Hello there, just wondering if someone could help me with this.

Had a bad storm and now my computer won't display won't WORK. It COMES on, I can hear it running but no video. I checked the monitor on another computer and it works. So thinking I need a video card. I have a GeForce 6100-M9 sort of like this one:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1559986&CatId=1189

What I need to know is do I get a GeForce video card? Opened up computer and the only slots available are the PCI Express slots, the others have things in them, like USBs and other stuff.

Can I put in a PCI Express video card on this motherboard even though it already has one onboard that does not work? And how do I know if I need a 128bit or a 256bit card if I can't see what I already had in there. Appreciate any help.

Help!
128 and 256 is the ram size I believe you are refering to. Its up to you, one is better both should work.

Putting in a new graphics card into the pci express should automaticaly over-ride the integrated graphics.

I'm sceptical if it will solve the problem but its worth a shot I suppose.Do I have to put a PCI Express card in the PCI Express slot or can I just use any PCI video card? The PCI express cards are EXPENSIVE to me.

I don't know if this will work either, but it's worth a shot like you said. If it does not work I think I will just buy another computer.

Thanks a lot for you reply "fat"Can you tell me if this one will do okay? Thanks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NVIDIA-GeForce-8400GS-Video-Card-256MB-DVI-PCI-Express_W0QQitemZ350198783712QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item5189795ee0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1234%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

What do you want to do with it?

If you are only doing documents then any card will work, what kind of games do you play?Online games only and I take a lot of photos. And some document work also.Then it doesn't really matter. As long as you aren't manipulating huge photos and playing bleading edge games you can save a bit of money and go with the less expensive card.Thanks a lot Quantos, appreciate it much!It's never a problem, come back any TIME at all.Well it wasn't the video card, put it in and still now video. Everything else seems to be working. POWER supply works and it sounds like it's running but no video.

Does this mean the computer did fry? Time to buy another computer?

Anyone?