Hi, my graphics card fan died and it started haveing difficulties and then finally it stopped working at all and the computer screen would just be blank when i turned the computer on so i got a new graphics card and put it in but the monitor still just goes blank when i start it up. the computer also won't go off if i press the button durring its blank screeness.

Also when i replaced the card there was no place to plug the old cards power into(the new card is a his radeon 9550 pro) there are two small pins that look like they maybe be power but i wasn't sure

Hi guioam,

When you boot up, do you have anything at all? If not, you may need to check that you have the card in properly. With graphics cards, there is a little clasp at the end that needs to be in. Very common mistake that i've been guilty of myself in the past!

Yeah i shows nothing at all just black. I am not sure where this clasp is. I think my motherboard might not have a clasp cause there is a sort of hook bit just to the right of the agp plug but it just sits there in the open.

howdy guioam,
The 4 pin should be plugged in, you should have an extra 4 pin insert.

Also will the computer turn off if you hold in the power button for 5 seconds?

I have a four pin connector dangling in my computer that the old graphics card used to use but this new one doesn't seem to have a place for the four pin to connect to. It does have that two pin thing that i don't know what is for but my computer doesn't have a two pin thing to give it.

I held it for five seconds and it did turn off.