help with graphics card

Please help.I have just installed my new nvidia 5700 ultra.I get a message about there is not enough power and the card is running slower for safety reasons.The help message says i need to attach a power adaptor and consult the manual,but there is nothing about this in the manual.Please dont give me any bad news.


XP1900 system

Um, did u attach the power cord? ( if there is one )

er no.what does it look like?Why isnt it in the list of box contents?

Is there a wire hanging off the card? Cos thats the power cord

damn,im going to have to take my comp apart again.If there is a cord and its hanging off,where does it plug into?

You might need a new Power Supply box

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Yeah, some gfx cards need power. Get it plugged in and see what happens.

ive had a look at the card and there is no loose lead.The windows message says make sure the supplemetary power connector is attached.Where do I get this power connector and where does it coonect to.I cant see any extra inputs on the card.

this is the power connector on the card, most power supplies have more than 1 power connector.

yeah,i saw that 4 pin type connector.what connects to it and where does it go to?

To the power supply unit on your pc.

what type of lead is it.The 4 pin connector on the video card to what at the power supply end?

Suthe card came with it?? Did you get this from a shop? or internet? If shop, go round there and be like "oi! give me my lead!!"

No power lead.I will get onto them tommorrow.Thanks for all your help

according to the contents list,there shouldnt be one anyway.Looks like I will have to fork out more cash

Kronos, look into your PC case, you'll see a (probably white) socket with 4 wires coming out of it plugs into the CD drive and hard drive. Find a one that looks exactly like it, and plug that into the socket on your graphics card.

Drifting now: Thegraphics card makers needn't supply a power lead.

The expected use of power leads from the power supply is: 2 for the mothers, 1 hard drive, 1 floppy and 1 CD/DVD drive.

Of course you never get that few, but the graphics card manufacturer doesn't have to supply one with it.

Usually there is at least three or four plugs for power hanging off your PSU for HDD's and DVD"S CdR's etc, if there is not one spare , maybe you have installed additional HDD's and another cd burner, whatever buy a double adaptor plug set, that will fix it straight away, assuming of course that your PSU is up to the task and has sufficient output. If you do not know or understand how to check this, do take your rig to the store where you bought the card and they should be able to help you there. A double adaptor plug set is cheap as chips btw and dead easy to fit

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Thanks everyone for your help.I found the said power lead and it works fine.
For info.Iam now getting 30fps with GP4 x2 antialising,used to be 22fps.On NR2003 Iam now getting 40fps at start instead of 25fps.

XP1900.5700 Ultra 128mg(used to be radeon 8500le).
I think thats a good improvement and avoided having to upgrade to a new motherboard and processor.