here is my update. I uninstalled alll nvidia shit before trying to install, unfortunately i uninstalled the nvidia ethernet driver and had no internet access as a result, so, i went back and system restored. When trying to install card i had BIOS set to pci, and also tried pci-e, both times i had no dvi cord hooked up. As far as i can tell, the card (9500gt) is a pci-e card, so i would figure the pci-e setting would be appropriate, When i got the cord and plugged into the card, there was no signal yet from the card to the monitor. Gonna try a couple mnore times, cant let my 750 watt power supply go to waste. wish me luck some more fellow idiots.......