Video card completely broken

[Sliver]

So It just busted earlier today. I've been meaning to get a new one. But now I can't get in there to uninstall the driver(s) for the card. Can I put a new one in without problems to uninstall old drivers and get new ones?

 

[MorganFreeman911]

You *MUST* uninstall drivers!

 

[Sliver]

Yeah, but how *MUST* I? When I plug in the card the screen stays completely black. The card has been terrible since I got it. Couldn't even play directx8 or 9 games. Its completely dead. The fan won't even go on when I plug it into the power supply and monitor

 

[MorganFreeman911]

Have you uninstalled drivers before?

 

[Sliver]

Yeah. A couple times

 

[giant384]

if there is no display from the video card then dont expect to do anything without buying a new card.

 

[Operational]

I don't see why the computer wouldn't boot after adding your new card, just uninstall the old and install the new ASAP.

 

[huntingbear]

once you get the new card you can run it without uninstalling the drivers from the old one just to get a picture again at least....but yes uninstall every trace of your old drivers. Even use a program like DriverCleaner if you can.

 

[Sliver]

Ok, I'm doing the ATI trade card program. I'll use driver cleaner when I get my new card. Thanks (This is from my laptop by the way)

 

[Shasta]

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