Monitor stops working when plugging in PCI adapter

[steggen]

I have a peculiar problem. I bought a Asus Wireless-N PCI-E Adapter, but when I plug it into the motherboard my monitor stops working (no signal). If I take the adapter out the monitor starts working again.

Any idea what could be the problem?

 

[ram1009]

First of all, have you tried more than one PCI slot? Second, is your PSU able to power your fully configured system? I do hope you are shutting down the machine when adding components.

 

[saint19]

What are the specs of your rig?

Since that adapter is PCI-E the BIOS could be recognize that as a GPU and not as wireless, you need to check in your BIOS the primary GPU that is using the system.

 

[lonewolf7]

I think the OP is talking about this : http://www.asus.com/Networking/PCEN15/#overview if so then it seems like PCI adapter not PCI-E. Though in the specification it says the interface is PCI Express. The actual name is "PCE-N15". It might be the adapter is faulty, or the port.

 

[steggen]

First of all, have you tried more than one PCI slot?

I have only one available. But I have been able to use another PCI Adapter on that slot which worked fine.

Second, is your PSU able to power your fully configured system?

I think so, but how do I know this?

I do hope you are shutting down the machine when adding components.

Yes, I do.

 

[steggen]

What are the specs of your rig?

ASRock Z68M ITX mITX

Since that adapter is PCI-E the BIOS could be recognize that as a GPU and not as wireless, you need to check in your BIOS the primary GPU that is using the system.

How do I do this? I'm not very comfortable in the BIOS.

 

[steggen]

I think the OP is talking about this : http://www.asus.com/Networking/PCEN15/#overview if so then it seems like PCI adapter not PCI-E.

Yes that's the one.

It might be the adapter is faulty, or the port.

I have already replaced the product ones, so it shouldn't be a faulty product. The port works fine. It worked with a TP-link PCI Express Adapter before (which couldn't hold a stable connection to the router, but the monitor worked).

 

[lonewolf7]

On which port did you plugged it in PCI or PCI-E ? And you can do one thing by taking out the CMOS battery for five minutes, and insert it back , then plug back the NIC. See how it works.

 

[steggen]

On which port did you plugged it in PCI or PCI-E .

The blue one, on the left, http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68M-ITX/HT.

And you can do one thing by taking out the CMOS battery for five minutes, and insert it back , then plug back the NIC. See how it works.

I could try that.

 

[saint19]

I see the problem.

If I'm right, you installed the PCI-E NIC Card in the only PCI-E that you have in that board, but the problems is: That PCI-E Slot is only for graphic cards, not for NIC card like yours. That's the reason of your problem, because when the rig start, read the PCI-E slot as "used" and try to use it as video output...

For install that PCI-E NIC you need a PCI-E x1 and the one that you have is PCI-E x16.

 

[lonewolf7]

On which port did you plugged it in PCI or PCI-E .

The blue one, on the left, http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68M-ITX/HT.

And you can do one thing by taking out the CMOS battery for five minutes, and insert it back , then plug back the NIC. See how it works.

I could try that.

Unfortunately the MB has no PCI x1 slot to plug the NIC. And I don't know what to advice you right now. But plugging it into PCI-E x16 slot may not work.

 

[steggen]

I see the problem.

If I'm right, you installed the PCI-E NIC Card in the only PCI-E that you have in that board, but the problems is: That PCI-E Slot is only for graphic cards, not for NIC card like yours. That's the reason of your problem, because when the rig start, read the PCI-E slot as "used" and try to use it as video output...

For install that PCI-E NIC you need a PCI-E x1 and the one that you have is PCI-E x16.

Interesting. But the x16 slot is the only one I have available. What can I do?

Earlier I plugged in a TP-link N900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter (http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TL-WDN4800) into the slot and it worked. Can you understand why that one worked but not the one I have now?