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Another (Nearly) Failed Upgrade. This time: PSU
Hi.
After getting help from you guys fixing my RAM upgrade, I know have another problem for you to take a crack at.
I decided to upgrade my video card, but anticipating a higher demand for power, I tried to upgrade my PSU to something higher than 350W. I went with a 465W unit (SafePower brand). The upgrade seemed easy enough, except I struggled a bit figuring out the whole 20+4 thing. (I was trying to plug in the +4, when instead I needed to plug in a different 4 peg plug.)
Anyway, now that I got my CPU to powerup finally, me existing AGP video card (Radeon 9550) has stopped working completely. I needed to plug my monitor into the onboard VGA jack to get video to work at all (I'm now looking at 800X600 32-bit). Now I can't even locate the AGP card. When I try to install ATI drivers, it says it cannot even locate the hardware and it won't install anything.
Here's what I don't know how to do (and I know it): the guy who set up my computer did something to disable the onboard graphics (I have a ASUS P4S800-MX mobo). I don't really know how to do this... and it would be a bit of a bother to contact the guy who did this originally (it will be my last resort). I understand there might be a jumper, or perhaps a BIOS setting. Either way, I'm not sure it will matter now anyway because my AGP card seems like it's not even there.
Right now, I've reattached my original PSU and the AGP card still doesn't work.
Your help would be appreciated.
Let me know if I should just bring my CPU and replacement PSU into the computer store where I'll get my new graphics card and just have them do it all, or if it's something simple that I'm overlooking.
Thanks.
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