No display and beeps after changing videocard

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codin Posts 3 Registration date Saturday November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 13, 2010 - Nov 13, 2010 at 04:01 AM
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - Nov 13, 2010 at 05:19 AM
Hi,
I am kinda new to hardware issues, so I found this website.

I have here some old computer, with an old 64mb GeForce. I replaced that one with a slightly newer one (128mb GeForce MX 440). I started the computer, installed the new video driver, witout uninstalling the other one. After this I needed to boot but the computer won't start properly, and by this I mean that I have no signal coming to the monitor, and I hear a series of beeps. As far as I know, those beeps indicate what's the matter, if the computer doesn't start. I get one long beep, pause, eight short, pause, one short, pause, two short, pause, one short. Everything else seems to work: hdd, source motherboard etc.
I inserted the previous video card back, but I get exactly the same result.

What could be the problem? Is it that I haven't uninstalled the previous driver?

I really don't think that this is part of my problem, but the GeForce MX440 card had a pin stuck in its female VGA connector before, that I managed to pull out.

Please help!!

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codin Posts 3 Registration date Saturday November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 13, 2010 1
Nov 13, 2010 at 05:13 AM
SOLVED: the video card just wasn't inserted properly in the slot.
codin Posts 3 Registration date Saturday November 13, 2010 Status Member Last seen November 13, 2010 1
Nov 13, 2010 at 04:05 AM
I forgot to mention that the video cart connects to an AGP slot, not PCI.
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,166
Nov 13, 2010 at 05:19 AM
Thank you for letting us know. Your courtesy is appreciated