graphics card no longer works

I bought a 9500GT about a year ago, i dont really play many games and only wanted it so i could run 2 monitors. It used to work for me on Vista but I have recently upgraded to windows 7. I had a nightmare yesterday, i managed to mess with the registry and Vista wouldnt start up, then i smelt something burning and turned the comp off. I removed about a kilo of dust and started it back up, it still stunk and shut itself off, i swapped the power supply with one from an old computer (however its higher watts, 450 i think) and it then worked, i then bought windows 7 and thats when my graphics card problems started.

My computer just doesnt seem to recognise that it is in there, the fan is still going around so it is recieving power but when i plug either monitor in it doesnt work (stays on standby) - my onboard graphics works.

I formatted the hard drive before installing windows 7.

Not sure what i can do so i would appreciate any help,

If you need more details then I can get them

Thanks

Evan

 

You will probably need the driver cd that came With the gpu, or download them from the web using the onboard for now. I think it is a driver issue, but I could be wrong.

Burrell

 

it doesnt show up in device manager, so i dont know how i can install a driver. I downloaded the correct stuff from nvidia i think.

Thanks

Evan

 

Either way you should still have some form of Windows 7 "Legacy" drivers running the Video Card, I would be checking your Video Card while the machine is turned off and removing and replacing it back into the slot, you should also clean up the "contact points" along the bottom of the card with some alcohol and q-tips before replacing it.

This looks like the right drivers for your card:

Win7 32Bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_32bit_195.62_whql.html

64Bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_64bit_195.62_whql.html

 

Hmm, W7 has the driver needed for the 9500GT or could find it. Did your motherboard originally have an onboard video? Did you check your BIOS? Grasping at straws here if the card has been reseated. Can you see any other damage on the motherboard?

 

motherboard has onboard video, thats what im using now, i dont know whether this is stopping it finding the video card.

I have changed bios to PCI-EX for the setting init...(cant remember the last bit).

Cleaning the card would be a last resort for me because i am probably more likely to mess it up than I am clean it (useless with comps).

I have taken the card out a few times.

My mum is getting a new card in a couple days, i will try that in my comp and see whether that works, if it doesnt and it works in her comp does the motherboard need replacing?

Thanks

Evan