(old system) Is my AGP port dying?

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I have this old computer whose life I'm trying to expand for as long as possible. The old gfx card died, so I bought a new (used, of course) one. I thought it would work fine but I'm having problems - once I install graphics drivers, I get nothing but black screen. Now the gfx card works fine, not so sure about the motherboard anymore. But before I do any further troubleshooting, I would just like to check in with the experts if I didn't commit the crime of incompatibility.
The gfx card is: PV-N43UA
The motherboard is: 865PE Neo2-P

edit: As this thread has evolved from a simple compatibility question (old title: (old system) GFX & motherboard compatible?) into the whole problem discussion, I have changed the title and tags.
 
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First of all I would recommend that you get a new computer regardless of how long you want it to last

The motherboard you are using uses the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) interface which died out in 2004, you have not told me what CPU you have and Operating System, (If you have Windows XP then you should really upgrade otherwise your system will be exposed to viruses since Windows XP will be discontinued on April 8, 2014


 
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Thanks for the answers.
The CPU is Pentium 4 Prescott 3.00 GHz. And the OS is Windows XP. Although I am aware of the dreaded 8th April, this is not a primary computer (not even secondary :D) and most of the time is offline and will continue to use Win XP for certain reasons. :)

Thanks, das_stig. But like I said, the graphics card is 100% OK, was even tested in a different machine and worked under full load for several hours.
It's also not a PSU issue
 
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So your saying that the GPU worked fine up to the point that you installed the drivers? Did you make sure that you checked if the drivers that you installed were compatible with Win XP? Did you make sure that you installed the old drivers since the new ones most likely won't work since nvidia's GPU's all run off of one driver that updates every so often

 
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I made a clean install of Win XP SP3. After installer completed, I installed motherboard's drivers (LAN, sound, INF, core center software and live update), all up-to-date versions from MSI's homepage. Then I created a restore point and tried installing:
1) The driver version I found on the official site of the manufacturer (ProLink); as soon as they installed - black screen; I restored back and tried:
2) The latest nVidia drivers - caused black screen after mandatory restart; reverted to restore and:
3) Tried the drivers that Windows Update offered - also caused black screen;
4) Lastly I tried to manually install the drivers (1&2) (through device manager) - black screen
I've read somewhere that not fully updated Windows might cause problems, so I restored back prior to gfx drivers install and completely updated my Windows and again tried all 1-4 with the same result.

I might also add, that when I restarted and got black screen after Windows loaded, if I waited about a minute, the computer would restart. Not sure if that's some usual mechanism if there's a problem with drivers or some hidden symptom?

With my limited knowledge, I suspect that with so many different drivers tried, it shouldn't be a driver issue. And with gfx card eliminated, I can't help but put motherboard as my main suspect. But since my knowledge and experience are quite limited, I'm turning to you experts for better insight and help. :)

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As long as device manager showed Video Controlled (VGA compatible) under Other deviced and had no Display Adapter, the picture was there. As soon as any driver installed and there was a GeForce 6600GT under Display Adapters, black screen happened. (checked under safe mode)
I also double-checked that I did download the drivers for Win XP 32bit and for the right card.
 
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Well I think your computer is dieing, the motherboard could be failing, the hard drive could be corrupt, the AGP slot could be damaged, the only solution is to change the motherboard or hard drive for new ones but since they are so old there is no point

It seems I've hit a wall :ouch:
 
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Hehe, I've actually bought a new HDD not so long ago, so with that ruled out with high probability, really looks like it's the motherboard dying.
I guess I'm out of options :\
Thanks for your help. I'll leave it open for a bit more in case someone else finds a grappling hook for that wall :)
 
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