properly ??

 

[IkuF]

Yes it is plugged in properly lol and yeah i've tried unplugging various drives etc that I don't need but still no effect. The more I research my problem the more it points to the PSU so i'll give that a try. Cheers for your help.

 

[nbkpsycho]

The x700 isnt exactly a power hungry card tho is it ??

 

[SteveOBHave]

Not that I am aware of, but not knowing what IKUFs PSU is, it's hard to say.

 

[IkuF]

Well i tried another PSU which was 650W so easily enough to power everything and... it still does the same thing. Anyone got any other ideas?

 

[Soul Rider]

I would RMA the card. If everything else works with the other card, and the PSU is fine, including the newer one you tested with, the only option left is to RMA the card..

 

[SteveOBHave]

agreed.