Re: Help needed installing a drivers for an Nvidia Geoforce FX5200 on a Dell Optiplex
- From: "pfgpowell" <pfgpowell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 21 Dec 2006 03:38:09 -0800
Yes, that makes a lot of sense. Without the grapic card installed, I
can't install the drivers. WITH the graphics card installed it does
seem that my original onboard vid is disabled. and I don't get a
picture at all on my monitor (i.e NEITHER onboard vid not graphics card
is working). So HOW do I disable the BIOS. As I say I know nothign
about PCs, just Macs. It doesn't bother me that the card is pretty
basic as the games aren't intensive. Please advise furtehr, and thanks,
Patrick.
DL wrote:
When installing a card you usually insert the card prior to installing
drivers.
As you have onboard vid, does it automatically become disabled when you add
a vid card, or do you have to disable it in the bios first?
It depends on the bios/PC and I dont know specifically about your Dell.
There are a number of low profile cards, a FX5200 is a very basic card and
as such will probably not run intensive games.
PS As this was a used PC, was it supplied with a 'clean' installation or did
it have old data on it?
If you are unsure you might be advised to first use the Dell recovery cd's
to put it back to factory specs, then visit Dell support and check on driver
updates specific to your Tag #. Then of course run winupdate to install
critical updates. Do NOT use winupdates for drivers.
"pfgpowell" <pfgpowell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1166691680.629589.286780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi. first off I usually use Macs and don't know my way around PCs
(yet). I bought a secondhand Dell Optiplex GX260 for my children to
play games on. Came with Windows XP Professional installed. Games
weren't good with the built-in graphics card so I bought an Nvidia
Geoforce FX5200 AGP card on eBay (choosing that one because as far as I
can see it is the only one which will fit the low-profile Optiplex.)
I'm having all sorts of trouble getting it to work. Tried to install
the drivers from the disk (before installing the new card) but I got a
message saying 'unable to locate drivers compatible with your current
hardware'. Trouble is that once I have installed the new card - so that
the current new hardware IS present - and reboot, I now longer get a
signal through to my monitor. I get the initial Windows XP black splash
screen, but when it gets to the blue screen - zilch. I have the same
problem both when the monitor is attached to the original graphics
outlet (which shares the Dell's CPU with the rest of the PC) or when it
is attached to the new card. Sequence: Dell splash screen, first black
Windows XP spalsh creen, then blank screen when it should go to the
blue Welcome screen. This is driving me NUTS. BTW I have already been
in touch with Nvidi who gave me a link to the latest drivers which I
have donwloaded. But I get the same story when I try to install them.
My children want to play their games and I hate to be beaten. All
advice and help VERY welcome. Feel free to email me directly. Thanks,
Patrick
.
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