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| 620511 | 2007-12-12 06:52:00 | I just bought a MSI Geforce 7800GS AGP 256MB/256BIT to replace my GeForce FX 5700. It fits in the AGP slot with no problems but when I switch it on, a piercing whistle comes from it making it totally unusable. Any ideas why this is happening?? TIA |
KMoA (2743) | ||
| 620512 | 2007-12-12 07:55:00 | Is it a tune you know ? - sorry couldn't resist that :D Serious Now - Does the card have a Cooling fan or is it a heatsink with no fan.? Does the card actually start Ok apart from the whistle and display graphic's on the screen ? If it does have a fan, listen very carefully to see if the noise is comming from there - if it is, being New take it back its faulty. One way of testing this,while turned off is to hold something like a pen (nothing metal) in the fan to stop it from spinning start the PC and see if its quiet - but only do this few a few seconds as it will over heat other wise. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 620513 | 2007-12-12 07:58:00 | it would be better if it was a techno version. I love techno dunche dunche dunche.." I love to move it move it, you love to MOVE IT!" | grahic (12930) | ||
| 620514 | 2007-12-12 08:01:00 | KMoA really, was it a second hand? If it was it could be the graphic card faulty. If it wasn't a second hand version, your motherboard wouldn't not be able to support the graphic card. 7800 are powerful, they should be PCI-E. Otherwise your powersupply is low, graphic like 700 requires at least 300W. Check your Power Supply and tell me. I wondering how much it cost you to buy the 7800, it's would be dare for AGP. |
grahic (12930) | ||
| 620515 | 2007-12-12 08:02:00 | Is TIA stands for " This Is africa." from Blood Diamond? | grahic (12930) | ||
| 620516 | 2007-12-12 08:13:00 | If it wasn't a second hand version, your motherboard wouldn't not be able to support the graphic card. 7800 are powerful, they should be PCI-E. What? Don't listen to this guy KMoA. Are you sure none of your fans (CPU fan, system fan etc) are not hitting any cables? Sometimes high-speed fans makes that annoying noise when it hits a cable. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 620517 | 2007-12-12 08:29:00 | It does have a fan and will use the pen test in it. It starts Ok but havn't allowed it to run more than a few seconds so don't know if it displays graphics. Will check to see if Mb will support it. I have a 450w power supply Thanks |
KMoA (2743) | ||
| 620518 | 2007-12-12 08:35:00 | Does the system turn on tho?? While its whistling?? If not the voltage of the AGP slot may not support the voltage of the card . Does the mobo have an LED on it, near the AGP slot?? If it does, and the mobo is an ASUS mobo . I'm pretty sure if this LED is on, it'll telling you the above . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 620519 | 2007-12-12 08:56:00 | It fits in the AGP slot with no problems but when I switch it on, a piercing whistle comes from it making it totally unusable. Any ideas why this is happening?? TIA If it's what I'm thinking of, then you have to plug in a lead from the 12v rail on your power supply. It is probably a molex plug for that card. It should be at the end of the card - farthest from the external connections to the case slot. That should stop that whistle. |
Deane F (8204) | ||
| 620520 | 2007-12-12 08:58:00 | Here's a pic. techreport.com |
Deane F (8204) | ||
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