Need help installing a video card.

[Doverlin]

I'm trying to install a Nvidia geforce2 mx400 64mb video card but im having trouble with it. I downloaded the newest driver for it(66.94) but portions of the screen are missing or garbeled, and sometimes the moniter will flash off and on a few times before it stays off and the indicator light switches to standby(orange light next to power button). Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[glc]

Sounds like a defective card, probably flaky video ram. Either that or your power supply doesn't have enough guts to power it. Is this a PCI or AGP card? What brand and model is the computer, or if it's generic, the brand and model of the motherboard? Brand and wattage of the power supply?

[Doverlin]

It's a AGP card, and a generic computer with a Tekram P6B40-A4X Motherboard. I'll have to check on the power supply and let you know.

Edit: It's a SPI(Sparkle Power Intl) with 235 watt output.

[glc]

That has an Intel 440BX chipset, and the AGP slots on those can be kinda fussy. I'd advise you to update the bios on that board. I had to update the bios on my Asus P2B-F before it would accept a 4x AGP card. 235 Sparkle watts *should* handle it okay, but that is kinda light, I'd prefer to see 300 watts.

http://www.tekram.de/e/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=21

If a different power supply and an updated bios doesn't work, I'd say the card may be defective or just not compatible for some reason.

[Doverlin]

Ok, thanks for your help.