[rainisv]

hello,

I installed new video card: Sapphire ati radeon 2600 hd PRO , Agp 8x

I installed the drivers and it asked me to reboot, so I did, i saw the bios menus and stuff, windows loading bar and stuff...
but when desktop loads my monitor turns black and the button orange... But the computer still runs, also my video cards ventilator starts spinning, then stops, then starts again, and so on, and on

after i restart few times I can choose the text : use previous settings that worked, after that picture comes up. but shows no drivers installed...

oh and btw, my screen has artifacts, blue lines on screen and in boot menu some strange small shapes appearing and disappearing..

i have the latest drives, no power cords unplugged, video card is firmly in place, no overheating,

what might be the reason of this???

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, x86 Family 15 Model 79 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 1023 Mb
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600/3600 Series, 512 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 476929 MB, Free - 466053 MB;
Motherboard: ASRock, AM2NF3-VSTA
Antivirus: None

[Triple6]

It could be a power issue. Did you remember to plug in the auxiliary 6 pin power connector into the back of the card? Do you have a power supply capable of handling the card? A 350 watt PSU is the minimum for this card and since you have an AGP card it could be fairly old power supply as well.

A faulty card would be my second guess with the artifacts, a Radeon HD 2900 is a pretty old card, was it definitely new in an unopened box?

[rainisv]

i have enough power, all pins set...
so its broken then yeh?

[Triple6]

Possibly, or an incompatibility issue with the motherboard. Is it possible to test it on another computer?

If it was bought locally, have them test it, or return it, or exchange it.

[rainisv]

the motherboard is brand new

[Triple6]

What motherboard is it?

Why are you using "new" but obsolete hardware?