I have two desktops that were built for me and my grandsons were using for gaming. Both of them died within a month of each other. Was out of work for a while so they have sat for a few months. Was told that since I was not getting a signal that most likely was the graphics cards. I bought one Radeon graphics card to see if it would fix both before buying two. The new card does not require a power plug but after installing neither will power up. From what I read, the graphics card does not need a power plug but concerned I bought the wrong kind of card. One of the desktops had a Radeon in it. The power source is enough at 550w so don't know what I am missing or doing wrong. Can't believe that for at least one of the machines a new card isn't the answer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
replaced graphics card and still not working
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Look on the card to make sure there really isnt a power connector. If there isnt, then proceed to make sure you have your monitor fully hooked up to the gpu via dvi or vga cable. If that doesn't work then make sure that your graphic card is connected in the right slot in the computer. Let me know the name of the graphic card if you can so I can do some research.
I am at work and do not have the exact model in front of me...think it is a Radeon 230. I bought it because the price was right and it was the same brand as one of the graphics cards that I was taking out. No power surge... the two desktops died a couple of months apart. Being out of work for a couple of years has not helped the finances so when I started working a month ago the first thing I bought was the one card. I was hoping that I would be able to determine it was the same problem with both boxes and at least have one of them working and know that I just needed one more card to fix the other one. Could not believe that it did not fix either one. Although I know a power plug is not required for all cards but since both of the cards I took out had plugs - one had 2 - it concerns me that I bought the wrong type of replacement. Will post the exact model tomorrow. thanks for the quick replies, I appreciate it. My grandsons (twins that are 15) are driving me crazy to fix them!
I am at work and do not have the exact model in front of me...think it is a Radeon 230. I bought it because the price was right and it was the same brand as one of the graphics cards that I was taking out. No power surge... the two desktops died a couple of months apart. Being out of work for a couple of years has not helped the finances so when I started working a month ago the first thing I bought was the one card. I was hoping that I would be able to determine it was the same problem with both boxes and at least have one of them working and know that I just needed one more card to fix the other one. Could not believe that it did not fix either one. Although I know a power plug is not required for all cards but since both of the cards I took out had plugs - one had 2 - it concerns me that I bought the wrong type of replacement. Will post the exact model tomorrow. thanks for the quick replies, I appreciate it. My grandsons (twins that are 15) are driving me crazy to fix them!
I am at work and do not have the exact model in front of me...think it is a Radeon 230. I bought it because the price was right and it was the same brand as one of the graphics cards that I was taking out. No power surge... the two desktops died a couple of months apart. Being out of work for a couple of years has not helped the finances so when I started working a month ago the first thing I bought was the one card. I was hoping that I would be able to determine it was the same problem with both boxes and at least have one of them working and know that I just needed one more card to fix the other one. Could not believe that it did not fix either one. Although I know a power plug is not required for all cards but since both of the cards I took out had plugs - one had 2 - it concerns me that I bought the wrong type of replacement. Will post the exact model tomorrow. thanks for the quick replies, I appreciate it. My grandsons (twins that are 15) are driving me crazy to fix them!
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You mean a Radeon R5-230?
Do they not power up at all? or just don't show anything on the monitor?
If it doesn't power up at all it is either a fried motherboard or a dead PSU
Do they not power up at all? or just don't show anything on the monitor?
If it doesn't power up at all it is either a fried motherboard or a dead PSU
It powers up but no signal to the monitor? it is a radeon r5 230. on the one box i was trying to replace an older radeon - not sure of that model number. forgot to get that one. but it had two plugs to it. the second box had one plug and the new radeon does not have any plugs for power source which is what concerns me. sorry about the multiple replies yesterday...first time using one of these boards and not sure what i did wrong.
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The power plugs are for extra power. If it doesn't have any it doesn't need them.
Newer GPUs tend to be more efficient so that isn't an issue.
Do you have a known working machine you can swap the card with? There is a good chance that something other than the graphics card died
Newer GPUs tend to be more efficient so that isn't an issue.
Do you have a known working machine you can swap the card with? There is a good chance that something other than the graphics card died
Make sure that your gpu is connected to your monitor. there should be a port on the back of that graphic card. just plug your monitor INTO that port. DO NOT plug your monitor into your motherboards port. Only plug your monitor into your graphic card. Since you upgraded, the monitor has to be hooked up to your graphic card since it is now the new display thing. If you leave it in there and plug your monitor into your motherboard, it will most likely give you a black screen. I had a similar problem when i installed my graphic card into my computer. The screen was black and my computer kept beeping. Went to check the back of my computer and realized that I forgot to hook up my monitor to my gpu.
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