Yes, I've seen similar. It's usually with business-class machines that don't always have dedicated video-cards.
You might think it's not working, but sometimes the video is still using the on-board card. So, switch the monitor cable there. Go into the BIOS and mess with the video-card options (save, reboot, etc.). Most of the time, it eventually switches over to the dedicated card. Switch cable back to dedicated card one last time.
Yes, a bit nerve-racking because it acts like your new video card is bad or something.
However, I do like to install over-sized power-supplies sometimes.
ClimbingColorado
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September 6th, 2018 20:00
Hello,
I continued to mess with my system and managed to get the new video card up and running by doing the following:
- I booted my system into Windows without the new video card
- I removed the on-board video card device from Device Manager
- I powered off the computer
- I installed the new video card
- I plugged a display into my on-board and new video card
- I booted my system; the BIOS displayed on the on-board video connected display
- I set my BIOS video menu option to "Auto" and saved my configuration
- I rebooted my system with only the new video card connected to a monitor
- The system booted into Windows and automatically installed the new video card driver
I hope this helps someone else.
Cordially,
Rob
Tesla1856
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September 6th, 2018 22:00
Yes, I've seen similar. It's usually with business-class machines that don't always have dedicated video-cards.
You might think it's not working, but sometimes the video is still using the on-board card. So, switch the monitor cable there. Go into the BIOS and mess with the video-card options (save, reboot, etc.). Most of the time, it eventually switches over to the dedicated card. Switch cable back to dedicated card one last time.
Yes, a bit nerve-racking because it acts like your new video card is bad or something.
However, I do like to install over-sized power-supplies sometimes.