Hi guys,
I have a problem and need help. I have an HP Compaq dx2300 computer. It's a 1.8 GHz E2160 Pentium Dual Core processor, 2.5GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB HDD, Winfast nVidia 6600 GT graphics card and running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit version. I wanted to upgrade the graphics card and decided on getting a manufacturer refurbished Sapphire Radeon x1950 Pro 256MB VRAM.
This card originally had a fan on it, but Sapphire decided to put only heat sinks everywhere on it during refurbishing process. It has a 6-pin connection port for power, but it also has a 3 pin connector with 1 pin missing on the Graphics board itself. I guess that was used before for plugging in the fan or is it something else? Do I have to plug something in there?
I found out I needed a better power supply as the original one was only 250W so I got a used Antec 450W Smart Power 2.0. Sapphire recommends 450W minimum for X1950 Pro, but is it really enough? I can't get the computer to complete the booting. It gets to 'Starting Windows' and then my monitor goes black and into sleep mode. I uninstalled the nVidia drivers and I checked the BIOS to make sure the priority for booting is set on PCI-E. What to do in order to make this card work?
Thanks a lot guys and I really appreciate your help.
I have a problem and need help. I have an HP Compaq dx2300 computer. It's a 1.8 GHz E2160 Pentium Dual Core processor, 2.5GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB HDD, Winfast nVidia 6600 GT graphics card and running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit version. I wanted to upgrade the graphics card and decided on getting a manufacturer refurbished Sapphire Radeon x1950 Pro 256MB VRAM.
This card originally had a fan on it, but Sapphire decided to put only heat sinks everywhere on it during refurbishing process. It has a 6-pin connection port for power, but it also has a 3 pin connector with 1 pin missing on the Graphics board itself. I guess that was used before for plugging in the fan or is it something else? Do I have to plug something in there?
I found out I needed a better power supply as the original one was only 250W so I got a used Antec 450W Smart Power 2.0. Sapphire recommends 450W minimum for X1950 Pro, but is it really enough? I can't get the computer to complete the booting. It gets to 'Starting Windows' and then my monitor goes black and into sleep mode. I uninstalled the nVidia drivers and I checked the BIOS to make sure the priority for booting is set on PCI-E. What to do in order to make this card work?
Thanks a lot guys and I really appreciate your help.