I have friends MSI MS-5169 v4 motherboard with ATi AGP video card (PN 109-49800-10). After attempting to access both sides of drive cage by loosening the clamp screws and easing out side panel (power off, although found ultimately wasn't necessary to do it this way) when put back together there is no output to monitor. Replaced AGP with another identical, and ran with different monitor, still the same.

What is the problem?

According to the mfgrs website, there are 4 variations of this motherboard. Verify which version you have (its on the board) and use this link to download your manual:

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/MS-5169.html#/?div=Manual

One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 8x/4X slot. First is the Nvidia Geforce Fx 5500 256MB and the second is ATI Radeon™ 9550. These two video cards are supported by your motherboard. Have a nice day.

for agp motherboards, you have to install agp mobo drivers, before you install the actual video card drivers.

AGP is better than PCI, since it is designed for video. Your AGP slot is 4x/8x, so don't waste money on a 16x card.

AGP is an older technology, so you should be able to find a very good card for less than $50. I like to stick with brand names like NVIDIA or ATI.

MSI MS-6788 motherboar support Video Card interface AGP 8x. Find any video card which work on that interface!

did you uninstall the ati graphix drivers before installing the new card? have you made sure that your power supply is adequate for your new card

hi try to download this software and hopefully ur problem will be solved http://www.driver-download.net/ati/video-adapters/radeon-9200-se-128mb-ram/

The MSI KT4V motherboard is an AGP board supporting 4x/8x AGP. You cannot use a newer PCI-Express Video Card, however an Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 either PCI or AGP will run just fine in it. The NVidia FX 5500 doesn't come in PCI-E. Additionally The ATI Radeon 9550 doesn't come PCI-E so you should be safe with AGP versions of either. I should note however, that you'll get better performance out of the ATI Radeon 9550 as opposed to the NVidia FX 5500.

I hope this answers your question,
Analog Anomaly

Hi noxiney, you're MSI motherboard does have 1 opened AGP 8x4x slot. You can install & run the ATI Radeon X1650 PRO AGP. You can not run PCI-Express because there are no PCI-E slots on the board. There are PCI (White in color) on the board but the AGP slot is much faster than the PCI (White in color slots). The manual states the AGP card can only support 1.5volt video cards & not 3.3volt AGP cards. (Keep this in mind when looking for an AGP card).
Below is a link to a bunch of AGP 8x4x video cards. One or two include DDR2 memory. Carefull where you buy. Check the warranty. (Longer is better). The first one on the list would be compatible. Its not DDR2 but it does have 512MB of memory.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=AGP+ATI+Radeon+X1650+PRO&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

This card is 1.5v compatable.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3101648&CatId=318
& this is compatable.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1642902&CatId=318
Just remember, if the card can run both 8x & 4x it should support the 1.5volt needed to function on the MB.

Enjoy!

Mike