Having trouble with ATI Radeon HD 2400

[rawringlemon]

Don't judge me, my card is rather outdated but was affordable.
Anyways, I can't seem to get my PC to find it.
I can't get it to boot from it in BIOS either because I can't get BIOS to work either. If that makes no sense, please understand, i'm a noob.
I bought a cable so I could hook up the card to my monitor, and I did.
However, when I turn on the computer after the card is hooked up to the monitor, the computer's fan just blows and it won't turn on.
Dxdiag information is attached.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
Rawr

 

[rawringlemon]

Anyone?
rawr

 

[Britton30]

Hello rawringlemon and Welcome to Seven forums.
Shut down, take the 2400 out, attach the monitor to the onboard Intel graphics. See if you can get into BIOS now. Post back results. Sometimes we are a bit slow in responses, but will get back to you.

 

[rawringlemon]

Hello rawringlemon and Welcome to Seven forums.
Shut down, take the 2400 out, attach the monitor to the onboard Intel graphics. See if you can get into BIOS now. Post back results. Sometimes we are a bit slow in responses, but will get back to you.

What I meant was that when I hook up my card to the monitor, the computer's fan just blows, and it doesn't turn on.
Currently my monitor is connected to the onboard intel graphics, which I how I am on my computer right now.
Also: Someone told me that if I hook up the card to my monitor, and if I have the type of BIOS that is listed in my dxdiag.txt file, then I won't need to do anything with the BIOS, and it will recognize it on it's own.
One other thing: I can't seem to find PCI-E Bus listed in Device Manager.
Can someone help?
rawr

 

[Skyrine]

Why aren't you able to get into BIOS the first place?

That's strange. It's either you mash "DEL" when the computer boots or F8.. (I've owned a past history of Asus boards so it's DEL for me)
But here's the risky part, once you access BIOS, you'll need to disable onboard video and reboot into the 2400, this is where the risky part comes in- It's either you get video or you're stuck without it.

It could also mean you lack a sufficient power supply to power the card itself.. (finally took a hard long look at the monitor because I'm hungry)

 

[Britton30]

First try this on the card, Windows 7 Compatibility: Software Programs & Hardware Devices: Find Updates, Drivers, & Downloads
Then follow this to add your system specs. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html#post1530002
Step five has links to show you how too add to your profile so they are readily available in each post. Click "My System Specs" in the lower left of my posts.

 

[rawringlemon]

This came up: Windows 7 Compatibility for ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT PCI-E 512MB Graphics Card: ATI. Drivers, Updates, Downloads
So, it should be compatible.
Also: I added in my System Specs that are necessary for this topic.
and I can get into BIOS when my monitor is hooked up to the onboard video card, but I was told that since I have the type of BIOS that I have, it will automatically detect the card, and I won't have to do anything.
But, when I hook the card up to my monitor, the monitor stays black, and the computer won't turn on, the computer and the video card's fans just blow.
Can anybody think of anything i'm doing wrong?
rawr

 

[Britton30]

Since you can go to your BIOS check to see if there is a setting for graphics. May have options like onboard or PEG (PCIe Graphics). Your motherboard make and model may be helpful too.

 

[rawringlemon]

Nothing's there.
Any other ideas?
rawr

 

[Britton30]

Two things, is the monitor plugged in to power? One person had this problem and found he forgot to plug it in.:sarc:

Download new drivers for your card: http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-...t-video-driver-windows-7-a-151.html#post17671

Save to your desktop and use http://phyxion.net/item/driver-sweeper.html ti uninstall your PCIe CARD drivers. Install the proper driver.
I have no clue what your motherboard is, that is appropriate to this issue.

 

[rawringlemon]

Two things, is the monitor plugged in to power? One person had this problem and found he forgot to plug it in.:sarc:

Download new drivers for your card: http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-...t-video-driver-windows-7-a-151.html#post17671

Save to your desktop and use Phyxion.net - Driver Sweeper ti uninstall your PCIe CARD drivers. Install the proper driver.
I have no clue what your motherboard is, that is appropriate to this issue.

When I try to install the drivers, it doesn't detect my card.
It says an error occurred within the installation, and it asks me to view the log.
Here's the log:
Existing packages
AMD Catalyst Install Manager
AMD APP SDK Runtime
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable
Communication Opt-in
Packages for install
AMD Catalyst Install Manager
Final Status: Success
Version of Item: 3.0.838.0
Size: 20 Mbytes

Other detected devices

Error messages


Let me know what i'm doing wrong, or what I need to do.
rawr
EDIT:
Sorry, forgot to say: my monitor is plugged in.
Also:
information on my motherboard is as follows.
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Name: Base Board
Product: 0C2KJT
Version: A00
Serial Number: ..CN7360409K0601.
Removable: False
Replaceable: True
rawr

 

[Britton30]

Hello again, did you use Driver Sweeper to fully remove all old graphics drivers before installing the newer one?
I am asking for other to have a look too. You have me stumped.

 

[jfar]

Hi,Raw, are you sure that your card is seated properly on to your motherboard, if not, then please check it, actuallly turn off your machine and unplug it,
hope you are careful about touching the parts inside, anti static mat or wristband might be a safe thing to use, you don't want to fry any of your parts?
then remove the card and replace it and make sure you hear it click back in, and that it is nice and firm in that position etc,
then turn all back on and see if it was that, if nothing changes well at least we got that out of the way as being one of the causes. Please let me know when you have done this.

 

[TVeblen]

You have a desktop computer (the brand and model number would be helpful) with an Intel i3 processor. That means your "on-board" graphics is actually on the CPU. There is TTBOMK no "switch" for these graphics. As you say, these "onboard" graphics are supposed switch off when a video card is detected automatically.

A few thoughts and questions:

1. Does this card need an auxiliary power supply connection? The ones I looked at online did not.
2. The 2400s I looked at had one DVI and one VGA port. If you have, or can borrow, the cables - try connecting the monitor with another cable. VGA if you are currently using DVI.
3. Try installing the card in another PCIe x16 slot. (Note: I've found some 2400 cards that are PCI - not PCI-e. Do you know which type you have? What Brand and Model # is the card? This is not the same as the graphics engine/chip)
4. Can you borrow someone's (known working) graphics card to try in your computer?
5. Can you try to install your card in someone else's computer?

Let us know what you know.