Im stumped with my PC.

ltham1

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So I have a PC, my Dad gave it to me. I have refurbished it and now and then I get this weird graphics card problem that I can fix but its a pain. So im just gonna upgrade to 7 (currently Vista). But this has gotten worse.

My PC used to make a beep almost at the same time as the screen would show the contents. I assume this is my nVidia GeForce 8500GT.

But now this beep is no-more.

My screen doesn't detect a thing.

So I tried re-seating everything - doesn't work.
I puled out the graphics care and its full of dust. But it was like that when it worked. Anyway I try to clean what I can. Unfortunatly some is ultra hard to get. Doesn't make a difference. (I was using my limited materials. Can't get canned air.)

So I tried resetting my CMOS battery. Now I hear a different beep when I start up.

I have another video card but it's another slot. Its an old 2005 PC thats fairly buggy. Its a long term upgrading problem.

I would be willing to purchase another video card but i'm on a tight budget of $90.

Any help would be greatly appreciated and needed.
 

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