when I was first building my system I didn't have a case. I found that
the AGP Matrox G200 was causing lockups because it was shorting the
AGP slot. Many of my lockups went away when I put the machine in a case.
Dwayne
> With my enlight and bp6 with the G400 AGP this was an issue. I bent the
> metal tab on the back a bit as well as adding in a washer. With another
> computer I have the bp6 with a g200 agp and enlight case (although older).
> This was not an issue with that, although the g200 was used in a previous
> computer and I may have already bent that card. Basically when you screw
> down any card, and the card ends up shifting a bit in its slot in order t=
> o
> tighting it, the card is being installed wrong. It should fit into the
> case/motherboard perfectly and should not shift at all once it is screwed
> in. Otherwise you are pulling it out of the slot or shifting it
> forward/backward. Something to check at least.
>
>
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Hal Burgiss wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 11:06:09AM -0700, Michael Pennington wrote:
> > > Just a thought on the Matrox Gx00 and the abit boards. It was
> > > reported on the matroxs users web site that the G400 did not seat
> > > well into the agp slot on abit mother boards. You have to bend the
> > > metal strip on the card to get it to seat right and/or use a washer
> > > between the case and the metal strip where it screws in. If this
> > > isn't done the result is a short, as the card is moved forward and
> > > the pins don't line up correctly, and the system crashes. This may
> > > contribute to some of the problems. I know with the bp6/enlight
> > > case/g400 this is an issue. I am not sure about other video
> >=20
> > =20
> > I found this, but it does not reference the BP6:
> >=20
> > 2. Why do I get lock ups when I am in AGP 2x mode with an Abit BX6,
> > BH6, or a BE6? =20
> > =20
> > - Thanks to reports from our clients and beta testers, we have
> > found that there seems to be a problem with some casings not
> > giving enough room between the inside of the case and the start
> > of the motherboard. =20
> > =20
> > Here are a few items you can try: =20
> > - Force the card to AGP1x. =20
> > - Pull out our card then re-seat it but don=92t screw in our card
> > into the casing's bracket. ***Please make sure that the PC case
> > is lying down.*** =20
> > - Re-align the motherboard by loosening the screws that hold the
> > motherboard to the casing, push back the motherboard, tighten
> > those screws and put back our card. =
> =20
> > =20
> >=20
> > Just curious what all this effected since I have G200 PCI (enlight
> > case as well). Is there something else I missed?
> >=20
> > --=20
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