ATI x1800xl question

I have an Emachine T6524
AMD 64 3500+
200 ghd
3gb ddr400 ram
MSI 7128 motherboard (err could be 7124 cant think)
windows Xp Media edition

I had onboard video that I disabled to make room for a visiontek 1550 pci-e card
worked fine but was a little lacking
i won an auction on ebay for the X1800XL and have not been able to get it ot work

new power supply Antec ea500 (2x12v rails @ 18A, 408 watts max = 34A total)
bought DVI to VGA adapter ( works fine on 1550 )
When i boot with the X1880XL I get nothing but a blank screen and the fans in the case as well as the ones on the video card and processor go full blast. (there is a blink of red light beside the pci-e plug then nothing)

the vendor is rputable with 6000+ transactions and a 99.9% review and is sure that it was tested and worked,
I guess I just want to see if there is anything I may have missed before I try to return it

good question, I am at work now too and I believe I downloaded the dec 20, 2007 set of drivers 7.12

I would really appreciate any info you have concerning whether or not my set up should work / power supply

i did not get any info with the card and the 102 serial number just claims that it is X1800XL ( not AIW )

yea tried both ports will try the drivers but problem is I cant even get to a screen to load them.

Guess i will have to try and load them beforehand, don't know if that will make a difference.

I get the feeling that the card may be fubar

Quite possibly, it FUBAR.

You should be able to re-install the X1550 to get your display back, then rollback the drivers, then reinstall the X1800XL.

-Wolf sends