Thread: What do I have to do to make sure the card is detected?

I have a PC with the following configuration: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor,
Biostar TA690G AM2 motherboard, Transcend 2x1 GB DDR2 800Mhz
RAM, Viewsonic A1912WB monitor, Zebronics 400W PSU (stock), Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 80GB hard disk, Maxtor 6L080MO 80GB hard disk, Sony DVD-RW AWG170A DVD writer and a Sony floppy drive. The problem is I brought an XFX 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 graphics card.

When I inserted the card into the PCie slot and connected the monitor to the card's DVI port, the monitor remained blank, saying 'no signal'. I've even changed the settings in the BIOS, (like initial display first to PCie) and have disabled the onboard graphics, but the problem still persists. I know the card is powered, because its fan starts running as soon as the power is switched on. What do I have to do to make sure the card is detected? Please help me!

Please check the monitor's settings and the cables. See if the monitor is works with another card. Finally have the XFX card tested on another computer. It is possible that the PCle slot is faulty or the XFX card itself is the problem.