> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:04 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: two graphics cards, same problem. > > > I just received my new agp card in the mail. After removing the old > video card drivers and installing the new card, the system crashes when > it gets to the windows logo. This is the same computer I asked about > earlier this week with the other graphics card. So, two different > cards, same problem. What could be causing this? Is it the > motherboard? The system works with the integrated video and with a pci > graphics card, but not agp. I have made sure the bios is set up > correctly for agp display. > > Maybe flash the bios? Only thing I can think to try... > > Or is the agp slot bad? I would think I would not get any video if the > slot was bad.
The slot could definitely be bad... I had one old PC that would only boot into a blue screen UNLESS I lifted the mobo slightly - wedging a bog-standard lego brick in there "fixed" it permanently. This kind of thing is often caused by hairline cuts in the traces: they work until they heat up (which only takes seconds really) and then the heat expansion causes it to lose connectivity. It could be bad in any number of other ways (too loose - which also would lose connection when it heats, bad traces, not getting enough power, etc). You might try upgrading the BIOS if that's an option. Sounds like you did already but also make sure that you've disabled the onboard video (you can reenable later if you need to), set your AGP aperture size low or off to start (makes sure you're not actually hitting a weird RAM issue), make sure that AGP isn't overclocked or adjusted in any way (in fact it may be best to try setting your system to "safe" bios defaults if there's an option). Silly, but if you've had the system a while without using the slot you may want to give it a good cleaning. Accidentally trapping dust or a hair in the slot can short-out the traces. Good luck! What kind of Chip (CPU) is the board? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:290530 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
