This sucks, I'm starting to think this card is only capable to be on an Athlon 64 or some P4 processor cuz I've tried everything else, even replaced the power supply in my computer from a weak 240W to a 400W and I thought that was the problem that there wasn't enough power going through the thing and still nothing happens. Even updated the BIOS and... well... nothing happened, same problem even when I tried.

Here's what happens, I put the 6600 in, hook up the monitor, turn it on and everything turns on but nothing happens. The light that goes off when data is being read is constantly on and all I get is a black screen and silence besides the fans going off.

I have an HP Pavilion a420n with an Athlon 3000+ XP ( A7V8X-LA )
1.5 GB RAM, I upgraded it from the 512 it came with
400W Power Supply
If I'm missing anything that's worth mentioning, please tell me what else I should tell, someone please help me out because I feel real stupid having spent money on a new power supply for something that it probably didn't even work with in the first place if needed and then some... I feel ripped off :cry:

Hi Aardcore,
You can find all the help you need to troubleshoot your card at my website.. start at the beginning of the "troubleshooting" section & work your way thru to the video card section...etc.
Post back if you STILL need more help.
RGPHNX

Jesus christ, still no help and that post was of no great importance either. Can someone PLEASE come in and help?

Hi again Aardcore,
We need MORE detailed info to help you out!!!!!!!!!
Your last post re: doesn't give us enough info to go on...

Troubleshooting is a step by step process..
If you miss only one step.. then.. nothing works.
Please post back the EXACT steps you have done (in detail).

It's possible that you'll need to completely un-install your video card & then re-install in again (including the newest up to date drivers from the manufacturer's website). However, I wouldn't go to the time & trouble of doing this unless you have already done the basic complete system troubleshooting.. step by step.

If all that fails.. then you've probably got a "dead" video card OR the video card is somehow "incompatible" with your system (CHECK the specs & requirements from the manufacturer).

Hope this helps,
RGPHNX

Okay so here's what happened, I got the card, took it out of the box. Unplugged everything from the computer, opened it up, took the old ATI Radeon 7000 out and put the new NX6600GT in, plugged it up and everything else, made sure it was fitted into the AGP slot, screwed it in, plugged the VGA cord up from the monitor, turned it on and nothing was really happening. It turned on but nothing was really happening all I got was a blank screen and the light that goes off when the computer is processing data was constantly on. I left it alone for a few minutes just to see what was going on then I just shut it off with nothing happening. I put the old ATI 7000 back in and everything was working normal again. I tried the NX6600 again, same thing, nothing happened that's when I noticed it demanded a minimum 350W power supply... so I went out and got a new one, a 400W power supply and changed my old 210W. I tried the NX6600 again and the same thing happened, the processing light was still constantly on and nothing happened, just a blank screen and that was about it. I put the ATI 7000 back in and it was back to normal again.

Either I have a dead card and got ripped off or my computer hates the card, I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure my computer holds the rest of the specs it needs... unless this card is only supported on the new 64-bit supported motherboards...

That card should work fine with that configuration. While I hope you purchased a reputable brand of PSU for your system, the PC should at least turn on, which leads me to believe that you have a dud card. Is it possible for you to test the card in another system with an AGP4X or better slot and suitable PSU?

Hi again Aardcore,
Thanks for the additional info. From the sequence you describe...
Looks like you "might have" forgotten to install the "drivers" program for your new video card.
If that's the case.. then.. you need to put your old video card in the computer.. then..copy the drivers for your new video card (follow the manufacturer's directions) to your hard drive....then.. put your new card in the computer... then.. it should work.
If it works you'r done
Just in case it doesn't work..
you'll need to put your old card back in the computer.. then.. UN-install the old card & remove it from the computer...then...hook up your monitor to the video connection on the motherboard(NOT the video card)...then.. put your new video card back in the computer.. then install the drivers..then.. hook up your monitor to the new video card. It should work.
If it still doesn't work.. bad news .. the new video card is dead.
CHECK OUT THE TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS - you'll get more related details there.
Hope this helps
RGPHNX

RGPHNX, that's not the case at all. The PC is not even booting up correctly to begin with! Drivers only come into play once Windows has started up and Aardcore isn't even getting a POST screen. Hence my assumption that the card is a dud.

Your post does bring something else to my attention however. Aardcore, is the Radeon 7000 an AGP card as well? If it's actually a PCI card, then you may have to head into your BIOS (with the Radeon in) to set the video card preference to AGP rather than PCI.

Ripped off! I feel ripped off! I just bought an ATI Radeon x700 Pro just to see if something less 'powerful' would work in this thing and the same exact thing happened! This sucks! LOL My computer likes nothing more than this old ATI 7000 in there. I did the same thing with the x700, like I said, and the same exact thing happened. Nothing comes up on the screen and the reading light stays constantly on so I put the 7000 back in and it's back to normal... again...

Either I have REALLY bad luck and both cards I got happen to be duds and faulty cards... or something else is going on...

And yeah, the Radeon 7000 is an AGP card as well and I set the BIOS to work on AGP, but the Radeon 7000 is an AGP and has been working on that ever since so I dunno why when I put these two other cards in, my computer doesn't work, it just sits with the black screen, the fans going off and that light staying on like it's trying to process something.

I've done everything I could, updated the BIOS, the AGP driver, practically everything including changing the PSU! I'm out of ideas right now...