Hey my newish computer i bought came with out a grapphic CARD so i bought one and inserted it. its an HIS radeon 9200 series 128mb one. at first when i inserted it into the back of the computer the little LED light on the monitor just blinked. when i unplugged the monitor from the PC it said no signal so it cudnt be the graphic card cud it? but i kept trying and it worked. now all of sudden the screen had red lines on it and froze. so i restarted it and now the MONITORS LED is only blinking again and not coming on when i turn the pc on.

any one know why this mite be please?

thanks v much!

Jamie.k  What you see might be caused by many things.

The most likely causes:

- the card you just inserted may not be seated fully.  Take it out (PC power disconnected) and put it back in making sure it is fitted and seated properly.

- the connector to your monitor cable may be loose.  Inspect the connector for bent or broken pins and replug it into your graphics card (PC power disconnected).

- the graphics card may not be compatible with your system.  Make sure your Bios recognizes it and the initial settings are normal.  You should disable your onboard graphics.  Make sure your system meets the minimum recommended requirements for the card.  Make sure you have installed all/any drivers and operating software that came with the card (CDROM).

- the graphics card may be bad.

Dellhey thanks 4 reply.

(the card you just inserted may not be seated fully.  Take it out (PC power disconnected) and put it back in making sure it is fitted and seated properly. )

i will try it with the power of from now on..

(the connector to your monitor cable may be loose.  Inspect the connector for bent or broken pins and replug it into your graphics card (PC power disconnected). )

i have tryed the monitor with anthother computer (the one im on now) works fine.

(the graphics card may not be compatible with your system.  Make sure your Bios recognizes it and the initial settings are normal.  You should disable your onboard graphics.  Make sure your system meets the minimum recommended requirements for the card.  Make sure you have installed all/any drivers and operating software that came with the card (CDROM). )

its worked onces before..so it must. i carnt get into the bios either can i with the screen not coming on..lol

(the graphics card may be bad)

its good.

thanks.

Jamie.kBig graphics cards place a high demand on PSUs, perhaps your PSU is not up to the task.orite well its a 200watt power supply.

wot size PSU should i have for a 128mb graphic card?

thanks . Jamie.ko no sorry its 300watts max power outage....

jamie.kYou didn't insert it with the machine plugged in or (gulp) turned on did you?

Is that a name brand power supply or a cheapie, or one that came with the case?http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jspwith the machine power on? probz. wots gulp ? lol

the power supply is a CWT (channel well technology) one.

Thanks Jamie.kjk47.... Quote

i will try it with the power of from now on..