New video card, no display.

I just picked up my new video card, and I have it all put in correctly, but I can't for the life of me get it working. The fan on it surges a few times, then it starts going normally, but I get no picture.

Did you completely uninstall your old drivers? Otherwise, if it has 2 DVI outputs on it, try the other one.

Sure all those extra power plugs on the video card have been plugged in right? And that the power supply can deliver enough juice?
 
Take everything non-essential out besides the graphics card and try again, even optical drives and PCI/PCIe cards, and try again, if possible, or just reseat them, and all the other cables.

" Did you completely uninstall your old drivers? "

" Sure all those extra power plugs on the video card have been plugged in right? And that the power supply can deliver enough juice?  Take everything non-essential out besides the graphics card and try again, even optical drives and PCI/PCIe cards, and try again, if possible, or just reseat them, and all the other cables. "

" @wolf_blitzer85 said:

" Did you completely uninstall your old drivers? "

I believe so. "

" @CL60 said:

" @wolf_blitzer85 said:

" Did you completely uninstall your old drivers? "

I believe so. "

Double check that. You could try doing a clean uninstall with driver sweeper. If you're not familiar with it, just make sure you pick the video drivers to clean. My first time I used it, I accidentally cleaned ALL of my drivers, including my mobo. That was a fun surprise. Otherwise, yeah do what the other guys are saying and try and do a barebones start with just the card going in. Remember this is a big card. You can't just shove it in. You gotta slowly force it in. Passionately. "

" @wolf_blitzer85 said:

" @CL60 said:

" @wolf_blitzer85 said:

" Did you completely uninstall your old drivers? "

I believe so. "

Double check that. You could try doing a clean uninstall with driver sweeper. If you're not familiar with it, just make sure you pick the video drivers to clean. My first time I used it, I accidentally cleaned ALL of my drivers, including my mobo. That was a fun surprise. Otherwise, yeah do what the other guys are saying and try and do a barebones start with just the card going in. Remember this is a big card. You can't just shove it in. You gotta slowly force it in. Passionately. "

Drivers aren't relevant, if he isn't getting a picture when the BIOS is booting up. "

I've tried everything. Whatever I do I get no picture.

" I've tried everything. Whatever I do I get no picture. "

Put in your old card. Install it using the CD that came with it, or go online and install the drivers. Then uninstall it properly, then put in your new card.

" Put in your old card. Install it using the CD that came with it, or go online and install the drivers. Then uninstall it properly, then put in your new card. "

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Can you boot using the onboard video?

" I've tried everything. Whatever I do I get no picture. "

" @wolf_blitzer85: Installed myself. "

Does your motherboard has an onboard graphic card? if so, it may be displaying the video through that.

" @CL60:  We really need more info to help.  1) What type of system do you have? Prebuilt (Dell, HP, etc...), built yourself? 2) What are your system specs? 3) Is the card PCI-Express? 4) What happened when your graphics card stopped working? Is it possible you also lost your motherboard in whatever happened? 5) Are you getting a BIOS screen? Or nothing at all?  Any info you can give would be helpful. "

" @darichardson said:

" @CL60:  We really need more info to help.  1) What type of system do you have? Prebuilt (Dell, HP, etc...), built yourself? 2) What are your system specs? 3) Is the card PCI-Express? 4) What happened when your graphics card stopped working? Is it possible you also lost your motherboard in whatever happened? 5) Are you getting a BIOS screen? Or nothing at all?  Any info you can give would be helpful. "

It's built entirely myself, yes, it's PCI-Express, whenever I tried playing a game or watching HD video on my old card red dots would go everywhere on the screen and I would freeze/crash. The motherboard is generally new, so I would hope not. No I'm getting nothing at all. "

" @CL60 said:

" @darichardson said:

" @CL60:  We really need more info to help.  1) What type of system do you have? Prebuilt (Dell, HP, etc...), built yourself? 2) What are your system specs? 3) Is the card PCI-Express? 4) What happened when your graphics card stopped working? Is it possible you also lost your motherboard in whatever happened? 5) Are you getting a BIOS screen? Or nothing at all?  Any info you can give would be helpful. "

It's built entirely myself, yes, it's PCI-Express, whenever I tried playing a game or watching HD video on my old card red dots would go everywhere on the screen and I would freeze/crash. The motherboard is generally new, so I would hope not. No I'm getting nothing at all. "

So you're not getting any picture -at all-, or you're going through the BIOS and you just don't get any picture when Windows loads?  "

If you tried everything and you're still not getting anything on the screen, then it could be a bad graphic card. Yes, the fan will work, but that's separate from the graphic card. Where did you get the card and what kind is it?

Can you tell us your PSU?

Honestly, it sounds to me like the card isn't seated properly, or it just isn't compatible with your particular motherboard. I assume you've tried re-seating it, so can you give me what your motherboard is and your video card, just to make sure?

