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Video card not powering on
« on: August 11, 2015, 11:36:08 AM »
Today, I replaced my video card with an Asus AMD Radeon R7 240 4GB and it is not powering on. Everyboard does and the Windows boots up, but not the video card. Please help! As quick as possible!

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2015, 09:53:21 PM »
Please share system specs, most importantly the power supply make/model and wattage rating?

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2015, 12:15:20 AM »
I only know its Wattage: 500 W. That's everything I know about the PSU but it's enough for the video card.

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2015, 07:06:07 AM »
What Brand is it ? ?
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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2015, 11:19:52 AM »
It is Floston I think.

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2015, 04:29:18 PM »
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Everyboard does and the Windows boots up, but not the video card.

Does this mean that your connected to the integrated video for video to see that Windows successfully boots with the video card installed?

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2015, 04:31:08 PM »
It now powers on, but the old video card acts the same.

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2015, 04:32:00 PM »
And yes that's what I did

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2015, 04:34:15 PM »
I'll send it to service somewhere. Thread solved. Period

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2015, 04:39:46 PM »
So your system was running on a prior video card just fine. You swapped out the older video card for the new one. You connected all power connectors to the molex for the video card and the system boots, but in order to see Windows successfully booted your having to move the video cable to integrated video.

* Have you installed the driver for the new video card yet?

Additional information on make/model of computer or if custom build... the motherboard, cpu, ram etc could help as well so we know what this video card is stuffed into and paired with for hardware. You might be running into a PCI Express issue where your PCI Express slot is too old for the video card. Most cards are backwards compatible, but i have run into some cards that are PCIE 3.0 that do not play well with PCIE 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 and act just like you have for a problem. My older gaming system is stuck in this category with PCIE 2.0 cards only seem to work with it and higher end 3.0 cards show no video yet windows boots as I can connect to the integrated VGA port and see the system running.

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I'll send it to service somewhere. Thread solved. Period

Sorry an answer or solution to your problem wasnt faster to come to be. Withholding critical info and lack of details only leaves us guessing what your issue might be.  :-\

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2015, 01:34:25 AM »
The old video card acts the same. It can't be PCI Express problem. 6GB RAM, 4GHz processor, 1TB HDD and Gigabyte motherboard.

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2015, 01:35:22 AM »
And sorry for my idiot answer.

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2015, 01:42:48 AM »
It's not just on Windows! It's like this every second. Nothing on the monitor! Yes, I installed drivers.

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2015, 03:45:21 AM »
I replaced my old ASRock H61 to Gigabyte and my old Intel Pentium to AMD A series 4GHz. It's the motherboard or the processor - said the man at service. Those don't start. What to do? This getting deeper!!!!!! Help me please!

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Re: Video card not powering on
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2015, 04:26:05 AM »
Try a known good power supply from a reputable brand - Your "floston" one is a cheap generic unit that will not be able to provide the full 500w that it is rated for.