Author Topic: GeForce xfx 9600 GT video card wont work (Read 16538 times)

nitelife2989 · « **on:** June 27, 2009, 09:34:59 PM »

i bought a 9600 GT nvidia xfx geforce video card, the CD it came with says go to nvidia.com for latest drivers. i go to the site and install latest drivers, dosent work. i go to xfxforce.com register my vid card and get the drivers specific to my card and it says cannot read the hardware. nvidia says its not a nvidia driver. ive tried other drivers and nothing has worked. i spent a hundred dollars on a video card i cant return or get to work. please help.

quaxo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2009, 10:01:56 PM »

Quote from: nitelife2989 on June 27, 2009, 09:34:59 PM

i bought a 9600 GT nvidia xfx geforce video card, the CD it came with says go to nvidia.com for latest drivers. i go to the site and install latest drivers, dosent work. i go to xfxforce.com register my vid card and get the drivers specific to my card and it says cannot read the hardware. nvidia says its not a nvidia driver. ive tried other drivers and nothing has worked. i spent a hundred dollars on a video card i cant return or get to work. please help.

Does your motherboard have on-board video and, if so, is it disabled in the BIOS?

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:01:45 PM »

right now i have a 9400GT installed works perfect. just basically putting a bigger better video card in.

quaxo · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:04:56 PM »

Ok, then did you uninstall the driver you used for the 9400 before attempting to install the 9600?

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:09:58 PM »

i didnt delete it the first time i tried to install but after trying several times i went in and completly removed anything with a nvida tag and tried from scratch. then i went to nvidia site and installed the series 9 drivers (with the 9600 installed) it didnt work. so i put my old video card in (9400 GT) and that worked just fine. so the drivers were installed. but my PC is neglecting to read my 9600 as nvidia or xfx

quaxo · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:20:49 PM »

Perhaps a faulty card.

You did plug the power cable into the card, right? Some people forget that.

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:32:43 PM »

i dont see a spot for a power cable for the video card but it is running fan is spinning and a little red light is on\. is there another cable im missing? and i hope it isnt a faulty card because i cant return it.

quaxo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:42:56 PM »

Quote from: nitelife2989 on June 27, 2009, 11:32:43 PM

i dont see a spot for a power cable for the video card but it is running fan is spinning and a little red light is on\. is there another cable im missing? and i hope it isnt a faulty card because i cant return it.

Look at this page:
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/666/4/

See the back end of the card? There's a 6-pin plug there. There should be a 6-pin power cable coming from your power supply specifically for PCIe cards, or you'll need to use an adapter that converts 2 molex plugs into the 6-pin plug you need.

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:50:35 PM »

well i pluged that in and the red light went off lol i will try installing the software again.

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nitelife2989 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:53:15 PM »

i tried installing software again and got this error

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nitelife2989 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:02:47 AM »

i restarted my comp and lost all displays tried the dvi ports one worked, i was successful in installing my software and it is now running smoothly. it was the simplest of things just a missing power cord. ty very much for you help =)

quaxo · « **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:03:20 AM »

Quote from: nitelife2989 on June 27, 2009, 11:50:35 PM

well i pluged that in and the red light went off lol i will try installing the software again.

Please tell me you turned off and unplugged the computer when you did that.

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:04:55 AM »

lol yes i turned it off when i did that =)

quaxo · « **Reply #13 on:** June 28, 2009, 08:10:32 AM »

Quote from: nitelife2989 on June 28, 2009, 12:04:55 AM

lol yes i turned it off when i did that =)

Oh, ok. For a second there I got the impression that you just plugged it in while it was still going haha

Anyway, so all is working properly now, right?

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:27:53 AM »

yes everything is working fine. when i pluged the cord in and turned it on it prompted me to install and i did. now i have a much faster computer. =)

quaxo · « **Reply #15 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:30:39 AM »

Quote from: nitelife2989 on June 28, 2009, 11:27:53 AM

yes everything is working fine. when i pluged the cord in and turned it on it prompted me to install and i did. now i have a much faster computer. =)

Good deal! Now go blow something up (in a game, of course)!

Quantos · « **Reply #16 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:47:21 AM »

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Good deal! Now go blow something up

I wonder how many watch lists we're on.

quaxo · « **Reply #17 on:** June 28, 2009, 11:54:37 AM »

Quote from: Quantos on June 28, 2009, 11:47:21 AM

I wonder how many watch lists we're on.

Which is why I always add a little disclaimer after making such a comment. haha

"Some geek on ComputerHope told me to do it!"

Quantos · « **Reply #18 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:05:06 PM »

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Which is why I always add a little disclaimer after making such a comment.

I still wouldn't recommend visiting an airport....

nitelife2989 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:16:39 PM »

lol i try to stay from air ports but i work next to one. and yes i have been blowing things up in ghostbusters and fear 2. ive been doing it lagg free =)

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #20 on:** June 29, 2009, 11:25:50 PM »

I FLY PLANE INTO LARGE LANDMARK! HAHAHA!

DEATH TO THE INFIDELS

and so forth.

Also, I think I'm gonna get myself one of those t-shirts with the alligator on it while I'm there. Ahh, I can see the headlines

"Odd man wearing Alligator shirt tries to hijack Airliner with twig". The article would concern itself mostly with the definitive differences between a twig and a small branch, perhaps even putting forth that "twigs" are indeed small branches, but a subset thereof that also have buds on them. Say that would make a good game.

"Twig or Branch? the Exciting game of plant identification!

Collect all the games from the set, such as, "Evergreen or deciduous" "chocolate or Cheese" and who can forget, the classic, "platypus or bag of pretzels"!

Quantos · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2009, 08:59:15 PM »

I'll think of you next time I see a strange headline now BC.

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