ive bought these from novatech but not working help plz

[ginge51]

hi all

ive had this gfx card which i bought from novatech about 5 months ago here it is this is the exact 1
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... NOV-GF66GT (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-GF66GT)

ive just bought this motherboard bundle 2 days ago this is the exact 1 aswell
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... MBB-P45245 (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?MBB-P45245)

why on earth shouldnt my gfx card work in this motherboard bundle im certain that they should be compatable but when i put the gfx card in the agp slot everything powers up on the card but no display ive tryed using another moniter but no luck everythink is fine on this comp just that my gfx card doesnt seem to work for some reason the card is good btw ive used it in my old mobo with no problems what so ever please help novatech your me last hope b4 i send it back to you because just b4 i ordered this a representative was saying that they will work perfectly and said which he denies obviously that if they dont work together novatech will come and pick the bundle up and refund me seeing how this was recomended by a representative of your tyeam they said it would definatly work together but it doesnt so i need answers please novatech

[Taxation]

make sure that the card is placed in properly
did you take anti static measures
does it still work in your old motherboard

[ginge51]

yes i took anti static mesures and the gfx card still works in my old computer fine so why wont it work in this comp ill never now hope some1 can help

and it sloted in the slot correctly aswell as the fan is spinning etc...
could a bios update fix this if so i tryed the foxconn website for a bios guess what the motherboard i have isnt even listed on there site just my luck really

[Danno]

there is a few things in this post for you to check and try.

http://forum.novatech.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=640

[ginge51]

6. If you have installed an AGP or PCIe video card does it need additional power?

thats an intersesting 1 cause me gfx card requires an power lead in the card could that be the corse of me prob but im using a 600 watt psu so it should be good enough????

p.s im going to set it up out of the tower will it be ok if i hjust put it on a standard cardboard box????

[Taxation]

There should be a power supply going to the card otherwise it wont function properly,
600W should be enough, if it is a good power supply that is
Putting it onto a card board box, may get hot, does your case have a removable motherboard tray to keep it on??

[ginge51]

There should be a power supply going to the card otherwise it wont function properly,
600W should be enough, if it is a good power supply that is
Putting it onto a card board box, may get hot, does your case have a removable motherboard tray to keep it on??

yeah theres a removable tray in my tower ill try that btw do all the screw holes in a mobo have to have screws in them cause theres only about 4-5 in mine could that be causeing the short?????

[Taxation]

those wont be causing a short, but if you want to make sure then get some plastic washers and put them above the "placers" (bits the screws go into)

[ginge51]

would updating my bios on me gfx card help?????

[Taxation]

gfx cards dont have a bios that you can upgrade
but motherboard updates are risky to do if you dont know how

so if you want to upgrade your bios then i would do alot of research first, and chek the motherboards website for any information on the matter

[ginge51]

so what could this be then if its not a bios update or a power problem im totally stuck cause its not as if my gfx card isnt powering up when i put it in the agp slot but just no display on my moniter how annoying is this loool please more advice needed

[Chewie]

Actually tax is not quite right.

Vga cards do have a BIOS, which can be flashed like a motherboards can.
However, where as a MoBo will have a 95% success rate for flashing, your vga card will be closer to 40% if not less ( i have an MSI 5900XT thats been bios flashed and volt modded and is now recongnised as a 5950 Ultra, even though it only has 128MB or ram onboard, THough i do need to get this repaired at some point, as 2 ceramic micro capacitors came off, i've lost them, and its throwing bad pixels and sprites like nobodies business. Not to mention causing random restarts.)

Its not unheard of for a VGA card and a MoBo to not like each other.

I can't believe no-ones asked if you have a spare vga card (you did say you have an old system, what about the one from that or are we talkin positively DX2/Pentium1 era of machine).

Try a different AGP based vga card if you have access to one. Im guessing it may work. If that is the case then you will know that the 6600 doesn't like the mobo and vice versa.

I currently am using the same 6600gt as you mate, so I know they are good cards.

[ginge51]

Actually tax is not quite right.

Vga cards do have a BIOS, which can be flashed like a motherboards can.
However, where as a MoBo will have a 95% success rate for flashing, your vga card will be closer to 40% if not less ( i have an MSI 5900XT thats been bios flashed and volt modded and is now recongnised as a 5950 Ultra, even though it only has 128MB or ram onboard, THough i do need to get this repaired at some point, as 2 ceramic micro capacitors came off, i've lost them, and its throwing bad pixels and sprites like nobodies business. Not to mention causing random restarts.)

Its not unheard of for a VGA card and a MoBo to not like each other.

I can't believe no-ones asked if you have a spare vga card (you did say you have an old system, what about the one from that or are we talkin positively DX2/Pentium1 era of machine).

Try a different AGP based vga card if you have access to one. Im guessing it may work. If that is the case then you will know that the 6600 doesn't like the mobo and vice versa.

