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8800 gtx sli

Darth Revan

Darth Revan

Darth Revan

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Hi,
I need some help :)
I have a k8we with 2 dual core opteron 275 and 4gb ram I also have 2x sataII hitachi disks and 2x dvd rw and a floppy drive.
I am trying to add sli with 8800tx. I have a tagan 1kw supply
however when I plug the second card in it says not enough resources free to use this device. So I removed my X-Fi and my Physix card but it still says not enough resources left what should I try next I still have the old power supply an enermax 660w eps 12v.
any sugestions :confused:
 
I'm nowhere near sure on this, so everyone else, feel free to correct me :p But resources seems more like a windows thign to me? Or possibly BIOS?

YOu do have 2 pci x16 slots there.

I suggest try updating the BIOS? Maybe that'l make a difference. Also, just re-check that you're using the latest drivers for everything.

Failing that, possibly a windows re-install?
 
Oh and make sure you've installed motherboard drivers. I went crazy once trying to figure out why my sound wasn't working and finally ended up with *** fact that I forgot to install those :p

Not sure if it matters for SLI, but never hurts to have drivers :p
 
Have a look in the 2cpu.com forums, they have an extreme K8WE thread, maybe someone else has got your setup too?
 
Is there an option in the BIOS to enable SLI?
Or is it a set of jumpers on the board?

I ask as when the 1st SLI boards came out you had to move a set of jumpers over to enable SLI. Just wondered if it might be the case with this board.
Good luck as that will be a monster setup if you can get it to work. ;)
 
reply from BFG

simon hartley,
We've seen this problem once or twice, and have no solution for it at themoment. We are unable to provide support for the use of our cards in serverclass machines (essentially, anything with two processors), as these are notbuilt as gaming machines, as our cards are, but rather professional classcomputers. Aside from that, though, have you tried reinstalling Windows with one card inthe system, and after everything is installed, up, and stable, installing the second card?
Thank you,James E
BFG Support
 
Hello Simon,Thank you for taking the time to log your request with Tyan ComputerCorporation. We will be back in contact with you directly just as soon aswe review your request. To update this request via email click on 'Reply' and delete the originaltext message to avoid redundancy. As the GeForce 8800GTX has just been announced, we did not get the chanceto test this card yet. Once we have tested this, the card will appear onour Video Compatibility list on our websitehttp://www.tyan.com/support/html/video_s2895.html#s2895 For your second issue you will need to contact your Graphic card vendor`ssupport to figure out what D3 State means. Usually the Power supply has twoPCI Ex Power adapters or an adapter will be supplied with the graphic card.You will need to plug the power adapter to two different 12V Rails of thePSU.
Best Regards, Tobias Obeloer
TYAN Technical Support Regards,Tyan Tech Support
 
I normally don't but I can't help asking..

why have you built a fairly straight up gaming machine around a server board? Surely you would have been better off getting a core2quad and a gaming sli board if you were hell bent on 4 cpus and a gaming setup?

Or is it a server you want to game on?

I just think the problems you're experiencing are just going to be the norm with a non gaming optimised board, I mean there can't be that many people buying these boards actually expecting to go with sli.
 
Can't help with fixing the problem but do BFG publish a list of compatible motherboards or chipsets? If not then their reply is a bit cheeky saying they can't offer support because it's not a "gaming" machine. I'd be straight back at them for that one (assuming they do indeed not publish compatibility criteria on the box).
 
why have you built a fairly straight up gaming machine around a server board? Surely you would have been better off getting a core2quad and a gaming sli board if you were hell bent on 4 cpus and a gaming setup? Or is it a server you want to game on?
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welll... I was using it for physics calculations and for rendering 3D. I had a 3400fx it went pop :( heard about the 8800 comming soon so bought a cheap ATI x300 (only £50 geat buy) then waited and waited and well bought a 8800gtx.
Note. Tyan sell the board as a workstation not a server board although the difference seems only to be the dual x16 PCi-e slots

plus the board is an SLI recommended board it was on the sli zone
 
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