PCI slot not detecting video card

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So, I've been trying to play a game (Shatter) that requires a video card with higher standards then the one built into my Inspiron 530 (G33/G31 Chipset Family). I decided to buy a new Nvidia video card (Nvidia GeForce 5600 AGP 256MB). I got it into the PCI slot (it did seem hard to get in) and now the device manager will not show the card. Any suggestions? I'd greatly appreciate it.
 

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Welcome
Did you install the correct and most up to date driver?
 

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Did you see on the CD that the drivers are compatible with Vista (32 or 64 bit as appropriate)
Go to device manger and look for a yellow marker by the driver.
Make sure that it is installed properly.
 

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    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
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    Dell USB
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    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
It only gave the choice of XP or Win95/98 for the AGP drivers...
And the driver is in the unknown devices section of the device manager (i think).
 

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This is what you do.
Go to the website of the card manufacturer and download the correct driver. It sounds like you do not have the correct drivers.
If they only have XP, use that in compatiblity mode.
Sounds like and old CD
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Nvidia has them they say:
Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

Theyre old, but theyre Vista drivers.

Windows can run basic settings without the true drivers, is what you most likely are/were doing.
 

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    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
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    Dual 22" // Headless
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    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
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AGP card in a PCI slot? Hmm, I hope you kept the reciept...

Your computer doesn't have an AGP slot, and you've got a PCI-Express port, you need a PCI-E x16 card, take that card back to the store and say it's faulty and walk away... Very quickly,
 

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    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
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    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
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    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
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    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
MrNeeds said:
AGP card in a PCI slot? Hmm, I hope you kept the reciept...

Your computer doesn't have an AGP slot, and you've got a PCI-Express port, you need a PCI-E x16 card, take that card back to the store and say it's faulty and walk away... Very quickly,
Click to expand...

See, i read that too, but as it worked.. I ASSumed it was a wrote wrong.

+1 to a Nvidia 220/240 420/440
 

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  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Here are some specifications for the game-

OS: Windows XP SP3 or higher
Processor: 2.0 GHz+ single-core or dual-core (any speed)
Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 250 MB of free space
Graphics: 128MB dedicated graphics processor with shader model 2 support (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 or ATi Radeon 9600)
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible audio card
DirectX®: 9.0c

I have DirectX 11.
 

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The cards suggested are more than adaquate, and around 50 bucks.
 

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  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Yup, should be a great update.
 

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  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Okay, I'll get back to you if something happens. Thanks again for the help.

EDIT: It should have support for shader model 2, am i correct?
 
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