Have you followed THESE instructions at the top of the video forums? The power supply should never have been the issue unless it was just going bad as the card only uses less than 70 watts under load. Your entire system would not use more than around 160-175 watts. At idle or just trying to turn the system on, you would only be looking at less than 100 watts. I cannot imagine that you would just get two bad cards. If the X1300 was working, then you would not have to make any changes in the BIOS. Do you know what BIOS version you are running? Make sure you reseat everything and double check all your connections. Will your computer start in safe mode?
Who is the card manufacturer? Have you tried to call their free tech support?
I have one suggestion to add to JMICHAEL's good advice; reset the NVRAM by removing the back-up cell you will find on the motherboard. Sometimes a conflict with the stored configuration will give troubles, and by resetting the NVRAM you will cause the machine to re-detect its hardware.
Following precautions with regard to static, disconnect everything (especially power). Remove the lithium battery from the motherboard, and while it is out, press and hold the power button for about fifteen seconds to discharge any storage elements. Leave the cell out for about five minutes. Replace the battery, reconnect keyboard, mouse, monitor, and power, and see if the machine will now power up.
Thanks for the reply..Card is seated properly (even tried contact cleaner)
As soon as the power cable is reconnected to the machine, it immediately powers up (without pushing power buttons) - CPU fan spins up to about 1/2 speed & gfx fan spins suggesting (at least) that it has power.
Thats as much as it does...Never gets as far as the BIOS as it won't POST - lights 2 and 4 illuminate on the front panel. Seems to do this with any gfx card that isnt the X1300!!! How wierd is that.
May try removing bios battery next, and see where i get with that
Thanks for the reply..Card is seated properly (even tried contact cleaner)
As soon as the power cable is reconnected to the machine, it immediately powers up (without pushing power buttons) - CPU fan spins up to about 1/2 speed & gfx fan spins suggesting (at least) that it has power.
Thats as much as it does...Never gets as far as the BIOS as it won't POST - lights 2 and 4 illuminate on the front panel. Seems to do this with any gfx card that isnt the X1300!!! How wierd is that.
May try removing bios battery next, and see where i get with that
Have you tried a nVidia-based card ?
I had a mainboard that didn't like ATI-based cards like the 2600XT but worked fine with nVidia-based ones like the 8500GT.
I know I'm waking a dead post but were you ever able to get this working? I have the same issue and it is driving me nuts. I have flashed the BIOS to the newest one available and still have not been able to get the card to work.
What video adapter were you using before you tried installing the new card? Did you uninstall the old one before trying to install the new? If you don't remove the old video driver before installing the new card Windows will occasionally fail to load the standard vga driver and continue using the old one.
Uninstalling the old video driver should be done before removing the associated card. When you then plug the new video card into the machine, Windows will load the vga driver so you can see something while loading the new driver.
Incidentally; if you are replacing an nVidia card with another nVidia, or an ATI with an ATI, a simple uninstall using Add/Remove programs should suffice. Remember to shut the machine down and remove the old video card instead of allowing it to restart as will be recommended by Add/Remove. If you let the computer restart before removing the old card, Windows will simply find it again and reinstall it.
One final note: If you are replacing nVidia with ATI or the other way round, you may need to resort to a program called Driver Cleaner to remove the remnants of the old driver. Uninstall doesn't always get all of the old driver out.
The problem cannot be a driver issue, the problem I have is the same problem that the OP had, the system doesn't have video from power on and the lights on the front are 2 & 4 which signifies a graphics card issue. When I first had this problem I upgraded to a 550W Power Supply, but still no luck. It's unfortunate, it seems half of the E520's will take an add-on card and half fail...I just wish I knew what the difference between the two types are.
With either video option, the BIOS is supposed to disengage the on-board video in favor of the PCI-e card. Your new video card is obviously being detected but the switch can't be made. This may be a physical problem rather than an electronic one. Try inspecting the card socket with a flashlight and magnifying lens. I once found a slot that had damaged contacts that would make improper connections whenever a card was inserted.
The other possibility is that it might be a BIOS version problem. How old is yours?
I have tried both the "Auto" as well as the other option. With no success, I have not tried another card, but I have tried this card in another system and it works. I do not have another card to try and since I'm already out a couple hundred dollars between the video card and the power supply, I don't want to throw more money at the problem. The card I got (9600GT) should work by all information supplied.
littlebasher
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November 4th, 2009 12:00
Anyone?
Toyking
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November 4th, 2009 22:00
well the ati HD4670 System Requirements are marked on there web site. but here u go.
your problem is your power supplie if you got a 305.
littlebasher
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November 5th, 2009 03:00
Went and got a 470W supply, plugged it in and it does exactly the same thing.
Cannot understand why it'll work with an older card, but not a newer PCI-E one.
