Some pretty good answers but i didnt see anyone tell you to go into the BIOS and set which video card it should use first !
Normally when installing an extra card to take over from the onboard one you will tell the bios about it..
You can also reduce the amount of onboard memory used as well to give it back to the main system.
ALWAYS works fer me no matter what the board or brand of puter !
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Hello ssc2657 so you have the tower with 2 PCI slots. And 1 PCI-express x1.
I see the motherboard here:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx520/en/ug/mtabout0.htm#wp1073911
(let me know if It is not what yours looks like)
you asked "you haven't had this very issue your self?"
Well sort of.... I don't have a Dell PC, I build my own..I have had
the odd problem over the 16 years I've been building my own and the
family's but I have always found a solution.
Now I would suggest backup anything important in case Windows piles up on you while trying to get the drivers for your video card working. ( with Windows, Dell, Nvidia and Intel drivers not to mention your audio drivers all trying to play nice together anything can happen)
to get ready :
update windows to at least SPK2 ,(SPK3 better yet)
update intel chipset ( so windows can see whats on the motherboard) yours is the "Intel 945 Express" (need more info GM, GMS or PM)
update Intel video driver (to eliminate risk of conflict)
now we are ready
Now I would take these steps :
1) download the newest video card driver for the card you want to install for the proper OS (operating system IMPORTANT)
2) delete all the video card drivers EXCEPT THE INTEL video card driver with the add/remove feature in the control panel.
3) shut down the PC. turn off powerbar or UPS then unplug power cord.
4)Touch the metal parts of the case as much as possible while opening and working in the case if you don't have a antistatic wrist stap.
5)Install video card making sure there is no dust or lint in the PCI slot, and if the card is old and showing oxidization I might clean the contacts on the video card with a white erasure....carefully....very carefully.
6)Assemble the case
7)Connect video cable to video card
8)Plug PC in, turn on power
9) start PC.
If all goes well when windows starts you will get a large popup from windows asking to find a driver for you. CLICK NO AND CANCEL.
10) if you downloaded a new driver, install it now. if you only have the cd that came with the card ( the original driver from when the card was made {which is not as good}) then run it now.
11)reboot when driver is finished
Hope this works if it doesn't please post the model of the video card you are trying to install.
Ummmm clearer next time?
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Sorry but it's the tower with 2 PCI slot's. I'm strickly installing a video card in the one pci. Ok so are you sayying you haven't had this very issue your self?
No, my statement was to see if you have installed the drivers, off of the Nvidia's installation CD first, then installed the Nvidia graphics card. When you install a device into a computer with Windows, Windows will 'Break it's Neck', trying to match up drivers. If you do not have THE drivers for that Nvidia card installed, Windows will match up one of it's Thousands of drivers. This = no good. The graphics card will work at a very low rate, or not at all. If you come along, and install the drivers AFTER you have installed the graphics card, you get a driver conflict. Crude example. Windows: 'Which drivers do I use? These or THESE?'. Your monitor screen will look like something in a bad dream. The Dell Optiplex GX520 series of desktop PC's use an Intel GMA 950 GPU. (Graphics Processing Unit) This means that since it is Intel, it should, 'Play Nice', with either Nvidia or ATI graphics cards. (If it had an AMD GPU it would be better to use an ATI graphics card. If it had an Nvidia GPU, it would be better to use an Nvidia graphics card. Not a necessity in all cases, but seems to work better. With an Intel GPU it doesn't matter) The Nvidia PCI style graphics card's you've tried to install. What were they? (Nvidia GeForce 6200? GeForce 6800?) Did you get these Nvidia graphics cards new, and did they have the installation CD with them? What do you mean the BIOS is current? Did you download a BIOS update? From where? Sometimes it's better to use the original BIOS version. Since you have made a reference to just having two PCI slots, I'll have to assume your Optiplex GX520 is either the Desktop model, or the Small Form Factor model. The Mini-Tower has a PCI Express x16 slot used for a graphics card. The PCI slot in a Desktop model, and a Small Form factor model, is a low profile PCI slot. Means a Low Profile graphics card has to be used, in order to fit inside the computer case. In BIOS, auto may not be the best setting. Set it to PCI, or the default setting. I await your answers to my questions.
Did you install the drivers off of the installation CD, that comes with that Nvidia card, FIRST? (Not shouting) Install the CD, load the software. Shut the computer down normally, unplug from power, de-static yourself by touching the metal frame of the open computer case. Install the Nvidia card. Plug your monitor into the Nvidia card. Close the case, plug the computer back into power. WAIT 1 minute, turn the computer on. If this doesn't work you need to clear CMOS Error Codes, and reset BIOS back to the factory default settings. Then use the installation disk, power down, unplug, install the Nvidia card. There's an easy method to clear CMOS Error Codes.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy... which one do you have? from what I can see they have a socket 775 intel board made for dell if you have the mini tower you should be able to install a PCI-E video card. but you may not have enough power plugs from you power supply If you have either of the smaller GX520 PCs then you will need a PCI video card, (as they do not have PCI- express) and a low profile one if you have the SFF PC The video cards should all be compatible as far as the chipset goes
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