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OK, I'm replacing an nVidia 6800ti with a 9800SE. If I'm correct, it should be as easyas just switching the cards. However, when I switch the cards and reboot, I get a message stating:
You have not connected the power cable to your RADEON 9700 video card, please refer to the "Getting started guide" for proper installation !!!"
Power cord ??? :blink:
The only thing I saw as being a potential problem, was not having the driver installed prior to inserting the card.
Any ideas?????????????????????
Your card requires extra juice and has a floppy drive power port to get it.
http://www.overclockers.ru/images/la.../front_big.jpg
See it up there in the top right hand corner?
Plug it in.
lol maybe u need to plug the power cord to your video card?
Pardon my ignorance, but can you be more specific?Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
See my original (newly edited) post.
OF course, he could have simply read the "Getting started guide". :rolleyes:
OK, first off, the connection in that location is slightly different on the card that I have. Here is an example:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7...sefront1vv.jpg
It's hard to tell where all the wires are coming from since I have a Shuttle system and everything is buried down in there. :(
I do see a wire that is sitting on top that comes from somewhere down in the PC that comes from below, connects to my DVD drive, and then has two connections that extend past that. One is a smaller connector that looks like it would fit onto what you posted, and the other is one that would fit onto what I have. I'm not sure if this is the right wire or not. I can't even test it because it's about six inches to short to plug into the video card. Is this even the correct wire??
Trust me, I looked for this. It doesn't even exist in the manual. :dry:Quote:
Originally Posted by lynx
Yes that is the correct wire.
For the "too short" problem, you can try unpluging another device like an optical drive or HDD and rearrange the wires. Maybe you can reach all the devices that way.
If not then you'll need an extention.
Shuttles can be a bit of short on molexes. So you might need a splitter if you are unlucky, as it's possible that all the right connectors are already in use..Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
The psu (a metal box with a fan on the front) is probably situated on the right side of the case, the cable you are looking for should come from that.
The connector is supposed to look something like: http://www.computerhope.com/pictures/power/molex.jpg
Which model shuttle do you have, exactly?