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Help with a serious NVidia graphics card problem (need advanced tech help)?

• I am having huge problems with my NVidia geforce 7900 graphics card. In short, Windows detects the driver as being there but it is not working at all, if i run dxdiag and check "display" nothing registers. It is just either a n/a sign or a weird (). I have tried reinstalling the card, trying it in a different computer (to no avail) and also trying a different graphics card in this PC, which also failed, leading me to belive the problem is not the card. However, if i run device manager it has the "!" sign next to it. I have also tried using windows update and third party software to update the drivers but this also failed. I am running windows vista home premium, although i cannot tell you graphic details because dxdiag returns no useful results under display (ironically it says "Nop problems found"). It says we have dx11, which is weird, because i thought that was only for 7. See bottom of this question for what it returns. I have also tried numerous other things, such as reinstalling other drivers and updating dx. i also tried uninstalling dx, but it didnt appear to uninstall. My question is: does anyone know the answer or have any likely suggestions? I have had a fairly experienced technical worker look at it and he could not locate the problem. We do not own an installation disk so we cannot reload or repair windows. Equally, please say if there is actually nothing for it but to buy a new PC. Note: The computer stil runs many applications, such as internet explorer and office, etc. Anything with any kind of minimum requirement does not work, like all games and also some other programs like Movie Maker. DxDiag: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 6/4/2010, 16:16:31 Machine name: ADMIN-PC Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Dell DXP061 BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 2.5.3 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz Memory: 2046MB RAM Page File: 1232MB used, 3096MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 2: No problems found. Sound Tab 3: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Manufacturer: Chip type: DAC type: Device Key: Enum\ Display Memory: n/a Dedicated Memory: n/a Shared Memory: n/a Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (1Hz) Monitor: Driver Name: Driver Version: () DDI Version: unknown BGRA Supported: No Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: , 0 bytes WHQL Logo'd: n/a WHQL Date Stamp: n/a Device Identifier: {D7B70EE0-4340-11CF-E025-7137AFC2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x0000 Device ID: 0x0000 SubSys ID: 0x00000000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Revision ID: 0x0000 Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a DDraw Status: Not Available D3D Status: Not Available AGP Status: Not Available Apologies for the length. Thanks you very much for all your help; it is much appreciated.

• Answer:

  I would try the following: Check Nvidia or Dell's website for compatibility of the card with Vista Check power requirements versus current power supply Check Dell's website for the latest updates for the system BIOS and motherboard drivers Start Windows in Safe Mode and delete all of the video drivers and any related software. Remove the the video card from Device manager Restart Windows in normal mode, let it discover the card and install the latest drivers. You stated that you tried another video card and that it did not work either. It could be possible that you have a bad slot on the motherboard. If you have another slot available have you tried that one? Good Luck.