Monitor Goes To Power Saving Mode After New Graphics Card

[ClaraCuppicake]

Hello there 😀

I've spent the entire weekend trying to find a graphics card with a low profile bracket and finally!!! succeeded today. Being not much of a techie, I was super proud of myself when I managed to switch the bracket over to the low profile ones, and install the card into the tower.

However, when I plug my monitor into the new slot, the computer runs fine (i assume) but the monitor goes into power saving mode. This is reeeally frustrating after everything! xD

The computer has on-board graphics. I did disable the on-board card from my computer, but someone mentioned I should switch it via the BIOS? but said that i can screw it up, so i should be careful.

I thought perhaps I needed to install the drivers before the card, but the monitor goes to power save mode even if i plug it into the original slot, while the new card is in the tower.

My monitor is about 6 years old, but i'm fairly sure it's handled more than this before. Computer itself is just a year old. 😀

Any help would be amazing. 😀

The card I am upgrading to is Nvidia GeForce GT 610 1gb. (low profile)

My computer specs are:

Operating System
Windows 8 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz 43 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
LENOVO MAHOBAY (SOCKET 0) 28 °C
Graphics
SDM-S75D/F/N (1280x1024@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics (Lenovo)
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EALX-089BA1 (SATA) 40 °C
Optical Drives
MATSHITA DVD-RAM SW810
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

 

[Moussa Bazzoun]

Your power suppply may not be powerful enough, is it the stock power supply that came with the computer?

 

[ClaraCuppicake]

It is, but the computer manufacturers state that the computer can take up to a GeForce GT 640, which is 3 stages up on the one i've bought, so it should be just fine? D:

 

[Moussa Bazzoun]

In that case the Power supply should be fine, have you tried a different display?

 

[ClaraCuppicake]

Cool 😀 I only have this one monitor to test it on, is it possible that it might be the monitor that is outdated for the card? D:

 

[jzbader]

your monitor might not be able to display the resolution

 

[ClaraCuppicake]

Would that mean getting a new monitor? D:

 

[jzbader]

you could maybe change the resolution of the pc or native resolution of monitor, than again you cannot really see the control panel. Or anything at all...

 

[Moussa Bazzoun]

Do you have a HD TV somewhere in your house? If, so you could try the PC with a HDMI cable?

 

[huilun02]

It it an LG monitor?

 

[ClaraCuppicake]

@Huilin, I'm not actually sure the details of the monitor at all, it is a fairly old one that my dad gave me when he put together a computer for me about 8 years or so ago. All I can tell you is its flat(ish) and the manufacturer is Sony xD

@Moussa, that's a possibility, but I'm rather noobish so i'm not sure exactly how i'd execute that D:

@JZ, indeed! The annoying thing is I can't do anything while the card is in the tower... I have to take it all out again to actually use the computer, roar! xD

 

[Moussa Bazzoun]

Oh, it's easy just plug your PC into your tv as if it was an Xbox or a Playstation, and if you don't have the those just pretend it's a sattelite reciever 😀

 

[Moussa Bazzoun]

Oh, it's easy just plug your PC into your tv as if it was an Xbox or a Playstation, and if you don't have the those just pretend it's a sattelite reciever 😀