Installing a new card on my brother's system.
Specs
Mainboard : Packard Bell MCP73PVT-PM
Chipset : nVidia GeForce 7100
Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2500 MHz
Physical Memory : 4096 MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
Hard Disk : WDC (640 GB)
Hard Disk : WD (500 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CDDVDW SE-S084F USB Device
Network Card : RTL8101 PCIe Fast Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Home Edition 6.01.7600 (x64)
DirectX : Version 10.00
Silverstone 500w modular PSU with 2x pcie (model sst-st50f-230)
Right, here's how it goes.
He's upgraded from an Nvidia 9800gt (green edition- no psu plug in)
He's moving to an XFX HD6870 black
Weve run driver sweeper in safe mode to remove all the old drivers. (repeatedly)
Powered down and swapped cards (repeatedly)
Scanned for new hardware in device manager (more than repeatedly)
and the 6870 is not being seen by the PC.
We swapped to the old 9800gt and it fired up with PNP (no drivers installed).
When we sawpped back to the 6870, there was still no output.
The fans on the 6870 spool up to 100% and both of the power lines are installed nice n firm. THe card itself has been seated and reseated.
And still there is not even a suggestion of output from the card.
Weve checked a PSU calculator online and we dont even need 400w for this system, nevermind 500.
At a bit of a loss here, Im now sat in a pool of my own hair as this should not be THIS hard.
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