whoomer
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Processor | AMD XP1700+ |
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Motherboard | ECS K7S5A |
Cooling | ?? |
Memory | 2*512 PC3200 (200MHz) |
Video Card(s) | GF 5700 256Mb (working) Radeon 9800 SE 128Mb (NOT working.. :( ) |
Storage | Maxtor 6L200P0 |
Display(s) | Philips 17" |
Case | ?? |
Audio Device(s) | SB Live! Value |
Power Supply | Q-Tec 450W Dual Fan |
Software | WinXP Pro SP2 |
Hi... I've got this VERY annoying problem
The thing is that I got an Radeon 9800 SE (128 Mb) from a friend (used).
When I got home, I of course intalled the new card in my comp. And everything worked just fine....
Untill the comp. crashed during gamplay (EQ2).
It went like that a few times, before I realised that My PSU was 'a bit' on the low side to run everyting..
SO...I replaced the card with my old card, a GF 5700 (256 Mb), and everything worked (almost, still crashed every now and then...but I was pretty used to that.. :-| ).
A week, or so later, I bought myself a NEW PSU, and at the samt time a pair of mem-sticks.
And hapy as a clam, I went home and replace the PSU...the RAM and the Graphics-card...'
And here's where the 'fun' starts..
When I start the computer with the ATI-card in place...the BIOS doese'nt seem to find the card...that is, I don't get the usual message (before the POST), that tells me what videocard I've got (Like I said before : It USED to work!!!).
But I do have picture...
And then Winsows starts (a tad slow...but...it starts)..
I was sortof expecting Win to fin new hardware....but NO...it did'nt.
It happily started in 1024*768*32....but in 60Hz...
Of course I tried to adjust that (who can live with 60Hz??).
Did'nt work..
So...I DL:ed, and installed the latest catalyst-pack....restarted the comp... Nthing had changed..
Whn i tried to run the software installed with the driver-package...it said something about NOT finding any ATI hardware..
So..I checked the Device Manger...found the card..under 'unknown devices'...(it found two of them, actually..but I think it should, dual monitor and everything...).
Turned the comp. off...waited...restarted..
STILL NO identification of my videocard...
And, of course, no change whatsoever in Win..
By this time, I was pretty pissed at the situation.. So I turned off the comp.
Changed back to my old card...more or less expecting that to not work either..
But to my surprise..everything was as it should.. The card got ID:ed, windows startded just fine...everything was back to normal again..
Untill I tried switching card again...No ID of the Radeon before POST, not found by the software/drivers in Windows....but still, it 'works'..in normal mode anyway...
But I can't change nothing...(xcept for the res, but NOT the refresh)...
And I still find 2 Radeon's, under 'unknown devices' in Device Manager....
I don't have a clue on WTF happened...it USED to work just fine before I changed the PSU & RAM..
I've even tried to remove one of the sticks, because someone suggested it might have something to do with the memory...but nothing changed...
I've looked through theese forums for someone with a similar problem, but have'nt found any...
But I hope some of U guys will have an answer to my problem...
FAA
The thing is that I got an Radeon 9800 SE (128 Mb) from a friend (used).
When I got home, I of course intalled the new card in my comp. And everything worked just fine....
Untill the comp. crashed during gamplay (EQ2).
It went like that a few times, before I realised that My PSU was 'a bit' on the low side to run everyting..
SO...I replaced the card with my old card, a GF 5700 (256 Mb), and everything worked (almost, still crashed every now and then...but I was pretty used to that.. :-| ).
A week, or so later, I bought myself a NEW PSU, and at the samt time a pair of mem-sticks.
And hapy as a clam, I went home and replace the PSU...the RAM and the Graphics-card...'
And here's where the 'fun' starts..
When I start the computer with the ATI-card in place...the BIOS doese'nt seem to find the card...that is, I don't get the usual message (before the POST), that tells me what videocard I've got (Like I said before : It USED to work!!!).
But I do have picture...
And then Winsows starts (a tad slow...but...it starts)..
I was sortof expecting Win to fin new hardware....but NO...it did'nt.
It happily started in 1024*768*32....but in 60Hz...
Of course I tried to adjust that (who can live with 60Hz??).
Did'nt work..
So...I DL:ed, and installed the latest catalyst-pack....restarted the comp... Nthing had changed..
Whn i tried to run the software installed with the driver-package...it said something about NOT finding any ATI hardware..
So..I checked the Device Manger...found the card..under 'unknown devices'...(it found two of them, actually..but I think it should, dual monitor and everything...).
Turned the comp. off...waited...restarted..
STILL NO identification of my videocard...
And, of course, no change whatsoever in Win..
By this time, I was pretty pissed at the situation.. So I turned off the comp.
Changed back to my old card...more or less expecting that to not work either..
But to my surprise..everything was as it should.. The card got ID:ed, windows startded just fine...everything was back to normal again..
Untill I tried switching card again...No ID of the Radeon before POST, not found by the software/drivers in Windows....but still, it 'works'..in normal mode anyway...
But I can't change nothing...(xcept for the res, but NOT the refresh)...
And I still find 2 Radeon's, under 'unknown devices' in Device Manager....
I don't have a clue on WTF happened...it USED to work just fine before I changed the PSU & RAM..
I've even tried to remove one of the sticks, because someone suggested it might have something to do with the memory...but nothing changed...
I've looked through theese forums for someone with a similar problem, but have'nt found any...
But I hope some of U guys will have an answer to my problem...
FAA