PCI dose not seam to detect my graphics card after NETFRAME 4.0 Update

Hello. I'm really new to this thread, and this just happened 18 hours prior to this post. I had to reboot my Windows XP (32 bit) After i downloaded NETFRAME 4.0. When i did, my pc hummed to life, but my monitor (A E19T6W) registered that my GTS 250 1024 MB Card was not reading. I check multipul times, looking at the graphics card as it runs. The fan works like it normaly does, but the display is not working. I am now running on my intergrated motherboard (Asus A8N-LA) Which is a Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE, and i do not know what to do. I tried removing the mobo battery for 5 minutes to reset the board, nothing. Ive tried to reinstall my drivers, That does not work. I Removed NETFRAME 4.0. That dose not even seam to help any. I do not hope it is a bad PCI slot, (had the motherboard for 3 years) but are there any suggestions available? Anything would be nice.

My specs are

System Manufacturer/Model Number: Compaq sr1901wm
OS: Windows XP 32 Bit
CPU: AMD X64 3600+ DUO
Motherboard: Asus A8N-LA
Memory: 1.75GB DDR
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTS 250 1024MB
Sound Card: Soundblaster 24bit
Monitor(s) Displays: Emachine E19T6w
Screen Resolution: 1440x900
Hard Drives: 1st Seagate 80GB
2ndSeagate160GB
PSU: BFG Tech 550 WATT

Anyway you can test your card? I had a 9800gt die after I updated drivers for it and sent it back.

Well im letting my friend install it into his 750 watt pc, to see if its power issue. I doubt it is the PSU for i have had it for around 3 years, but somehow, lately it has been going power out since about 3 months ago when i do heavy gaming. So it might be the problem, and BFG support seams to be gone now ^^" so im letting my friend borrow it. Just for 4 day.

How long have you had your power supply? They do diminish over the amount of years you have it. Hopefully you can see its not the card then you can check If it is indeed your PSU your mobo.

Ive had it for about 3 years now, and i just noticed a switch on the back. i never did take the time to wonder what it is. But it seams to have 2 options and its red. Im sorta nervous what it does. It has 2 settings, 150, and then 230 i think. Im not sure what that means, but its a red flick switch. Does this help control my power? its set on 150.

Don't hit that one..I flicked it when I wasn't sure What it did and it blew up my supply. It's to change peer settings for different countries. It may be that you're overdrawing your power supply.

it might be. I wont know for sure until i lend it to my friend tomorrow. Im heading over there where he has a great Azza computer where its fit with a sniper mother board, 750 watts, and a GTX 580. I hope my graphics card is compatible with the motherboard (which it should honestly) But if it was a power supply issue, wouldn't i get a brown screen at start up, indicating a power supply problem?

Hmm, yeah on second thought I don't think it's likely to be a PSU problem, but I wouldn't rule it out. Chances are the cards probably faulty, or your motherboard may be having issues detecting it.

Yah, it would be horrible if my graphics card was faulty, but i have had it for 2 and a half years with hard end gaming: or even worse, my mother board. I would have to have to buy one at a time like this, with new RAM that goes with it, or possibly a CPU that fits. I wont know until tomorrow, so ill keep this forum updated on the problem.

No worries, I'll check back after work see where you're up to.

Accualy, the blue screen (which often ill admit i have been getting very lately) is one of the many symptoms of PSU if you dont have a strong enough supply. I just researched this fact 30 seconds ago, and it might be the PSU all this time. So i will definatly try it, but just wanted to let you know that that can be a very great sign that my Power is soon going to konk out. ^^"

Accualy, the BSOD (which ill admit, ive been getting alot lately) Is a warning of power consumtion that is out of limits. I think that might be the problem, because i have no programs that conflict with eachother, and then the games shut down as if it was a Saftey feature to keep the power supply running without crashing my system (which it did anyways within 5 minutes of shutdown) So its definatly possable.

True, it might be a hazard to buy from online, since it might be used or broke. I might even go down to the nearest PC store to buy one from there, but i dont want a big one. Just one to get me by But thanks for reminding me of why it might be bad to buy from EBay. Ill try to get a life time warranty on it. I did on the BFG, but well... Since they are gone now.... thats alot of money wasted, and i cant get a new PSU with the warranty.

Just buy a decent 700-850w modular PSU. It will have atleast one year warranty on it, no point spending extra for more. Im using a coolermaster 1000w gold modular pro and its flawless.

Thanks for the tip. I heard a GTS 250 can use up to 310 watts of power on a forum. That is insane, so i thought i might as well upgrade anyways

Yeah surprisingly some old hardware can suck some power! My CPU is 95w and my sister's old phenom is around 125w

hahaha, wow. My AMD 3600+ takes i think 130 watts. It was good for its time, but now its quite garbage for a gamer like me ^^" GTA IV lags bad, and only uses 34% of my GPU before it caps out on the processor.

The new socket 1155 ivy bridge will consume 77W o.o
Yeah maybe replace the psu and gfx card?

i dont know. I love my GTS to death. me and it have had eachother for 2 and a half years haha. PYN makes great cards. and my 939 slot eats power like thats its job it seams @.@