945GCT-M3 with an old PCI graphics card

[Steven W]

Hi all, I'm trying to get an old PCI graphics card up and running with my 945GCT-M3 MB. I've noticed that in the BIOS the choices are "PEG slot" (assuming this is PCI Express slot) Onboard VGA and auto. When set to either AUTO or PEG slot the PC boots, the monitor lights up, but the screen remains blank and I've noticed that the keyboard doesn't light up. Does anyone know if some motherboard force you to use PCI-e graphics cards? Any possible workarounds?