It should come up running in standard windows 16 bit vga which is a pretty crummy picture.  Once you install the drivers for the card and do a restart it will look normal.  If you are getting no picture you need to check to see if the card is physically all the way seated in the PCI slot, and make sure the cable from it is plugged in at the computer and monitor ends.  You can also go into safe mode and do the installation from there. Press F5 right after the POST screen where it shows you the BIOS and checks memory and drives.  It should go into safe mode and you can install the drivers because the monitor, if it is properly connected and the card is seated ought to be in 16 bit color, standard default VGA in Windows.

>Appreciate all the help. We returned the AGP video card and got a PCI video
>card. We've just put it in but the directions that we had printed out from
>the cd say to click the start menu etc to run the set-up and installation.
>But since the monitor doesn't come up because the video card hasn't gone
>through set-up, we can't run the set-up. So, what now? Therapy?
>
>TIA, -Sharon
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Sproule" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 6:42 AM
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Video Card
>
>
>> Taking a quick look at the HP website to see the specifications for your
>> computer, http://shortLink.us/2078, you may not be able to use the video
>> card that you picked up, because it is an AGP card, and I think that your
>> computer lacks an AGP slot.  You can confirm this by opening the case and
>> taking a look yourself.  I think that you'll find that this computer only
>> has 2 ISA and 2 PCI slots.  If one of those PCI slots is not being used,
>you
>> may be able to install a PCI video card and use this instead of the
>onboard
>> video, which apparently is not working properly for you.
>>
>> John
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "sharon gofstein" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 11:16 PM
>> Subject: [PCBUILD] Video Card
>>
>>
>> I think I need a video card (at least that is what the kid at the store
>> thinks based on my description). I have an HP Pavilion 6330 with windows
>> 98.
>>  I bought the least expensive thing I
>> could find. It is a Best Data model GeForce 400 Arcade FX, 64 MB SDR
>> RAM,
>> AGP 4X/2X for $49.99. So, what do you think? Will it fit?
>>
>>

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