Author Topic: Bios Settings (Read 590 times)

Kev367th · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2006, 02:58:24 PM »

Well your own tests suggest one of two things -

a) Bad card.
b) Insufficient +12V amps on the rail to run the later card, but enough to run the earleir PCI card.

Look on the side of the PSU it should list the amps for each rail, important one is the +12V one.

Looking at your 308 watts -
Not all devices use +12V rail, but assuming they did -
308/12 = 25amps.

I'd make sure your +12V rail is rated around 18-20 amps.

Ghosth · « **Reply #16 on:** March 17, 2006, 05:09:14 AM »

BTW I went back & looked again.

I could see a blank spot on the pcb board where a power coupler could have gone. Compared with the pdf that straffo put up for me.

For sure there was NO power connector on my board.

For sure it looked like there should have been one.

Which just might explain the problem.

BTW if it IS power supply, I'll know soon as I get that AGP card in.

doc1kelley · « **Reply #17 on:** March 17, 2006, 09:11:27 AM »

In your bios look for a setting for PEG, that is what my Gigabyte k8nPro-Sli motherboard has. PEG-PCI Express Graphics. I was sorta confused while looking for something for PCI Express myself as I was expecting to see something like PCI-X or PCI-E. Also on your power cord to the video card, ensure that it is the only device connected to that rail (rail=power line from power supply with the plug at the end). Do not use a splitter to power your vid card and another device like the HD or a CDrom etc...

Hope this helps...

All the Best...
Jay
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Schutt · « **Reply #18 on:** March 17, 2006, 03:52:40 PM »

This is getting a major problem it seems.

Most graphic cards sold now are pci-e, so when you read that someone had trouble with a graphic card then it is most probably a pci-e card. This does not mean pci e graphic cards are bad.

There is only one motherboard currently on the marked which has a pcie graphic slot AND an AGP graphic slot, so if you want to use a AGP graphic card you probably need another motherboard.

That the graphic board has a place where a power connector could go but there is none is normal for a cheap graphic board but it does hint to the original problem, maybe the card draws a lot of power through the motherboard and the motherboard cant deliver that.

Ghosth · « **Reply #19 on:** March 18, 2006, 07:27:22 AM »

Schutt, the good news is I have that motherboard.

Asrock dual SATA has both PCI-E and AGP 4/8x.

BTW ATI all in wonder 9600 went in without a hitch.

Rock solid in both Win 98, AND in win XP.

Ran all night in XP last night after flying both Fri night Squad ops and a hour in main after.

ZERO problems.

Moral of the story, check everything, do everything and when it all still doesn't work.
Blame Powercolor & a cheap PCI-E card. And myself for chosing it in the first place.