I currently am using the same 6600gt as you mate, so I know they are good cards.

ive this old dodgy nvidia mmx400 i think it that works fine with my new motherboard but it seems that this newer geforce 6600 gt doesnt like my new motherboard like you said m8 so hopefully a bios update to either my motherboard or to myu gfx card will help solve that problem well heres me latest problem
i use everest to check and see what version model my new motherboard is and that says ive this model 661m03-g
but i couldnt find any bios or info on that board at all on the foxconn website which is the make of my motherboard
so i looked on my motherboard near the serial number and it says ive this model compared to the 1 on everest it says this????
661fx7mi-rs
there is a bios for this but ive tryed changing bios by doing everything it says to update it but no luck at ill keep trying on this
so do u think if i update either my gfx card or motherboard this could make it compatible
heres my system specs
p 4 3.0 775 socket
1.5 gig of ram
geforce 6600gt 128 mb agp gfx card
hope some1 can still help me out thx

[Coops]

You should have the latest or at most one version behind latest as we update BIOS on product during production. So i cannot see why card will not work unless that particular card manufacturers design is not compatible with mainboard.

Be very very careful when flashing BIOS, There is many versions of the 661 and an in correct flash will render product unusable.

[ginge51]

You should have the latest or at most one version behind latest as we update BIOS on product during production. So i cannot see why card will not work unless that particular card manufacturers design is not compatible with mainboard.

Be very very careful when flashing BIOS, There is many versions of the 661 and an in correct flash will render product unusable.

i bought this card after information from 1 of your salesmen he said it was a guy called dan he said that my vcard should work with my motherbopard he said he even had a word with 1 of your supervisers about it and he also said it should work so i havent a cluwe why this motherboard wont work with my gfx card i put the card in the agp slot and everything is working the cards fan is spinning aswell as the cpu and hdd i can hear windows loading up in the background aswell but theres no display on my moniter what in the **** could this be my card works in my old motherboard fine i bet other geforce 6600 gt 128 meg agp slot cards works on this board would updating my gfx card bios work????

[Coops]

The 661 Mainboard has an onboard video connector as well.

If you leave the 6600GT card in the PC and connect your VGA cable from your monitor to your onboard video connection rather than the vga connector on your card do you get any display.

I honestly cannot see why it would'nt work. There should'nt be any problem that i can think of.

[ginge51]

yeah ive done that m8 and i get display but by doing that id be still getting the performance from the onboard gfx card wont i whuich i dont need cause its not good enough for games????

[Coops]

No, thats ok i just wanna check PC is actually booting.

Ok this is strange as i am sure graphics card should over ride onboard so you should not got onboard vga when card is in AGP slot as mainboard should boot VGA card rather than onboard video.

Did you try resetting the CMOS and setting up again in case BIOS setting is stopping VGA card from booting first?

[ginge51]

just noticed something when i was looking in device manager when i was looking to see if there was any red arrors at the side of any devices to say there not installed propperly(which there wasnt) i looked through all me devices and my cpu is displayed 2 times what does this mean cause ive only 1 cpu on me comp very weird could it be a conflict or somat????

[ginge51]

No, thats ok i just wanna check PC is actually booting.

Ok this is strange as i am sure graphics card should over ride onboard so you should not got onboard vga when card is in AGP slot as mainboard should boot VGA card rather than onboard video.

Did you try resetting the CMOS and setting up again in case BIOS setting is stopping VGA card from booting first?

sorry to sound dumb m8 i know how to reset the cosmos but how do i change the bios so that the onboard gfx isnt booting instead of me gfx card????
what option is it i change please

[Taxation]

the options are different on each board
he can only give you a guide on where to look

I think your processor is HT enabled, so it is one physical core that works as a virtual dual core (in theory)

[ginge51]

i dont knowq what options to set in bios anyway but ive noticed since i plug me moniter into the onboard gfx slot and plug my gfx card in the agp slot and attach the power cord ive noticed that the computer doesnt even realise the gfx card is in the motherboard ive checked device manager and its not listed there????? im going to do another reformatt see if that helps

btw will a jumper setting be causeing this cause ive only pluggwed in the power stick so the comp starts up?????

[freaky]

when i last had that problem i went into the hardware manager and disabled the onboard graphics, restarted and in the bios (normally where the boot menu is) was an option to use onboard or vga as the boot card. changing that helped.

[ginge51]

thank god im not alone on this matter then if i dont get this working ill be returning the product because ive tryed everything and from when the salesman said it would work on this bundle it hasnt so ill have to send it back and get another 1

[GrandpaBuggins]

- make sure that you have connected the power supply to the card via a spare molex cable.. careful with the plug, as they aren't usually very robust and the pinholes sometimes don't line up properly..

- also make sure that have you enabled the AGP via the BIOS settings...