GFX card faulty?

ekam · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:28

i just installed an 8800GTS in my system to use as a temporary card, however when i installed it and plugged the pcie power cable to it. i turned the system on but all it displays is the Gigabyte boot screen.

my specs:

Intel e8400 3.00ghz
4 gig xms 2 ram
Gigabyte P35-S3G
250 gig hdd
xfx 750 watt psu

any idea whats happend?

thank you

Tealc · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:40

Maybe needs a CMOS reset. You can also try pressing Delete to enter the BIOS and set right whatever is wrong. There may also be a keystroke that hides the Gigabyte logo.

You may find that the Gigabyte screen is probably hiding some important information.

ekam · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:45

Tealc said:
Maybe needs a CMOS reset. You can also try pressing Delete to enter the BIOS and set right whatever is wrong. There may also be a keystroke that hides the Gigabyte logo.

You may find that the Gigabyte screen is probably hiding some important information.

im sorry but how exactly can i do a cmos reset?

Ace Modder · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:51

There maybe a button on the back of the board by where you plug your mouse and k/b in.

Or the motherboard should have a 3 pin connector on the board. You need to move the pin connector from pin1 and 2 over to pin 2 and 3.

ekam · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:54

Ace Modder said:
There maybe a button on the back of the board by where you plug your mouse and k/b in.

Or the motherboard should have a 3 pin connector on the board. You need to move the pin connector from pin1 and 2 over to pin 2 and 3.

i cant seem to fin any of those you said, ive read that removing the battery does the same thing?

Ace Modder · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:55

ekam said:
i cant seem to fin any of those you said, ive read that removing the battery does the same thing?

Yes it will do

ekam · 26 Mar 2011 at 11:57

Ace Modder said:
Yes it will do

lol noob question here how do i remove the battery? is there a mechanism which releases it as i dont want to put to much force into it incase i break it..

ekam · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:08

Ace Modder said:
Yes it will do

ok i managed to remove the battery then put it back in, but i still have the same problem and i dont seem to have somthing on the pins of my mother board where its labelled "clr cmos"

Tealc · 26 Mar 2011 at 12:53

The Clear cmos header is apparently right next to the battery and is labelled, although I can't find it on any internet pictures.

Some say you have to leave the battery off for a bit for it to clear the CMOS fully.

Did you try pressing Delete? F1? Anything?

The graphics is clearly working as it displays the gigabyte logo screen.

ekam · 26 Mar 2011 at 13:00

Tealc said:
The Clear cmos header is apparently right next to the battery and is labelled, although I can't find it on any internet pictures.

Some say you have to leave the battery off for a bit for it to clear the CMOS fully.

Did you try pressing Delete? F1? Anything?

The graphics is clearly working as it displays the gigabyte logo screen.

yeah its all sorted now i removed the battery for 5 min and its ok now thanks