Just bought PNY GT 220 card and system not seeing

[mobius624]

Hello guys, Fairly new to comps i bought new card for updated games and the PNY Verto gt220 does not read when i install it ie..fan does not spin. My old 8600GT works no problem, any tips on what i should do?

 

[Joshatdot]

Does it have a PCIe 6pin power connector? is it connected?

What is the brand and model of your PSU?

 

[thefabe]

Sounds like a possible bad card if the card doesn't have a 6 pin power connector. Is this the card? PNY Reason I say this is if the fan won't spin up then your not getting any power to your card. If you have dual PCI-e slots try the other one. If the same thing then I'd get a hold of where you purchased it for a RMA or exchange. JMO. Fabe

 

[mobius624]

honestly joshatdot and thefabe i dont know the answers to those questions, yes thefabe it is that card and i tried my other pci-e slot and still nothing

 

[thefabe]

If your other card works then I would start an RMA contact the retalier if newegg you can still problably just do an exchamnge or maybe some others. Otherwise I would contact PNY and start a claim. Fabe

 

[mobius624]

If your other card works then I would start an RMA contact the retalier if newegg you can still problably just do an exchamnge or maybe some others. Otherwise I would contact PNY and start a claim. Fabe

well it seems that the card has DDR2 memory and its not compatable with my current motherboard

 

[rvbfan]

well it seems that the card has DDR2 memory and its not compatable with my current motherboard

Memory of the graphics card has nothing to do with system memory, sounds like
you have a bum card.

 

[mobius624]

well it seems that the card has DDR2 memory and its not compatable with my current motherboard

Memory of the graphics card has nothing to do with system memory, sounds like
you have a bum card.

I installed the card in my bro in law machine and works fine.

 

[Faladu]

Why did you say: "well it seems that the card has DDR2 memory and its not compatable with my current motherboard"

I suspect a BIOS update might be the solution.

Get the application found here: CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
Once you run that:
Tell us the motherboard brand, specific model and current bios version.

Hopefully that is the problem, and it's easy one to update.

 

[alphanumeric]

I'm on my third GT220. The first one was like yours, not detected and the fan didn't spin. The replacement worked but the fan was noisy and occasionally didn't spin. Third times a charm I guess as the last one has worked fine for almost 6 months now. Mine were made by BFG. As mentioned the type of RAM on the video card has no bearing on compatibility with your motherboard. The memory controller is built into the video card and only the video card has access to that onboard memory. Does your current power supply meet the minimum requirements for that video card?