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coryburgess   11-29-2007 at 06:15:19 AM

I just installed a new GeFOrce 6200oc on an older cpu of mine, this is my first time dabling with video cards
I connected everything,fired it up and there was a msg in dos telling me insert my startup Xp disk

I shut it down and noticed that the HDD cable had come loose,
Reconnected, started it up and this time NO IMAGE....NOTHING!!!

I shut it down, re-installed the original Video Card, and again NOTHING!!!

The cpu is up and running but i have no idea what state its in.

PLEASE HELP!!

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nukemaster   11-29-2007 at 06:31:05 AM
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sounds like maybe you pulled a cable loose, try to re-check all connections. reseat the ram(it sometimes gets loose....i have seem it several times....)

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GuyAmI   11-29-2007 at 06:44:50 AM
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Do you hear any beep codes?

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coryburgess   11-29-2007 at 07:01:25 AM
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Nope nothing, BUT good news, I tore it all down and reconnected slowly and tightly ad it appears to be working again.

I haven't installed the new card yet, but I will after a few tests.

QUick question if someone reads this:
I used Sandra to get me some specs on my motherboard, it is an old ASUS like 2001/2002 - It came with 512mb installed, and has two slots,

Sandra says it is 1gb max, - is that per slot or total. I picked up a 1gb stick - and Sandra shows all 1.5 gigs, but i'm not sure if the cpu actually uses it.

ALso is it better to have two 512mb or a single 1gb??

thanks again for the help

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GuyAmI   11-29-2007 at 04:15:53 PM
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What model is your ASUS board?

As for 2 512MB sticks versus a single 1GB stick, Tom's Hardware actually wrote a good article about this question back in October: Dual vs. Single Channel

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