Brfoken PC

[Immi666]

My computer has a new graphics card after my flatmate mangled the monitor port. But now it won't boot up. Before I put in the card, it would boot up, even if you couldnt see anything because of no monitor. Now, it wont even do that. It hums, but doesnt kick in. The light on the front keeps flashing. It does that til u turn it off. I can't afford the seventy odd quid it'll cost to take it to PC World and get them to fix it, does anyone have any ideas?

[vehelpfulguy]

Was your computer using "on board" graphics before?

In other words did you NOT have a graphics card but used the graphics built into the motherboard.

If that was the case you may need to go into the BIOS and turn OFF the option saying you are using the on board graphics.

Then it will start using the graphics card.

It may be best to turn the graphics resolution down to VGA (if you can get that far) then you can get into Windows and install the drivers for the new graphic card.

[Immi666]

there was no graphics card before i put in the new one, but i cant get into the bios because it wont boot up. and if i take out the new graphics card, it still wont boot up now.

also, i've just noticed the shameful spelling mistake in the title of the question :(

[dodgyshirt]

By the sound of it your PC is booting up but the graphics are still not working.
This could be one of many reasons such as a faulty card (a high percentage of new hardware is faulty), incorrect type of card (have you put a PCI-express card into an ordinary PCI slot whereas the mobo will only run the AGP type, did you take antistatic precautions when installing the card, have you made sure that the card is firmly seated in the slot.
As you can see, a little more information would be helpful.

[Immi666]

i cant tell if the hardware itself is faulty, but it's correctly installed - all pushed in. its the correct one for my computer - or rather, it's the one that the PC World bloke told me to get.

As for antistatic precautions - everything was unplugged and I was doing it in a perfectly clean, dry kitchen. Dont know if thats right or not?

[dodgyshirt]

Enough static builds up in the human body to destroy any part of a PC.The fact that the environment is sterile is irrelevant..
You should ground yourself on a metal item such as a radiator to rid yourself of any static electricity and then ideally wear an earthing strap attached to the metal casing of the PC.
How did your flatmate mangle the port. Did he do it whilst the PC was switched on, if he did so, it could have damaged the graphics controller on the motherboard.
Does the PC give a series of beeps when first switched on and if so, what is the pattern, assuming it is giving more than the normal single beep.

[deggers316]

if you have plug your monitor into your new graphics card socket it wont operate the monitor if the cards not been installed right. plug it back into the old socket see if it boots up then.at least you'll be able to use the comp.let me know how you go on