I don't really understand how we can be talking about hardware, of all things, without naming the brand and models we're using.
 
Also, I really don't know what type of output you're using. If it happens to be VGA, make sure you're actually plugging it to the GPU, not to the VGA output of the motherboard. It may sound stupid, but more than once I've fallen into that trap, trying to plug everything as fast as possible.

" I don't really understand how we can be talking about hardware, of all things, without naming the brand and models we're using. Also, I really don't know what type of output you're using. If it happens to be VGA, make sure you're actually plugging it to the GPU, not to the VGA output of the motherboard. It may sound stupid, but more than once I've fallen into that trap, trying to plug everything as fast as possible. "

@Geno

" @CL60: A few things you could try:  1) Try the other DVI jack2) Make sure everything is secured firmly (DVI cord, 6/8 pin power connectors, PCIe) 3) Clean both the PCIe 2.0 slot and the DVI jack for dust 4) Reset CMOS. Your motherboard may still be "looking for" your old card, so it won't recognize the new one. If you clear it then it will detect any new hardware.  5) Try another PCIe 2.0 slot if you have one " 

" I don't really understand how we can be talking about hardware, of all things, without naming the brand and models we're using. Also, I really don't know what type of output you're using. If it happens to be VGA, make sure you're actually plugging it to the GPU, not to the VGA output of the motherboard. It may sound stupid, but more than once I've fallen into that trap, trying to plug everything as fast as possible. "

I went back and read your previous thread, and I'm starting to suspect that the PSU is the problem here, not the video card. I read that you replaced the PSU recently (because your original was borked), and I suspect that they may have sent you another bad one. In fact, I wouldn't be totally surprised if your old GPU is fine and just wasn't getting a good draw from the PSU, but that it was getting JUST ENOUGH to boot and run basic windows.
 
Does your onboard video still work? This question has been asked three times in this thread and you haven't responded to it.

" I went back and read your previous thread, and I'm starting to suspect that the PSU is the problem here, not the video card. I read that you replaced the PSU recently (because your original was borked), and I suspect that they may have sent you another bad one. In fact, I wouldn't be totally surprised if your old GPU is fine and just wasn't getting a good draw from the PSU, but that it was getting JUST ENOUGH to boot and run basic windows.  Does your onboard video still work? This question has been asked three times in this thread and you haven't responded to it. "

450W should be enough for a 460 SE. 

" 450W should be enough for a 460 SE.  "

" @Geno said:

" 450W should be enough for a 460 SE.  "

Hm, I stand corrected. I won't doubt you, but I went out and bought a 650 for my new graphics card.
 
Annnyway, CL50, do you know the model or brand of your PSU?
 
Edit: actually, don't bother if you're 100% sure it's not the PSU =| "

"I don't have onboard video. And I doubt it was my PSU failing. I know what that looks like, and that wasn't it. "

I think it's the graphics card or the connections to the graphics card. Even if the PSU wasn't working to full capacity, it's supplying enough power to ramp up the fans and the rest of the components; that should be enough power to run the card in idle, so that you should at least be able to see the BIOS. Additionally, your computer could start up with your old card. Again, just make sure all the proper connections are there and secured firmly, and try clearing the CMOS. Other than that there's not much else to do but initiate an RMA.

"Have you tried resetting your CMOS?  And, for the love of God, just post your whole system. I don't know how many times we've told you to do it. Putting together a PC is not as easy as you may think. One component may be screwing the whole setup, but if you don't tell us what you're working with, it'll be really hard to narrow down the causes of the problem. "

Also just to throw this out there, your old card was an 8800GTS that needed one six pin power connector, the 460SE requires two. Make sure both are plugged in firmly (on the off chance you forgot one or something). 

" @JoeyRavn said:

"Have you tried resetting your CMOS?  And, for the love of God, just post your whole system. I don't know how many times we've told you to do it. Putting together a PC is not as easy as you may think. One component may be screwing the whole setup, but if you don't tell us what you're working with, it'll be really hard to narrow down the causes of the problem. "

Yes, please, listen to this voice of reason and take the time to post your full system specs (brand and model name of each part, at least). "

I figured it out. It was something fucking stupid.

Share with us? 

:o You have to tell us!
 
My guess is you didn't have the power turned on.

Sounds like a PSU issue. If you don't even get a picture the system isn't getting enough power. It doesn't matter if the fans are running. The fans can start to spin but that doesn't mean the GPU is getting full power. If you still haven't got it running, try putting the graphics card in another computer or get a new PSU.

Or he never had his power at all.  
 
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

" Or he never had his power at all.   Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. "

" @Geno said:

" Or he never had his power at all.   Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. "

I was just watching The Village :3  Maybe he never even had a computer :O "