I am trying to rebuild a gaming computer, partially from original parts, partially from new parts (tower, motherboard, RAM, processor original; power supply, graphics card, HD, monitor, peripherals new). The problem is, I can't get my monitor to pick up the video card- if I plug the video cable into the motherboard, I get a 'no signal' error. The monitor only works if plugged into the onboard graphics card.
Here's what I've tried so far, in no particular order:
-updated BIOS for the motherboard (see specs below);
- totally updated my OS (Vista Home);
- checked that all RAM and graphics card were seated properly;
- checked that all power cables were attached to graphics card;
- changed BIOS setting to 'PCI-E';
- updated Direct X from 9 to 11;
Now, here's the specs:
Compaq Presario SR5510F
- MCP61PM-HM Iris8 motherboard (existing)
- 2 GB DDR-3 RAM (existing)
- AMD Athlon X2 2.0 GB dual core (existing)
- onboard graphics card is GeForce 6150SE (existing)
- graphics card I added (the one which the monitor won't recognize) is Gigabyte Geforce GT 630 128 bit DDR-3 HDMI PCI 2.0
- Seagate 500 GB HD (new)
The only thing I can think of that I haven't tried is using an HDMI cable- which I will have to pick up tomorrow. Is it possible that I MUST use an HDMI cable to get the new graphics card to work?
Here's what I've tried so far, in no particular order:
-updated BIOS for the motherboard (see specs below);
- totally updated my OS (Vista Home);
- checked that all RAM and graphics card were seated properly;
- checked that all power cables were attached to graphics card;
- changed BIOS setting to 'PCI-E';
- updated Direct X from 9 to 11;
Now, here's the specs:
Compaq Presario SR5510F
- MCP61PM-HM Iris8 motherboard (existing)
- 2 GB DDR-3 RAM (existing)
- AMD Athlon X2 2.0 GB dual core (existing)
- onboard graphics card is GeForce 6150SE (existing)
- graphics card I added (the one which the monitor won't recognize) is Gigabyte Geforce GT 630 128 bit DDR-3 HDMI PCI 2.0
- Seagate 500 GB HD (new)
The only thing I can think of that I haven't tried is using an HDMI cable- which I will have to pick up tomorrow. Is it possible that I MUST use an HDMI cable to get the new graphics card to work?