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| 573912 | 2007-07-29 09:59:00 | I have just rebuilt my pc and it is behaving really strange, the specs are: Gigabyte 965 s3 mobo core 2 duo e6550 cpu with arctic cooling freezer pro 7 cooler 2gbs of super talent ddr800 ram 320 gb seagate sata hdd 480w themaltake pure power psu (only thing from my old rig) gigabyte 8600gt the first time i turned it on nothing came onto the screen like my gpu wasn't working and it kept turning on and off with still nothing came up then out the blue it started working after a reset. so I tried to install vista but after another reset nothing came back onto the screen again and then again it started working. when i got to installing vista it was very very slow just coming up with the welcome to vista click here to install and when I did click it was very slow getting to the next part and after it did i got blue screen of death saying the usual and the message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I tried booting off the hdd with my old install of XP (seagate sata 200gb) and just got the blue screen once XP started loading. I tried a fresh install of XP but it said my 320 had only 130gb and then when i tried to create a partition on it the screen just went black. Im probably gona take it to a pc tech shop but i thought id post here first. any thoughts or comments? all through my attempts sometimes when I turn it on nothing comes up onto the screen and sometimes is does, is my psu not good enough? any help would be great |
LOWTEC (7821) | ||
| 573913 | 2007-07-29 10:28:00 | is your 8800gt a 128mb one of 256 or higher? beacause it might have something to do with the wattage psu form you old box and your graphics card. I had same sort of problem with i tried to put a 128md graphics card with an old psu... the screen just went black and nothing came up Until i got a new psu |
manvsmachine (11826) | ||
| 573914 | 2007-07-29 11:01:00 | Hi there. Have you plugged a cable from the PSU into the motherboard on the right of the motherboard? As I look at from front to rear. This to the right of the CPU. Your PSU possibly OK. 480 W should be enough. The cable will have four inputs to the motherboard. You may also have to put power to the graphic card as well. I have a 7900 card here and I have never installed an 8800but a separate cable from PSU goes to my graphic card. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 573915 | 2007-07-29 11:11:00 | I have just rebuilt my pc and it is behaving really strange, the specs are: Gigabyte 965 s3 mobo core 2 duo e6550 cpu with arctic cooling freezer pro 7 cooler 2gbs of super talent ddr800 ram 320 gb seagate sata hdd 480w themaltake pure power psu (only thing from my old rig) gigabyte 8600gt the first time i turned it on nothing came onto the screen like my gpu wasn't working and it kept turning on and off with still nothing came up then out the blue it started working after a reset. so I tried to install vista but after another reset nothing came back onto the screen again and then again it started working. when i got to installing vista it was very very slow just coming up with the welcome to vista click here to install and when I did click it was very slow getting to the next part and after it did i got blue screen of death saying the usual and the message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I tried booting off the hdd with my old install of XP (seagate sata 200gb) and just got the blue screen once XP started loading. I tried a fresh install of XP but it said my 320 had only 130gb and then when i tried to create a partition on it the screen just went black. Im probably gona take it to a pc tech shop but i thought id post here first. any thoughts or comments? all through my attempts sometimes when I turn it on nothing comes up onto the screen and sometimes is does, is my psu not good enough? any help would be great Let people get you to the first point first. Power, then memory, then I would worry about hard drive(s) and partitions at a later stage. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 573916 | 2007-07-29 12:21:00 | thanks for the feedback, its a 256mb one and the 12v ATX power connector is plugged in if thats the thing your talking about? it also does not require and extra power connector | LOWTEC (7821) | ||
| 573917 | 2007-07-29 13:06:00 | thanks for the feedback, its a 256mb one and the 12v ATX power connector is plugged in if thats the thing your talking about? it also does not require and extra power connector Well OK. So would you like to answer my question? I take it now the graphic card is 256MB so what? Try to explain yourself. What have you plugged into what? I took the time to research your problem. Did you happen to notice a input on the right of the CPU. If so do you have an output power cable from the Power Supply Unit that will fit. Four pins only. Words like "thing" and "it" do not help me when I try to help you. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 573918 | 2007-07-29 13:24:00 | thanks for the feedback, its a 256mb one and the 12v ATX power connector is plugged in if thats the thing your talking about? it also does not require and extra power connector And of course you found the four pin input to your motherboard after reading the manual. You did read the manual did you not? Now to the PSU. You may need to change it or get an adapter. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 573919 | 2007-07-29 21:21:00 | IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I tried booting off the hdd with my old install of XP (seagate sata 200gb) and just got the blue screen once XP started loading. I tried a fresh install of XP but it said my 320 had only 130gb a The first BSOD indicates a driver problem. The size of the drive is usually either the BIOS or you haven't got XP SP1 or SP2. What do you mean you rebuilt the PC? You bought new parts and upgraded it? Perhaps you should have let the shop do the build. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 573920 | 2007-07-29 21:44:00 | actually the PSU is probably underpowered - check Nvidias website, but from memory they specify 24amps minimum has to be available on the 12V rail - my thermaltake 430W wasn't even close to this figure at 18amps so I upgraded to a 600W silverstone edit - sorry re-read your post, I was talking about an 8800GT not the 8600 you specified, someone else put 8800 in their post and it stuck in my head :) so 480W is probably ok, but still check the website |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 573921 | 2007-07-30 01:02:00 | sorry if i wasnt clear enough but sweep you are talking about the 4 pin atx power connector beside the cpu which i have connected and yes i did read the manual. pctek yes thats what i mean I bought all new components and installed them, I have built a few systems before with no trouble so i decided to do it myself again. Ive installed vista now but intermittently no signal goes to my monitor during booting as before so its probably just better for me to take it into a shop to get it fixed. thanks for the help anyway |
LOWTEC (7821) | ||
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