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compatibility issue?
Hi, I just bought a video card :
leadteck winfast Geforce Fx 5600 with 256 Mb DDR. I put it on my computer (with Gigabyte GA-7VAX VIA KT400) When I put the power on, it works for 3 seconds and then it shuts down. There is nothing at the screen. I installed the card right and i deleted the old drivers. I wonder if this is not a compatibility issue, which would be strange because the motherboard is agp 8x. Do you see something else ? Thank you very much. |
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I also tried installing the card without one HD and it was the same result.
I'm not sure it's because of PSU. "Amethyst" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Guillaume Montargot wrote: Hi, I just bought a video card : leadteck winfast Geforce Fx 5600 with 256 Mb DDR. I put it on my computer (with Gigabyte GA-7VAX VIA KT400) When I put the power on, it works for 3 seconds and then it shuts down. There is nothing at the screen. I installed the card right and i deleted the old drivers. I wonder if this is not a compatibility issue, which would be strange because the motherboard is agp 8x. Do you see something else ? Thank you very much. Sounds like a PSU issue. Are you sure your PSU is rated highly enough for such a card? -- Cassandra Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!' Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot) uk. Change the obvious to the obvious. Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post all correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you. |
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What wattage is your PSU?I had a Ti 4200 with a 250 watt PSU and my system
would do the same thing with games that had high powered graphics. If the card is demanding more power than your system can supply,it can cause this.With an FX 5600,you need at least 350 watts.. "Guillaume Montargot" wrote in message ... I also tried installing the card without one HD and it was the same result. I'm not sure it's because of PSU. "Amethyst" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Guillaume Montargot wrote: Hi, I just bought a video card : leadteck winfast Geforce Fx 5600 with 256 Mb DDR. I put it on my computer (with Gigabyte GA-7VAX VIA KT400) When I put the power on, it works for 3 seconds and then it shuts down. There is nothing at the screen. I installed the card right and i deleted the old drivers. I wonder if this is not a compatibility issue, which would be strange because the motherboard is agp 8x. Do you see something else ? Thank you very much. Sounds like a PSU issue. Are you sure your PSU is rated highly enough for such a card? -- Cassandra Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!' Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot) uk. Change the obvious to the obvious. Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post all correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you. |
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On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:13:45 +0200, "Guillaume Montargot"
wrote: I also tried installing the card without one HD and it was the same result. I'm not sure it's because of PSU. So, what make/model/combined 3V+5V rating is it? An abrupt turn-off like that does suggest a PSU inadequacy, unless the card itself is defective or you've disturbed something whilst installing the card. Removing a hard drive won't tell you much, they primarily produce a higher draw on the 12V rail at power-on, but not significantly on the 3V or 5V rail, at least not enough to make a difference. Underclocking (and undervolting if possible) the CPU, and perhaps motherboard FSB, Memory, would be a more useful power-reduction on the appropriate rail(s). Dave |
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On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:13:45 +0200, "Guillaume Montargot"
wrote: I also tried installing the card without one HD and it was the same result. I'm not sure it's because of PSU. So, what make/model/combined 3V+5V rating is it? An abrupt turn-off like that does suggest a PSU inadequacy, unless the card itself is defective or you've disturbed something whilst installing the card. Removing a hard drive won't tell you much, they primarily produce a higher draw on the 12V rail at power-on, but not significantly on the 3V or 5V rail, at least not enough to make a difference. Underclocking (and undervolting if possible) the CPU, and perhaps motherboard FSB, Memory, would be a more useful power-reduction on the appropriate rail(s). Dave |
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Thank you very much to everybody.
Now the problem is solved, it wasn't FSU because it works now on a 300W. In fact the motherboard was not well attached and there was an electric contact because of the fact that the new graphic card is heavier than the old one (Geforce 4 mx). It's a but stupid like problem, but a stupid problem is still a problem. Thank you very much again. "GTS" a écrit dans le message de news: ... I agree that the PSU could be at issue as some have noted, but have you considered that the new video card might just be defective? I have certainly received bad parts from time to time. If possible, I'd recommend testing it in another PC to confirm or eliminate this possibility. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ GTS Computer Service serving northern New Jersey www.gtscomputerservice.com ------------------------------------------------------------ "Guillaume Montargot" wrote in message ... Hi, I just bought a video card : leadteck winfast Geforce Fx 5600 with 256 Mb DDR. I put it on my computer (with Gigabyte GA-7VAX VIA KT400) When I put the power on, it works for 3 seconds and then it shuts down. There is nothing at the screen. I installed the card right and i deleted the old drivers. I wonder if this is not a compatibility issue, which would be strange because the motherboard is agp 8x. Do you see something else ? Thank you very much. |
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