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Compaq not accepting AGP card...
New to this forum. Thought I would get some ideas from you guys. Here goes.
Ok, to alleviate some confusion I'm working on a Compaq Presario S6000CL which has an open AGP port inside. I'm trying to install an ATI 9600 PRO for a friend that just wants a little graphics performance. I'm pretty sure the card is good, I pulled it from a functioning system recently and kept it in a static bag.
Prior to installation I checked the BIOS and the only options I have are AGP/Onboard or PCI. No way to disable onboard that I could find. So I proceeded with the installation, but when I fired up the system, it wasn't POSTing properly. The system usually starts with a burst of the system fan, then quiets down and POSTs. This time the fan stays zooming and nothing happens on screen or near as I can tell in the system either. So I pulled the card back out everything went on as normal.
Specs:
Compaq Presario S6000CL
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
512MB System RAM
Windows XP Pro
AGP:
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB Sapphire
Thanks,
Matt