no boot after new graphics card

my graphics card is here. after i installed it however, the PC does not boot. there was absolutely no reaction when i tried to switch it on. i eventually managed to start it by jiggling some of the connections.

today though, when i tried to start it again, it again showed no reaction. this time, no matter what i tried, the system just refuse to boot. i even tried unplugging the front panel power button, and tried to use a screwdriver to trigger it. no luck.

so, does anyone have any ideas? my next step would be to unplug the graphics card and see what it does.

Hmm.. I wonder if the PSU simply can't handle it? I remember you had a 500watt though with the right amount of amps, I didn't figure that could be the problem.

I would definitely put the other card back in and see if it boots. I would figure that even if the PSU couldn't handle the load - it would just turn on and then shut off again right away at least, so the card could maybe be stuffing something else up?

problem fixed. it really is a connection issue.

i didn't select the best motherboard. i ended up with a microATX. as such, the board is now very cramped with the large card. the main power rail to the motherboard has a very thick cable, and often bumps against the card.

reseating everything fixed it.

yep sometimes it's something very simple that breaks up the boot remember that one from on my P4X800 board where one cable has a very annoying possition and i had to do the same to get that old pc to boot. good to hear it's fixed

Cheers.

Well, I have a MicroATX too, but I didn't pick it out - it was free. I won't complain about free stuff as it works fine, It would just look better visually and would feel more ''Complete'' on the inside if it was Full-ATX.

Mine does only have two DIMM slots though, that really bugs me a lot.. I'd love to expand to 4 gigs since I have 64 bit - but I don't want to do 2X2 GB. I just might do it though and throw this ram into my brother's computer, then they'll have 4 gigs too.

Never been a fan of micro - atx boards especially since i have such a big case (looks a little bit like a chieftec dragon )

And 2 x2gb should run fine brianna but i'm aswell more a fan of 4x1gb (slower timings) However shouldn't be too noticable with the newer Ram and timings