Ati X800 Pro

Diskbox · 22 May 2006 at 09:49

hi, i`ve just got my hands on a ati radeon x800 pro pci-e 256mb,

now it came oem, so only got the card, the dvi/vga adapter, and the tv out cable, i`m needing a power cable arent i?

will this work?

Nix · 22 May 2006 at 09:52

I don't think you need the extra power for the x800 mate. It should work when you plug it straight into your board.

Diskbox · 22 May 2006 at 09:53

hmmm, really, cos when i stuck it in and started it up, it wouldnt post, then would beep and restart.

i thought lack of power.

Nix · 22 May 2006 at 09:55

What PSU/mobo are you using?

I've got an x850 and that runs fine off my mobo.

Diskbox · 22 May 2006 at 09:56

well, it`s my sisters machine, it`s a dell 5150. think the power supply is only 350W.

Nix · 22 May 2006 at 09:57

Are you sure the mobo is PCI-E compatable?

How old is the machine? The mobo may be only AGP.

Diskbox · 22 May 2006 at 09:59

it`s pci-e checked that before i stuck the card in, she`s only recently bought it, just looking for the manual to see if it mentions anything about minimum PSU

Nix · 22 May 2006 at 10:02

Hmm...

I may possibly be wrong about the external power. Hopefully, some other person will be along to verify this for me. You could increase the voltage slightly in bios (if you know how) which may fix the problem for you. Other than that, that connector would be the one you want.

Have you uninstalled the old card drivers and installed the new one for the x800 and also updated your mobo bios? The computer may think a different card is in...

Diskbox · 22 May 2006 at 10:05

thanks Nix for your thoughts, i`ll have a further fidle, and try sort this out, otherwise i`ll just get one of the cables, and see if that works.

Nix · 22 May 2006 at 10:06

Try the card in another machine if you can, at least that way you can rule out if it's the card or not.

BigDom · 22 May 2006 at 10:28

X800's DO need extra power.

Nix · 22 May 2006 at 10:28

BigDom said:
X800's DO need extra power.

In that case, I was wrong and don't listen to me

Get that connector.

Diskbox · 22 May 2006 at 10:29

haha, thanks guys.

NightmareXX · 22 May 2006 at 11:45

I didn't think X800's did. My mate has a X800 GTO 16 and that works fine without any additional power.

BigDom · 22 May 2006 at 13:28

NightmareXX said:
I didn't think X800's did. My mate has a X800 GTO 16 and that works fine without any additional power.

My X800GT02 does

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pcAnywhere · 22 May 2006 at 13:57

My X800 GTO didn't need any other power supply to make it work - although it was a sod to get fully in

Mul · 22 May 2006 at 15:08

Some PCI-e X800 Pro's need one, some don't. Can you actually see a space on your X800 pro where a 6 pin Power cable should go in?

Mul

D3fine · 22 May 2006 at 15:30

when i forgot to connect the power cable to my graphics card on a asus x800 pro, it came up on screen saying please connect it, and also beeped. So it may be a borked card if you havent managed to get it working yet.

NightmareXX · 22 May 2006 at 16:11

Yea the above is true. When I plugged in my AGP X700 Pro, I didn't realise it needed a connector and so just turned my PC on. It POSTed and then brought up a screen saying 'Plugin the graphics power conenctor'

Problem solved.

james.miller · 22 May 2006 at 16:13

some do some dont. to the best of my knowledge, if it has a 6 pin connector on the card then you need to plug it in lol