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Answer» I am installing a PNY 6600GT in place of an existing PNY 5700le in my daughters emachines T2082 (Athlon XP 2000, 768MB RAM, Windows XP). The 6600 only has DVI inputs and the emachines LCD Monitor only has a VGA output. The card comes with two identical "adaptors" to go from VGA to DVI. I get a "no input signal" on the monitor when plugging the 6600 in (the fan is running on the card). However, I also get a a "no input signal" if I PLUG the monintor into the 5700le DVI input with one of the adaptors. The 5700 has one VGA and one DVI port (the VGA is how the 5700 is currently hooked up). I have tried both adaptors with no luck. Based on these facts, it does not appear that the 6600 is the issue. What's the problem - is there a setting I need to change? RCA: Installing the drivers from the CD got the 5700le working through the DVI port. The CD screen says something to the effect of "drivers installed for 5700le". There is no way to choose a different card than what is currently in the machine. The 6600 still showed no display. I therefore went to PNY's website to download the latest drivers. That link took me to the normal NVIDA site for updated drivers. I downloaded and installed the latest but the 6600 still does not display. What else can I try? Thanks for the help.Are both the PNY 6600GT and the PNY 5700le video cards installed on the motherboard at the same time? If so, remove one of them and see if the other works. If not, then either the PNY 6600GT card is damaged or the drivers are damaged or the wrong type. Try downloading and installing new drivers from the manufacturer. Best regards, DocQuote Are both the PNY 6600GT and the PNY 5700le video cards installed on the motherboard at the same time? If so, remove one of them and see if the other works. If not, then either the PNY 6600GT card is damaged or the drivers are damaged or the wrong type. Try downloading and installing new drivers from the manufacturer. No. Only one AGP slot. The 5700le always works when installed. I deleted and installed the 88.98 nvida drivers again (PNY does not seem to have drivers on their website). No luck. I have tried the 6600 in another computer and it works. That computer runs a ATI card and I did not install any drivers, but I could immediately see content on the monitor and windows booted. Although I obviously can't see on the monitor, I do not belive windows is booting when the 6600 is installed. When I we installing the drivers again the program did say a file ALREADY existed (although I uninstalled the drivers from control panel), I SELECTED overwrite. Anti-virus software off when installing drivers. Again the 5700le works like a charm EVEN through the DVI port. For anyone who digs this tread up through a search, the problem is my motherboard is not 8X. Most 8X cards will run with 4X boards but apparently not the 6600GT, it requires a true 8X board.RCAWood: Thanks for letting us know how it turned out! Yeah, it makes sense, now, that it was some kind of a hardware compatibility problem. Blessings to you, Doc |
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