EVGA Video card

[casey]

I just purchased a 256 meg video card. it's an nvidia with DVI and tv out, but I wanted it for the DVI mostly.
Well I thought I'd better try it to see of it works before sending for the rebate. Now all my computers that I have hooked up are running XP and I just figured to see if it would boot. I got a long beep and a black screen. I removed it and reseated it but still got a long beep and a black screen. I then went to another computer and on that one I didn't even get the beep, just the black screen. Right now I have it boxed up and ready to return but thought maybe there is something I should be doing. I have installed many video cards without any problems but only a few in XP. This is using the DVI part of the card. I didn't even try the other part. Anybody with a suggestion before I return it?

[dbarrow]

Does it have its own external power connector????
Many of the newer, high end cards, have a MOLEX connector on them and get their power from a connector off the power rails.
Look at the back end of it for a 4 pin power connector.

[casey]

Well It's to late now. I tried it in another computer and nothing . I read the book and it didn't say anything about a connector, Anyway I took it back.

[mylanta]

Most of the cards 6200 and up have additional power adapters Larry, though I am not positive about agp cards. Without having you think I am picking at you though I also have to say EVGA are "lowend" anyway.

[casey]

Now that it's mentioned I can't say for sure that it didn't have a connector. It was a 6200 EVGA 256 video card and it was AGP 8x. I looked at the card for any type of settings but if it did have a connection I missed it. This was a low end card and that doesn't bother me. I don't spend a fortune on video cards and I can look at photo's and movies all without any problems. I probably would have trouble with games but even the games I played ran okay.
It said the normal price was $99.99 and there was $60 in rebates. On the way home I was saying to myself that I really didn't need it as I have a couple of "low end" cards on the shelf. I even have a PCIe card that will soon go into a computer within the week. My first PCIe and Sata drive
in the same computer...Now I'm thinking of buying another one tomorrow just to see if it did have a connection. I know my grandson uses video cards that
you must connect to the Power supply but I never had to yet. Well Guess you really do learn something everyday.

Is this a special connection because the only thing that came in the box was a DVI/VGA connector and Svideo
cable with a CD. Oh well now you guys have me thinking.

[casey]

The specs don't say anything about any power adapter.


Installed Memory: 256
Slot Type: AGP
Video Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Interface Type: Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA),
Video - 4 pin mini-DIN (S-Video),
Video - DVI-I (Digital & Analog)
Functionality: TwinView Architecture
Graphics Chipset
Video Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Core Clock Speed: 350 MHz
RAMDAC Speed: 400 MHz
Memory
Installed Video Memory: 256 MB
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM (DDRRAM)
Effective Memory Clock Speed: 400 MHz
Connectivity and Additional Features
Interface Type: Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA),
Video - 4 pin mini-DIN (S-Video),
Video - DVI-I (Digital & Analog)
Functionality: TwinView Architecture
Compatibility
Slot/Port Type: AGP
AGP Support: AGP 8X
System Type: PC
Minimum Power Supply Required: 300 W
Slot Space Required: 1
Picture Quality
Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Color Depth at Maximum Resolution: 16.7 Million Colors + 8-Bit Grayscale Mask (32-bit)
Refresh Rate at Max Resolution: 85 Hz
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link

[mylanta]

Larry,
A 4 pin adapter from psu plugs into video card in that case for extra power.

[casey]

Rich, Take a look at this card and see if you see anywhere to connect a power adapter to..

Click on Video card....

http://klinesplace.com/tryout55/Page_1.html

http://klinesplace.com/tryout55/Page_1.html

[mylanta]

Rich, Take a look at this card and see if you see anywhere to connect a power adapter to..

Click on Video card....

http://klinesplace.com/tryout55/Page_1.html

http://klinesplace.com/tryout55/Page_1.html

No there is no plug there...I wasn't saying that one had one, I was just tellig you what the card would look like IF it had one or rather where and how it plugs in is all.

[casey]

Do most of the PCIe cards have plugins or does that also depend on the range of the card?

[photolady]

Nope, the EVGA cards I have here in the shop have no extra molex connector. Wish I'd seen this post/question sooner.

I would say all PCI-e cards have the extra power connector. Some have a 4 pin like P4. Some have the molex connector.

When you installed yours, did you remove all instances from previous card before trying to install this one? I had to break the computer down to bare VGA to get these cards to work. :(

[casey]

Nope, the EVGA cards I have here in the shop have no extra molex connector. Wish I'd seen this post/question sooner.

I would say all PCI-e cards have the extra power connector. Some have a 4 pin like P4. Some have the molex connector.

When you installed yours, did you remove all instances from previous card before trying to install this one? I had to break the computer down to bare VGA to get these cards to work. :(

Thanks Photolady, I was starting to think I missed something. I got so desperate that I finally read the install directions. In the trouble shooting section of the book it said if you get a black screen it was either the AGP slot, Motherboard and last the video card. Since I had another video card that worked fine I didn't think it could be the motherboard or AGP slot.

I thought about taking the drivers for the video card out but I really didn't want to leave this card in the box I was trying it out in. In fact if it would have worked , just booted I was going to put it on the shelf for a future install. Maybe not deleting the old card was the reason but I thought it should have at least booted and I did try it in three computers. I guess you live and learn...

[mylanta]

Do most of the PCIe cards have plugins or does that also depend on the range of the card?


Only certain higher priced more powerful models such as 6800 and 7600 nvidias and some ATi as well.

[mylanta]

PL I have Asus and Msi nvidia 6600 256 meg pci-express video cards with no extra molex plugs, so it isn't all.

[photolady]

I was guessing. :D