No display with onboard graphics while a new card is installed.

[Winston Atkinson]

Hi,

I recently bought a new GeForce GT 730, and removed my old GeForce 8400 GS drivers. Before, the 8400 was working just fine. After I removed the old card and plugged in the new one, I got no signal. However, when I took out the card, the onboard started working. ( as I am posting this right now )

My PSU is sufficient for both cards.

 

[Reyaz123]

Go into your bios and disable your onboard graphics card.
Save settings, reboot and see if it helps

If not, check your bios for the pci settings and set it to pci-e

 

[Winston Atkinson]

Go into your bios and disable your onboard graphics card.
Save settings, reboot and see if it helps

If not, check your bios for the pci settings and set it to pci-e

I changed the setting to PCIe, installed the card, but it still dident work. What else could be the issue?

 

[Reyaz123]

What's your motherboard version? And your psu type?

 

[Winston Atkinson]

What's your motherboard version? And your psu type?

My motherboard is a EMCP73VT-PM, and my PSU is a ATX-250-12E. What could be the issue?

Edit: There is a display driver named windows basic driver I cant uninstall.

 

[Reyaz123]

I may have figured out your problem. The geforce gt 730 specs say it requires a minimum of 300W of power.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications

Your psu is only 250W
http://www.amazon.com/Bestec-ATX-250-12E-Power-Supply-MODEL/dp/B009POE4G8

I suggest you get a more powerful psu. If you don't have the money for it yet, play around with your settings although it is unlikely you get it to work.

 

[Winston Atkinson]

I may have figured out your problem. The geforce gt 730 specs say it requires a minimum of 300W of power.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications

Your psu is only 250W
http://www.amazon.com/Bestec-ATX-250-12E-Power-Supply-MODEL/dp/B009POE4G8

I suggest you get a more powerful psu. If you don't have the money for it yet, play around with your settings although it is unlikely you get it to work.

The power supply I have says it suppots 400W, and the previous graphics card also worked beforehand.

 

[Reyaz123]

Well, another idea I got is probably your power connectors for your psu aren't inserted securely.

You could try using the extra pci-e connectors if you haven't

 

[Winston Atkinson]

Well, another idea I got is probably your power connectors for your psu aren't inserted securely.

You could try using the extra pci-e connectors if you haven't

No extra connectors, so that won't work. I have reset my BIOS so I'm starting to think I may need to get a new MOBO.

 

[Reyaz123]

Last idea.
Disconnect your graphics card. Boot into windows normally
If your graphics card came with a CD or documentation from where download/install the drivers, go ahead and do so.
Power off your PC, connect the graphics card back into the slot.
Power on your PC

Hope it works.

 

[Winston Atkinson]

Last idea.
Disconnect your graphics card. Boot into windows normally
If your graphics card came with a CD or documentation from where download/install the drivers, go ahead and do so.
Power off your PC, connect the graphics card back into the slot.
Power on your PC

Hope it works.

Thanks for all the help, going to lay down and attempt this in the morning. Hopeing that does that trick.

 

[Winston Atkinson]

So, after a bit of insomnia and caffeine, I got it to work.

First, I system restored to a point that I knew the drivers were installed. Then, I installed a 500W psu that was in another computer. Turns out the new supply worked.

Again, thanks for all the help Reyaz, it sure payed off.

 

[Reyaz123]

Great, I suspected it was the power supply.

Have a nice day,

-Reyaz