Stumped :emotion-39:
Toyking
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November 5th, 2009 16:00
are the drivers installed? does your mother board suport pci-e?
littlebasher
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November 6th, 2009 06:00
The X1300Pro is a PCI-E x16 card and that works!
Drivers won't come into play, since the machine wont turn on!
JMICHAEL
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November 6th, 2009 07:00
Have you followed THESE instructions at the top of the video forums? The power supply should never have been the issue unless it was just going bad as the card only uses less than 70 watts under load. Your entire system would not use more than around 160-175 watts. At idle or just trying to turn the system on, you would only be looking at less than 100 watts. I cannot imagine that you would just get two bad cards. If the X1300 was working, then you would not have to make any changes in the BIOS. Do you know what BIOS version you are running? Make sure you reseat everything and double check all your connections. Will your computer start in safe mode?
Who is the card manufacturer? Have you tried to call their free tech support?
jackshack
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November 6th, 2009 08:00
I have one suggestion to add to JMICHAEL's good advice; reset the NVRAM by removing the back-up cell you will find on the motherboard. Sometimes a conflict with the stored configuration will give troubles, and by resetting the NVRAM you will cause the machine to re-detect its hardware.
Following precautions with regard to static, disconnect everything (especially power). Remove the lithium battery from the motherboard, and while it is out, press and hold the power button for about fifteen seconds to discharge any storage elements. Leave the cell out for about five minutes. Replace the battery, reconnect keyboard, mouse, monitor, and power, and see if the machine will now power up.
littlebasher
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November 6th, 2009 10:00
Hi
Thanks for the reply..Card is seated properly (even tried contact cleaner)
As soon as the power cable is reconnected to the machine, it immediately powers up (without pushing power buttons) - CPU fan spins up to about 1/2 speed & gfx fan spins suggesting (at least) that it has power.
Thats as much as it does...Never gets as far as the BIOS as it won't POST - lights 2 and 4 illuminate on the front panel. Seems to do this with any gfx card that isnt the X1300!!! How wierd is that.
May try removing bios battery next, and see where i get with that
rdunnill
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November 6th, 2009 22:00
Have you tried a nVidia-based card ?
I had a mainboard that didn't like ATI-based cards like the 2600XT but worked fine with nVidia-based ones like the 8500GT.
elbobo79
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August 23rd, 2010 19:00
I know I'm waking a dead post but were you ever able to get this working? I have the same issue and it is driving me nuts. I have flashed the BIOS to the newest one available and still have not been able to get the card to work.
Thanks
jackshack
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August 23rd, 2010 21:00
What video adapter were you using before you tried installing the new card? Did you uninstall the old one before trying to install the new? If you don't remove the old video driver before installing the new card Windows will occasionally fail to load the standard vga driver and continue using the old one.
Uninstalling the old video driver should be done before removing the associated card. When you then plug the new video card into the machine, Windows will load the vga driver so you can see something while loading the new driver.
Incidentally; if you are replacing an nVidia card with another nVidia, or an ATI with an ATI, a simple uninstall using Add/Remove programs should suffice. Remember to shut the machine down and remove the old video card instead of allowing it to restart as will be recommended by Add/Remove. If you let the computer restart before removing the old card, Windows will simply find it again and reinstall it.
One final note: If you are replacing nVidia with ATI or the other way round, you may need to resort to a program called Driver Cleaner to remove the remnants of the old driver. Uninstall doesn't always get all of the old driver out.
elbobo79
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August 23rd, 2010 23:00
The problem cannot be a driver issue, the problem I have is the same problem that the OP had, the system doesn't have video from power on and the lights on the front are 2 & 4 which signifies a graphics card issue. When I first had this problem I upgraded to a 550W Power Supply, but still no luck. It's unfortunate, it seems half of the E520's will take an add-on card and half fail...I just wish I knew what the difference between the two types are.
jackshack
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August 24th, 2010 07:00
What is the setting in your BIOS for video? Also, have you tried another card?
jackshack
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August 24th, 2010 12:00
With either video option, the BIOS is supposed to disengage the on-board video in favor of the PCI-e card. Your new video card is obviously being detected but the switch can't be made. This may be a physical problem rather than an electronic one. Try inspecting the card socket with a flashlight and magnifying lens. I once found a slot that had damaged contacts that would make improper connections whenever a card was inserted.
The other possibility is that it might be a BIOS version problem. How old is yours?
elbobo79
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August 24th, 2010 12:00
I have tried both the "Auto" as well as the other option. With no success, I have not tried another card, but I have tried this card in another system and it works. I do not have another card to try and since I'm already out a couple hundred dollars between the video card and the power supply, I don't want to throw more money at the problem. The card I got (9600GT) should work by all information supplied.