Computer fails to boot after new card installation

slukaj

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Jun 19, 2012
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Alright. Normally I'm pretty well versed in this stuff, but I'm stumped.

I recently purchased a Sapphire HD 6870 graphics card, and after installing the card I've been able to produce two outcomes.

The first is the computer failing to boot at all. This occurs if I plug any of the PCI cables into the card. Doesn't matter if I plug both in, or just one, the computer fails to boot.

The second is the computer booting, but the graphics card's fan will run at full tilt (loud as hell), and doesn't put out any signal. This happens when I don't plug any of the PCI cables into the card at all.

My power supply is an Antec BP550.

Thanks!
 
the second issue is normal for a card missing full power.the fan trying to keep the gpu cool. for the first problem sound like the power supply can suppply the output needed for the card or you have a bad card. have you tried the card in another pc. and do you have another card to try in the video pci slot to see that the slot working.
 

slukaj

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I do not have another PC to test on, at least not for a while.

But I can confirm that the PCI slot works. I've switched back to my old card and everything works just fine.