Odd Gfx card related (?) boot problem

Minstadave · 21 Jul 2006 at 19:16

CSGAS said:
Not yet. I take it will be in the mobo manual?

Yup the manual will show you how to do it. It involves changing the jumper on the motherboard for 10-20 secs then returning it to its original position.

t31os · 21 Jul 2006 at 20:33

Try another card, you'll know straight away if its that.

Tigjaw · 21 Jul 2006 at 20:36

sounds like either the connection to the GFX card (to your monitor) or your monitor power supply is faulty. Disconnect all of the said thingys and reconnect them and if nothing's happening still then at least there's less variables in the way.

CSGAS · 21 Jul 2006 at 21:12

I've reset the CMOS - pressed DEL to set it back up and it just freezes... Ideas?

EDIT: I don't need to press anything - just leave it a few sections and it freezes. heeelp!

CSGAS · 23 Jul 2006 at 14:36

Right. It still freezes 2 seconds into boot. It isn't the monitor, and it isn't excess power drain or whatever. I don't have a spare PCI Express gfx card so can't change that... any ideas what else I could change... the only spare PS is a Q-tec......

maddness · 23 Jul 2006 at 16:44

does it show the memory count?

might be due to that, try taking one stick out or try a different slot!

CSGAS · 24 Jul 2006 at 13:52

Noop not the memory. Just changed it all round and same problem. Freeze after 2 seconds.

iraiguana · 24 Jul 2006 at 16:01

disconnect everything, leave cpu and ram in - check that it gives correct beeps for these so that these are not screwed up.

then attach graphics - check it gets further
then hdd - again see if it boots and how far.

Anything otherthan this i am not sure.