Video Card Problem :( Quadro Series :(

[Leo`]

I bought this from a yard sale where a guy sells nothing but stuff thats damaged. He let it go @ 700 . I told him if it was here next friday I would pick it up. Well it was there today and I picked it up.

Now the problem, it has a huge dent in the back , and neither of the slots are responding to the video card , fx quadro 3500 . The card turns on but it doesn't respond at all , the PC tells me that it's a video card problem (by a beep error) .

Here is my question ; can a video card not work and still turn on (fan)? Kind of a stupid question but thats what I have to ask. also how could I diagnose the card?

I don't have another spare card to test on the PC either

FYI: The specs on the pc are ;

(2) 2.8 GHZ Duo Opterons
(4) 300 GB SAS Drives @ 10K RPM
(6) Gigs of DDR2 667 ECC Reg Ram
800 Watt PSU
A bunch of fans too, no dvd player though and no front cover .

I couldn't let this deal pass me up , I'm just hoping the board is not screwed up , otherwise I'm screwed .

 

[Arcygenical]

Can you try running the card on another system?

 

[Jakalwarrior]

Yes a video card fan can spin even if the card is messed up.
Might try an old PCI vid card just to make sure the board works. Buy one at walmart and you can take it back if need be.