My computer is an HP Pavilion HPE h8qe Series with 12 GB RAM, 64-bit Windows 7
The video card is AMD Radeon HD 6850
The video card is going. I have ordered a new one. It has been getting pretty bad, so I decide to open up the PC and take a look at the card (more out of curiosity). I power down, unplug, release any residual power... take all precautions as always.
It's pretty tight in there, but I get the card out. Nothing looks unusual... I dust it off, reinstall it, plug everything in. It starts up but the fans sound extra loud then 6 beeps and everyting reduces to slow fan speed, I hit the power button again and it shuts it all off. I looked back realized I forgot to plug the power back into the video card. Plug that in and start up again... same thing. 6 beeps (longer beeps).
Could I have killed the video card completely? The fan on the card does turn on. My monitor screen remains blank.
The only other thing is that there are these two very skinny black wires that are in the way and one came disconnected when I removed the video card. I plugged it back in right next to the other into the only thing it will plug into. I don't know that that could have caused anything, but I thought I would mention that.
Thanks
The video card is AMD Radeon HD 6850
The video card is going. I have ordered a new one. It has been getting pretty bad, so I decide to open up the PC and take a look at the card (more out of curiosity). I power down, unplug, release any residual power... take all precautions as always.
It's pretty tight in there, but I get the card out. Nothing looks unusual... I dust it off, reinstall it, plug everything in. It starts up but the fans sound extra loud then 6 beeps and everyting reduces to slow fan speed, I hit the power button again and it shuts it all off. I looked back realized I forgot to plug the power back into the video card. Plug that in and start up again... same thing. 6 beeps (longer beeps).
Could I have killed the video card completely? The fan on the card does turn on. My monitor screen remains blank.
The only other thing is that there are these two very skinny black wires that are in the way and one came disconnected when I removed the video card. I plugged it back in right next to the other into the only thing it will plug into. I don't know that that could have caused anything, but I thought I would mention that.
Thanks