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| Thread ID: 79921 | 2007-06-05 21:48:00 | Temperamental Graphics Card | av4tarnz (5829) | Press F1 |
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| 556521 | 2007-06-07 21:39:00 | And yes the monitor is still plugged in. | av4tarnz (5829) | ||
| 556522 | 2007-06-07 21:52:00 | Well Google the beep code with the BIOS make/model You said it was working after setting it to PCI-E right? then no, any and all GFX adapters are picked up during POST and they all display the BIOS screen so no, that will be fine |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 556523 | 2007-06-07 22:18:00 | Ok, I found a general beep code page and it says repeating short beeps and no beeps are Power supply or system board problem. But when everything goes I don't get beeps. This was the page: www.pchell.com The 'Primary Video Adapter' change was the only one I made in the BIOS and then everything started up fine. Starting up a few hours later resulted in the beeping with nothing appearing on screen, then starting up this morning there are no beeps but still nothing on screen. |
av4tarnz (5829) | ||
| 556524 | 2007-06-07 22:26:00 | I read the wrong part of that beep code page. As soon as I heard the beeping I swtiched the computer off but I did hear at least three beeps. | av4tarnz (5829) | ||
| 556525 | 2007-06-08 03:15:00 | So what is the BIOS? The codes are useless in identifying the issue unless you know what the BIOS is... (IBM, AMI, Phoenix, AWARD etc etc) Either use a program like Everest free to find it or look on the actual BIOS chip on the motherboard, that will tell you what it is. The primary video adaptor setting will not cause it to not boot and give errors sometimes... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 556526 | 2007-06-08 03:33:00 | Grrr missed the edit window :badpc: If you leave the PC on while it is beeping, it will not hurt it... it is set to do that to tell you what is wrong... just leave it beeping and note what they are... and when (if) it stops |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 556527 | 2007-06-08 19:43:00 | I have the same Graphics card (Nvidia 8800 GTS with 640 megs). Has never looked like overheating. Runs in high 50's /low 60's. My case has two 120 fans. One sucks, the other blows. I have Asus "Cool and quiet" running too. It keeps the fans running at a fast idle. No need for full speed. As an aside. My cpu, (Intel X6800) runs in the 40's with the default heatsink. Not enough space to fit the Zalman I bought. Assuming your card is fitted correctly, I would suggest you look at a better designed case. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 556528 | 2007-06-09 11:19:00 | I went back to my friend who installed it for me and he completely stripped out and then reassembled my computer, which seemed to fix the issue. I've now now removed the new graphics card and PSU from my current PC, it isn't worthy of using them. So now I'm trying to decide what to get for my new computer, no doubt I'll be posting again soon looking for more advice. Thanks everyone for your help. |
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