<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 January 2015 at 10:09, Tom Dexter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:digitalaudiorock@gmail.com" target="_blank">digitalaudiorock@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:37 PM, Jerry <<a href="mailto:mythtv@hambone.e4ward.com">mythtv@hambone.e4ward.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Before I send this back for a replacement, can anyone think of *any*<br>
>> reason, short of simply being a defective card, that this would<br>
>> happen?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Does it require an additional power lead from your power supply? I've had<br>
> this happen to me before when I forget to plug in the extra wires.<br>
><br>
> I'm not familiar with low profile cards but I know that the regular cards<br>
> require extra power.<br>
><br>
> Hope that helps,<br>
> Jerry<br>
><br>
<br>
</div></div>No this card (just like my old one) requires no power lead. None of<br>
the low profile GT 730 cards I've looked at appear to.<br>
<br>
As I mentioned in my reply, one of the reviews talks about another<br>
older Dell model whose BIOS just wouldn't recognize that thing. I'm<br>
pretty sure that's what I've got going on. I talked to newegg and<br>
arranged a return / refund. I'll order some other model / brand and<br>
see how I make out.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Is your Dell old enough have PCI-E 1.0 spec slots?</div><div><br></div><div>The power delivery specification changed between PCI-E 1.0 and 2.0, so some (many) cards which don't have an external power connector don't work in older motherboards with slots that look compatible.</div><div><br></div><div>- Chris</div></div></div></div>